Monday, April 8
Scottsdale, AZ
7:30 am
UC Riverside
at
Wyoming Cowboy Classic
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Men's Golf Finishes 12th Out Of 24 Teams At Wyoming Cowboy Classic
4/9/2013 2:33:00 PM | Men's Golf
Complete Results Day 1 Story
Scottsdale, AZ—The UC Riverside Men's Golf Team concluded the 2013 Wyoming Cowboy Classic Tuesday in 12th place out of 24 squads with a two-round score of 596 at Talking Stick Golf Club.
The Highlanders were in 12th after their first-round 309, and kept that slot shooting a 287 on Tuesday. UCR's total placed them just one stroke back of 11th-place Kansas State, and only 12 shots out of the top five.
UCR also finished as the top team from the Big West Conference, placing higher than UC Santa Barbara, Hawai'i, and Cal State Northridge.
Gonzaga came from behind to earn the team championship firing a 14-over-par 574. Colorado finished second with a 580 followed by Tulsa and Saint Mary's with identical 582 totals, and Arizona in fifth with a 584.
Individually for UC Riverside, David Gazzolo tied for 14th shooting 74-70 (144).
Ryan Smith carded a 151 (78-73) to tie for 56th while BJ Doucett fired a 152 (82-70) to tie for 66th, and Jason Semthiti (77-77) and Christian Rajcic (80-74) tied for 80th with scores of 154.
UC Santa Barbara's Glen Scher won the individual title with a two-under 138.
"I'm excited with the performance of the team, especially as we move closer to the Big West Conference Championship," Head Coach Eric Riehle stated. "Individually, the hard work that David has been putting in has payed off recently with good finishes in his last two events. It's looks like has risen to a new level of play."
The Highlanders now gear up for the Big West Conference Championships April 28-30 in San Jacinto, CA.
Scottsdale, AZ—The UC Riverside Men's Golf Team concluded the 2013 Wyoming Cowboy Classic Tuesday in 12th place out of 24 squads with a two-round score of 596 at Talking Stick Golf Club.
The Highlanders were in 12th after their first-round 309, and kept that slot shooting a 287 on Tuesday. UCR's total placed them just one stroke back of 11th-place Kansas State, and only 12 shots out of the top five.
UCR also finished as the top team from the Big West Conference, placing higher than UC Santa Barbara, Hawai'i, and Cal State Northridge.
Gonzaga came from behind to earn the team championship firing a 14-over-par 574. Colorado finished second with a 580 followed by Tulsa and Saint Mary's with identical 582 totals, and Arizona in fifth with a 584.
Individually for UC Riverside, David Gazzolo tied for 14th shooting 74-70 (144).
Ryan Smith carded a 151 (78-73) to tie for 56th while BJ Doucett fired a 152 (82-70) to tie for 66th, and Jason Semthiti (77-77) and Christian Rajcic (80-74) tied for 80th with scores of 154.
UC Santa Barbara's Glen Scher won the individual title with a two-under 138.
"I'm excited with the performance of the team, especially as we move closer to the Big West Conference Championship," Head Coach Eric Riehle stated. "Individually, the hard work that David has been putting in has payed off recently with good finishes in his last two events. It's looks like has risen to a new level of play."
The Highlanders now gear up for the Big West Conference Championships April 28-30 in San Jacinto, CA.
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