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Sampson Zheng’s third-round 64 was the lowest among all golfers in The Goodwin field.
Cal Ties For Fifth Behind Sampson Zheng’s Third-Round 64
SAN FRANCISCO – California junior Sampson Zheng shot a tournament-low 64 and the Golden Bears climbed four spots on the leaderboard on Saturday to tie for fifth at The Goodwin. The Bears (842, +2) shot the second-best third-round score in the field to clinch their third top-five finish in four tournaments played this spring.
Zheng’s standout third-round effort rocketed him 42 spots up the individual leaderboard into a tie for fifth. The 18-hole score was a collegiate low for the junior, who continues to excel for the Bears this season. Zheng (69-73-64 – 206, -4) was masterful on Saturday as he tallied eight birdies, including five on the front nine holes. He has shot under par five times in seven tournaments during the 2022-23 season.
No. 13 Oklahoma (822, -18) and Ben Lorenz (-9) captured the team title and individual medalist honors. No. 11 Georgia Tech (-12) and eighth-ranked Stanford (-1) rounded out the top three in a field that featured seven top-38 squads and nine Pac-12 teams.
Zheng was one of three Bears who shot even par or better on Saturday, as he was joined by Daniel Heo (212, +2) and Simon Kwon (215, +5). Heo finished tied for 32nd while Aaron Du (213, +3) earned a top-40 finish.
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
| Place | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| T5 | Sampson Zheng | 69 (-1) | 73 (+3) | 64 (-6) | 206 (-4) |
| T32 | Daniel Heo | 71 (+1) | 71 (+1) | 70 (E) | 212 (+2) |
| T40 | Aaron Du | 72 (+2) | 69 (-1) | 72 (+2) | 213 (+3) |
| T52 | Simon Kwon | 71 (+1) | 74 (+4) | 70 (E) | 215 (+5) |
| T78 | Nathan Wang | 75 (+5) | 70 (E) | 73 (+3) | 218 (+8) |
| T111 | Costas Panay (I) | 74 (+4) | 75 (+5) | 72 (+2) | 221 (+11) |
| T124 | Papon Sawatyanon (I) | 71 (+1) | 75 (+5) | 77 (+7) | 223 (+13) |
| T5 | California | 283 (+3) | 283 (+3) | 276 (-4) | 842 (+2) |
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