STOCKTON, Calif. – The Washington State men’s golf team posted its third runner-up finish of the fall Saturday, October 22, as the Cougars concluded the 2022 Visit Stockton Invitational in a tie for second place after carding 16-under; 836.
It is Washington State’s second-straight runner-up finish, as the Cougars ended the 2022 Oregon State Invitational in second their last time out. It was also another historic trip to the Stockton Country Club for the Cougs. Washington State’s 54-hole score of 836 matches the program’s fifth-lowest three-round score in school history, which was first recorded at the 2015 Itani Quality Homes Collegiate at Palouse Ridge in Pullman. At last season’s Visit Stockton Invitational, Washington State set the school record for the lowest 54-hole score in school history at 816 to win the tournament. Additionally, WSU’s score of 16-under-par at the 2022 Visit Stockton Invitational is the sixth-best 54-hole score vs. par in program history.
Washington State recorded the best team score in the tournament’s third round by carding 6-under; 278. WSU’s performance on Saturday allowed the Cougars to move up three spots on the team leaderboard to finish the 2022 Visit Stockton Invitational in a tie for second with UC Irvine.
“All in all, it was a good weekend, said WSU Men’s Golf Head Coach Dustin White. “I think we’re a bit disappointed we weren’t able to capitalize more on certain holes, but the guys played hard and had the low round of the day today. That shows some grit, which we love.”
Freshman Sam Renner nearly broke the Washington State men’s golf freshman record for the lowest three-round score, as the Bend, Oregon native carded 7-under; 206 to finish in a tie for eighth at the 2022 Visit Stockton Invitational. Renner was just one stroke shy of matching Aaron Whalen’s WSU freshman record for the lowest 54-hole score of 8-under; 205, which was set during the 2015-16 season at Itani Quality Homes Collegiate at Palouse Ridge in Pullman.
Renner’s score of 7-under also puts him in a tie with Blake Snyder for the 13th-lowest 54-hole score vs. par in WSU men’s golf history. It is the first top-10 finish of Renner’s WSU career, as the freshman carded 3-under; 68 in Saturday’s third round to finish in a tie for eighth place with Rei Harashima of UC Irvine.
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