Monday, February 19
PGA West - Norman Course; La Quinta, Calif.
All Day
University of San Francisco
at
The Prestige
Senior Henry Chung carded three birdies on the day.
Dons Finish Strong at the Prestige
2/21/2018 6:33:00 PM | Men's Golf
LA QUINTA, Calif. – Squaring off against some of the top ranked teams in the nation, the University of San Francisco men's golf team held their own capturing seventh, going 16-over with a two-day total of 584 at the Greg Norman Course at the PGA West.
Leading the Dons was freshman Alex Chin who finished the day even par, his best collegiate round. Chin finished 10th, his first top-10 finish. He finished the tournament with seven birdies, three today.
Tim Widing finished today 3-over for a 74. He finished the tournament three over with a two-day score of 145 to finish tied for 21st. Widing started the day 5-over at the turn but recorded birdies on 11 and 13 to finish the round 3-over.
Toby Briggs finished tied for 33rd. After shooting a three-over 74 yesterday he carded a 2-over 73 today. Briggs opened the day going birdie-birdie and finished his round with a birdie on the par-4 18th.
Senior Henry Chung finished the tournament 8-over with a day-two score of 75. Chung's front-9 featured three birdies, giving him five for the tournament.
Oklahoma State was the overall team champion, finishing the tournament 1-under with a two-day score of 567. The individual champion was Pepperdine's Clay Feagler who finished with a 7-under 135.
COACHES QUOTE
On overall play of the Dons:
This was another great week for our program. We battled through some adversity and a quirky schedule and came away with a great result. Any time you can compete with the best programs in the country, you can really get a good idea of where you stand. We now know that we are so close to being thought of as one of those programs.
On the play of Chin:
I was extremely proud of Alex. He rebounded from last week like a player well beyond his years. He really carried us this week. His future is so bright and this will just help him believe he can play with anyone.
FROM THE COURSE
GAME NOTES
NEXT TIME OUT
The Dons return to action on Monday, Mar. 12 when the Dons host the Mackenzie Match Play at the Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Leading the Dons was freshman Alex Chin who finished the day even par, his best collegiate round. Chin finished 10th, his first top-10 finish. He finished the tournament with seven birdies, three today.
Tim Widing finished today 3-over for a 74. He finished the tournament three over with a two-day score of 145 to finish tied for 21st. Widing started the day 5-over at the turn but recorded birdies on 11 and 13 to finish the round 3-over.
Toby Briggs finished tied for 33rd. After shooting a three-over 74 yesterday he carded a 2-over 73 today. Briggs opened the day going birdie-birdie and finished his round with a birdie on the par-4 18th.
Senior Henry Chung finished the tournament 8-over with a day-two score of 75. Chung's front-9 featured three birdies, giving him five for the tournament.
Oklahoma State was the overall team champion, finishing the tournament 1-under with a two-day score of 567. The individual champion was Pepperdine's Clay Feagler who finished with a 7-under 135.
COACHES QUOTE
On overall play of the Dons:
This was another great week for our program. We battled through some adversity and a quirky schedule and came away with a great result. Any time you can compete with the best programs in the country, you can really get a good idea of where you stand. We now know that we are so close to being thought of as one of those programs.
On the play of Chin:
I was extremely proud of Alex. He rebounded from last week like a player well beyond his years. He really carried us this week. His future is so bright and this will just help him believe he can play with anyone.
FROM THE COURSE
Alex Chin of @USFDonsMensGolf is off the first tee for round two of The Prestige Intercollegiate at PGA West. #GODons! pic.twitter.com/jSrGmaUvop
— Doug Padron? (@SFDon11) February 21, 2018
Outstanding experience with @USFDonsMensGolf this week at PGA West! Our young Dons Competed at the Highest Level of Competition while representing @usfca with class and dignity! #GODons!???????? pic.twitter.com/T0mtDH4cb0
— Doug Padron? (@SFDon11) February 22, 2018
GAME NOTES
- The Dons finished the tournament third with 28 birdies. Oklahoma State recorded 32, followed by LSU's 29.
- Chin finished the day tied for first on par-3's, with an average score of 2.88 going 1-under.
NEXT TIME OUT
The Dons return to action on Monday, Mar. 12 when the Dons host the Mackenzie Match Play at the Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.
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