Spartans finish 14th at The WesternSpartans finish 14th at The Western

Spartans finish 14th at The Western

April 9, 2017

Final Results

Santa Cruz, Calif.--- The San José State University men's golf team finished in 14th place after three rounds of play Sunday at The 71st annual Western Intercollegiate. The tournament was played on the par 70, 6,615-yard Pasatiempo Golf Club.

Six Spartans contributed to the team score of 370-388-376=1134.

Kevin Velo led the Spartans shooting eight-over par 218 and tied for 35th. He shot the best score for the team in round one with an even-par 70.

William Barnett tied for 60th at 14-over par 224.

Sean Talmadge tied for 65th, shooting 225. Henrik Sohlberg finished tied at 82nd at 230. Scott Munger tied for 93rd at 238. Matthew Murray finished 95th at 243.

Playing Individually for the Spartans, Nathaniel Jetter tied for 82nd at 230; Charles Thompson, 84th at 231; Bradley Keyer tied for 85th at 232; and Matthew Ashley tied for 87th at 233.

Southern California took home first place with an 18-stroke win over defending champion Stanford. The Trojans finished at even-par 1050.

San Jose native, Justin Suh, took home the blue jacket for the Trojans shooting five-under par 205.

At The Western, five players recorded what is believed to be the most holes in one in a men's golf college tournament ever:

  1. Hunter Epson, Pepperdine, round 1, 15th hole with a pitching wedge.
  2. Robert Geibel, Pepperdine, round 1, 3rd hole with a 5-iron.
  3. William Aldred, California, round 2, 15th hole with a 9-iron.
  4. William Aldred, California, round 3, 8th hole with a 7-iron.
  5. Daniel List, Washington, round 3, 8th hole with a 6-iron.

The Western Intercollegiate

Pasatiempo Golf Club

Par 70, 6,615-yards

Final results

Team Scores

1. Southern California

347-348-355=1050 (E)

2. Stanford

351-347-370=1068 (+18)

3. Oregon

353-363-354=1070 (+20)

4. Pepperdine

361-364-353=1078 (+28)

5. Washington

355-355-369=1079 (+29)

6. Arizona

364-361-357=1082 (+32)

7. UTEP

361-356-367=1084 (+34)

8. Texas

362-364-359=1085 (+35)

9. UCLA

361-367-358=1086 (+36)

10. Arizona State

357-356-376=1089 (+39)

11. UC Irvine

376-367-364=1107 (+57)

12. San Diego State

370-364-375=1109 (+59)

13. California

373-368-369=1110 (+60)

14. San Jose State

370-388-376=1134 (+84)

15. Hawaii

389-373-390=1152 (+102)

Individual Leaders

1. Justin Suh, Southern California

68-67-70=205 (-5)

T2. Sean Crocker, Southern California

72-70-67=209 (-1)

T2. Joshua McCarthy, Pepperdine

70-69-70=209 (-1)

4. Maverick McNealy, Stanford

68-68-74=210 (E)

T5. Wyndham Clark, Oregon

71-73-67=211 (+1)

T5. Bradley Knox, Stanford

71-70-70=211 (+1)

T5. Isaiah Salinda, Stanford

69-66-76=211 (+1)

T8. Charles Corner, UTEP

72-69-71=212 (+2)

T8. Jonah Texeira, Southern California

68-73-71=212 (+2)

T8. Norman Xiong, Oregon

72-70-70-212 (+2)

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San Jose State scores

T35. Kevin Velo

70-77-71=218 (+8)

T60. William Barnett

72-77-75=224 (+14)

T65. Sean Talmadge

75-73-77=225 (+15)

T82. Henrik Sohlberg

75-79-76=230 (+20)

T93 Scott Munger

78-82-78=238 (+28)

95. Matthew Murray

79-87-77=243 (+33)

San Jose State Individuals

T82. Nate Jetter(i)

77-77-76=230 (+20)

84. Charles Thompson(i)

78-80-73=231 (+21)

T85. Bradley Keyer(i)

77-74-81=232 (+22)

T87. Matthew Ashley(i)

75-81-77=233 (+23)

(i) - playing as individual entry