SAN DIEGOÂ - The UC San Diego men's golf team finished third at its own tournament Tuesday as the UC San Diego Invitational wrapped up at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
Playing on the North Course, the Tritons shot below par in all three rounds to finish nine-under on the par 7258-yard layout.
LMU topped the 17-team field. Leading wire-to-wire, the Lions were 18-under, seven strokes better than second place UC Santa Barbara.
Individually, senior
Nathan Tseng was UC San Diego's highest finisher, taking fifth at six under par.
The winner was Nateeshvar Anatha Ganesh from LMU, who owned the lead after all three rounds. He finished 13 under, two strokes in front of Creighton's Grant Feldman.
UC San Diego has finished in the top five seven times in eight events this season.
TRITON RESULTS
5.
Nathan Tseng, -6 (69-72-69--210)
12.
Davis McDowell, -4 (72-69-71--212)
22.Â
Leo Cheng, -1 (73-75-67--215)*
22.
Justin Gill, -1 (70-72-73--215)
39.
Calvin Kong, +3 (75-69-75--219)*
43.
Ethan Lien, +4 (70-79-71--220)*
51.
Hanjie Yu, +5 (75-75-71--221)
59.
Francis Catalano, +6 (73-74-75--222)
* playing as an individual and does not factor in the team scoring
FRED HANOVER INTERVIEW
THE COURSE
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Torrey Pines Golf Course (North Course)
• 11480 North Torrey Pines Rd., San Diego, CA 92037
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7258
• Rating: 75.8
• Slope: 134
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North Course Scorecard
Designed by legendary course architect William P. Bell and completed by his son, William F. Bell, Torrey Pines opened in 1957. It offers two 18-hole Championship courses - the North and South courses. Both courses test a player's skill with tight fairways, lush rough, ample bunkering, and exceptional length that will test players of all skill levels, including the best players in the world. Torrey Pines is a municipal course, owned and maintained by the City of San Diego.
THE TEAMS (17)
(national ranking as of 3/18)
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San Diego (40) (individuals only, will not play in team event)
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Loyola Marymount (61)
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UC San Diego (96)
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California Baptist (165)
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Creighton (165)
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Drexel (177)
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UC Santa Barbara (187)
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Weber State (191)
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DePaul (198)
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Eastern Washington (208)
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CSUN (235)
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UC Irvine (241)
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Air Force (256)
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Southern Utah (263)
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Bucknell (277)
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Holy Cross (279)
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Prairie View A&M (293)
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Oklahoma Christian (NCAA D II)
UC SAN DIEGO INVITATIONAL HISTORY
| Year |
Course |
Team Winner |
Individual Medalist |
UCSD Finish |
Top Triton |
| 2026 |
Torrey Pines North |
LMU, -18 |
Nateeshvar, LMU, -13 |
3rd of 17, -9 |
Nathan Tseng, 5th, -6 |
| 2025 |
Torrey Pines South |
New Mexico State, +21 |
Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State, -5 |
9th of 20, +45 |
Francis Catalano, 14th, +8 |
| 2024 |
Torrey Pines North |
North Dakota State, -7 |
Jack Johnson, North Dakota State, -8 |
6th of 17, +13 |
Davis McDowell, 7th, +1 |
| 2023 |
Torrey Pines North |
Oklahoma Christian, -32 |
Eirik Thomassen, CSUN, -20 |
9th of 15, -12 |
Davis McDowell, 11th, -6 |
| 2022 |
La Costa Champions |
Sacramento State, -10 |
Justin Hastings, San Diego State, -9 |
2nd of 14, -9 |
Davis McDowell 2nd, -8 |
| 2021 |
La Costa Champions |
Utah State, +29 |
Colten Cordingly, Utah State, +2 |
6th of 6, +61 |
Ryan Vaughan 6th, +6 |
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Liam Koeneke, San Diego State, +2 |
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UP NEXT
With two events remaining until the Big West Championship, UC San Diego heads to Washington State to take part in the Redhawak Invitational. The tournament, hosted by Seattle U at Chambers Bay, is set for March 30-31.
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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 Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II 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.
