Picture by Darren Carroll/Cabo Collegiate
The California men’s golf team ended the Cabo Collegiate in a tie for 11th place at 26-over-par after carding an 8-over 292 in the third round Tuesday at Twin Dolphin Club.
Freshman Ziqin (Eric) Zhou (+4) and redshirt freshman Sihao Cong (+5) earned top 30 individual finishes in ties for 22nd and 27th, respectively. Zhou entered the third round tied for seventh place but fell back to 22nd with a 6-over 77
Kuangyu (Tony) Chen (+15) had Cal’s lowest round of the day with an even-par 71, fueled by a 2-under back nine that included birdies on holes 11, 14 and 18. Wenliang Xie (+11), playing in his first tournament of the spring season, carded a 1-over 72 on Wednesday and was bogey free on the front nine.
Cal’s former Pac-12 Conference counterpart Arizona State (-14) captured the team title. Pongsapak Laopakdee (Arizona State), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State) and Tyler Weaver (Florida State) shared individual medalist honors at 8-under
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
Place | Team | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
1 | Arizona State | -14 | 276 | 279 | 283 | 838 |
2 | Oklahoma State | -9 | 281 | 283 | 279 | 843 |
3 | Florida State | E | 290 | 277 | 285 | 852 |
4 | Arkansas | +4 | 287 | 282 | 287 | 856 |
5 | Tennessee | +9 | 293 | 285 | 283 | 861 |
T11 | California | +26 | 299 | 287 | 292 | 878 |
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Place | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
T22 | Ziqin (Eric) Zhou | 74 | 66 | 77 | 217 (+4) |
T27 | Sihao Cong | 72 | 72 | 74 | 218 (+5) |
T52 | Wenliang Xie | 76 | 76 | 72 | 224 (+11) |
T54 | Charlie Berridge | 77 | 73 | 75 | 225 (+12) |
T63 | Kuangyu (Tony) Chen | 80 | 77 | 71 | 228 (+15) |
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The Bears head to Tucson, Arizona, for the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate on March 17-18.
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