KAPOLEI, Hawai'i — The UC San Diego men's golf team wrapped up its fall competition season Thursday on a high note, placing eighth of 19 teams at the Kapolei Invitational in Hawai'i.
Two Tritons finished among the top-30 as
Kyle Dougherty tied for 16th and
Jerry Wu tied for 25th in the 114-player field.
The University of Hawai'i hosted the three-day, 54-hole tournament at Kapolei Golf Club, just over 20 miles northwest of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego finished with an 859, 35-under par on the par-72, 7,001 layout. The Tritons went 276-277-276.
Dougherty ended his tourney with an 11-under 205. He shot a 6-under 66 in rounds one and two and came into the third round tied for the lead. He carded a 73 (+1) today.
Wu totaled a 208 (-8) with rounds of 69, 68, and 71.
Francis Catalano improved his standing on the leader board by 32 positions after shooting a 66 Thursday. He finished 6-under par, good enough for a tie for 44th. Catalano shot a 70 Tuesday and a 74 Wednesday.
Davis McDowell also tied for 44th after logging rounds of 71, 70, and 69. Playing as an individual and not counting in the team's score,
Davis Lee tied for 69th at 2-under. Freshman
Justin Gill (+2) tied for 88th.
Catalano and Dougherty each had an eagle during the tournament - Catalano on the par-5 17th hole and Dougherty on the par-5 14th, both coming in the first round.
Loyola Marymount, ranked 46th nationally, won the team title. The Lions finished 58-under par, seven strokes in front of second place Florida Gulf Coast, ranked 53rd. No. 23 Baylor took third place at 47-under.
LMU golfers occupied three of the top-four spots on the individual leader board. Trevor Algya (-17) won, Tony Hendricks (-16) came in second, and Riley Lewis (-15) tied for third.
Sixteen of 19 teams finished below par, ranging from 58-under to 5-under. Six-over was the highest score for the three rounds.
Seventy-nine players finished under par, five players finished even, 29 were over par, and one player withdrew.
With 339 rounds completed, Kapolei played to a 70.96 stroke average.
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TRITON RESULTS
15 (tie).
Kyle Dougherty, -11 (66-66-73--205)
25 (tie):
Jerry Wu, -8 (69-68-71--208)
44 (tie):
Francis Catalano, -6 (70-74-66--210)
44 (tie):
Davis McDowell, -6 (71-70-69--210)
88 (tie):
Justin Gill, +2 (75-73-70--218)
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69 (tie),
Davis Lee, -2 (72-70-72--214)*
* Playing as an individual and does not count in team scoring
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WHAT HEAD COACH FRED HANOVER HAD TO SAY
" Our team played really well in this tournament. The level of competition was great and guys just kept making birdies. Kyle led after 36 holes and, although he fell back today, he put himself in position to win, and that will pay off in the future. Jerry [Wu] had another good tournament, shooting under par every day. Francis [Catalano], after two disappointing rounds, shot a a great 66 today.
Davis McDowell and
Davis Lee bettered par for the tournament and
Justin Gill closed strong with a 70 today. Everyone contributed and I believe this will carry over to the spring."
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TRITON TIDBITS
• It was the fourth tournament that the Tritons competed in this fall.
• The Tritons' 276 in Tuesday's opening round and Thursday's third round bested their previous season-low round of 287 by 11 strokes.
• There were four Big West teams competing - Hawai'i, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and UC San Diego.
• There were five nationally-ranked team in the field - Baylor (23), BYU (41), LMU (46), Florida Gulf Coast (53), and Augusta (86).
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
