GOLETA, Calif. – Utah State's golf team placed sixth at the UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational, which concluded with the final round Tuesday afternoon.
The second round of the two-day tournament was canceled due to windy conditions, so the Aggies finished with a 36-hole score of 18-over 594 on the picturesque 7,040-yard, par-72 Sandpiper Golf Club.
Grand Canyon and CSUN tied for first at even-par 576. Grand Canyon's Matteo Cristoni captured individual medalist honors as he finished with a 5-under 139, including an eye-popping 7-under 65 in the final round.
Utah State had a pair of golfers record top-20 finishes as seniors
Jesse Henderson and
Cameron Tucker tied for 17th at 3-over 147. Freshman
Esteban Jaramillo tied for 29th at 5-over 149. Sophomores
John Cook and
Javier Vazquez finished the two-day tourney tied for 45th at 8-over 152.
Henderson carded the best round of the day for the Aggies on Tuesday as he shot an even-par 72. He tied for the tournament lead in par-5 scoring at 7-under.
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UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational
Date: April 11-12, 2022
Host Course: Sandpiper Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,040
TEAM RESULTS
T1. CSUN – 288-288=576 (E)
T1. Grand Canyon – 294-282=576 (E)
3. Sacramento State – 290-289=579 (+3)
4. California Baptist – 293-291=584 (+8)
5. Gonzaga – 294-296=590 (+14)
6. UTAH STATE – 300-294=594 (+18)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Matteo Cristoni, GCU – 74-65=139 (-5)
T2. Ethan Davidson, Sac. State – 69-71=140 (-4)
T2. Eirik Thomassen, CSUN – 67-73=140 (-4)
4. Sam Murphy, GCU – 71-70=141 (-3)
T5. *Andrew Ricci, UCBS – 72-70=142 (-2)
T5. Rajvir Bedi, UCSB – 70-72=142 (-2)
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T17.
Cameron Tucker – 73-74=147 (+3)
T17.
Jesse Henderson – 75-72=147 (+3)
T29.
Esteban Jaramillo – 76-73=149 (+5)
T45.
Javier Vazquez – 77-75=152 (+8)
T45.
John Cook – 76-76=152 (+8)
* = Playing as an individual
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