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Kwon, Bears Place Eighth At San Diego Classic

Kwon, Bears Place Eighth At San Diego Classic




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Simon Kwon earned an 11th-place finish at the San Diego Classic.


Cal Drops One Spot On Final Day Of 54-Hole Tournament

CHULA VISTA – Simon Kwon shot under par for the third consecutive round and finished ninth individually, while the Cal men’s golf team wrapped up the San Diego Classic with an eighth-place finish on Tuesday. The Golden Bears ended the 54-hole tournament at 15-over par (290-289-300 – 879).
 
Cal started the day in seventh place before dropping back one spot with its final-round 300. New Mexico (-20) edged San Diego State (-19) for the team title while Washington’s Petr Hruby won medalist honors with a 12-under 204.
 
Kwon tallied three of Cal’s five under-par rounds throughout the tournament, including a 1-under 71 on Tuesday. The sophomore fired off three straight birdies on holes 14-16 before recording a double bogey on 17, only to bounce back with another birdie on 18 to cap his 71. Sampson Zheng shot 2-over 74 on Tuesday and finished in a tie for 22nd.
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD



















Place Team To Par R1 R2 R3 Total
1 New Mexico -20 288 276 280 844
2 #30 San Diego State -19 275 285 285 845
T3 #34 Washington -7 288 284 285 857
T3 #20 Colorado State -7 285 282 290 857
5 UCLA -3 287 286 288 861
6 San Diego +4 296 281 291 868
7 Wyoming +8 298 284 290 872
8 California +15 290 289 300 879
9 San Francisco +17 286 296 299 881
10 #35 BYU +20 298 294 292 884
11 LMU +27 295 296 300 891
12 Nevada +30 296 300 298 894
13 Saint Mary’s +31 301 300 294 895
14 Hawaii +36 289 302 309 900
15 Denver +45 297 306 306 909

 
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

 
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