POPPY HILLS, Calif. – USF's men's golf team lowered its score each day of the Saint Mary's Invitational to secure a third place finish at the 14 team event held at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach.
The Dons closed the tournament on Wednesday with a 7-over 291 which was the team's lowest score of the three-day event. With a 54-hole score of 881 (+29), USF finished third, 28 strokes behind first place San Diego State (853) and 16 strokes back of second place Saint Mary's (865).
Three USF players – Tim Widing, Henry Chung and Max Alcorn – finished in the top-10 in the individual competition won by Eduardo Carrete of Saint Mary's, who claimed medalist honors with a 3-under score of 210, good for a one-stroke victory over San Diego State's PJ Samiere.