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Men's Golf: Fresno
State Wins CSUSM Invitational; Cougars place 6th |
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Led by individual tournament winner Grant Doverspike, Fresno State was crowned champion of the CSUSM Men's Golf Invitational on Tuesday. The Cougars, who hosted the event at local San Luis Rey Downs, finished 6th. The three-round tournament, which started on Monday, was played on San Luis Rey Downs' par-72 6,750-yard course. Fresno State led from wire-to-wire, winning with a total team score of 877. Point Loma Nazarene placed second with a score of 885, and the University of La Verne shot 895 to finish third. The Cougars were not far behind, placing sixth with a score of 919. Twenty schools competed at the tournament. Doverspike was outstanding all three rounds, shooting 70-69-69 for a total of -8 (208), three shots ahead of Point Loma's Sam Cyr. CSUSM's top finisher was senior Scott Conway, whose 71-77-69 tied him for fifth at +1 (217). Like Conway, the rest of the Cougar team had difficulty in round two, which was split between the two days of the tournament. After a very nice round one score of 300, the team shot a round 317 in round two. But they bounced back brilliantly Tuesday afternoon, shooting 302 to earn the tie for 5th. Brandon Gandy finished second on the team, tying for 26th overall with a score of +12 (228). Next were Kevin Riley and Shezad Lakdawala, who both shot 238. Their strong final round 77's helped the Cougars bounce back from the difficult round two. Rounding out the was Chris Vascellero at 253. CSUSM will host the women's CSUSM Invitational next week at Lake San Marcos Country Club. |