Ocean Course Hokuala
The Bears finished in second place at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate.
Cal Cards Blistering 17-Under On Final Day Of Tournament
LIHUE, Hawaii – The California men’s golf team went on a tear in the final round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Saturday, carding a 17-under par 271 to climb out of seventh place and finish second at Ocean Course Hokuala.
The Golden Bears entered the final round at even-par but ended up finishing just three strokes off the lead. Arizona won the tournament at 20-under par. It was Cal’s fifth top-three finish in six tournaments played in the 2023-24 campaign.
Junior Tony Chen tied for the lowest individual score in the final round with an 8-under par 64 and finished in a tie for third place overall at 7-under, five shots off the lead. The third-round 64 tied an 18-hole course record and marked a new collegiate low for Chen. Cal had two other players register top-20 individual finishes – freshman Ethan Fang tied for eighth at 4-under par while senior Sampson Zheng was right behind at 3-under and tied for 14th. It was Fang’s second consecutive top-10 finish to start the spring season.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
| Place | Team | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Arizona | -20 | 278 | 289 | 277 | 844 |
| 2 | California | -17 | 283 | 293 | 271 | 847 |
| 3 | New Mexico | -10 | 282 | 291 | 281 | 854 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon | -7 | 278 | 291 | 288 | 857 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | -3 | 283 | 290 | 288 | 861 |
| 6 | UNLV | -1 | 286 | 294 | 283 | 863 |
| T7 | Utah | E | 279 | 292 | 293 | 864 |
| T7 | Washington State | E | 278 | 304 | 282 | 864 |
| T7 | Long Beach State | E | 273 | 297 | 294 | 864 |
| T10 | Fresno State | +7 | 290 | 289 | 292 | 871 |
| T10 | Georgia Southern | +7 | 288 | 295 | 288 | 871 |
| 12 | San Diego State | +8 | 282 | 295 | 295 | 872 |
| 13 | BYU | +11 | 287 | 292 | 296 | 875 |
| 14 | Saint Mary’s | +16 | 294 | 296 | 290 | 880 |
| 15 | UTEP | +17 | 293 | 298 | 290 |
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