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@UNC_MensGolf Caps Off Regular Season at El Macero Classic
4/14/2017 6:38:00 PM | Men's Golf
FINAL RESULTS
DAVIS, Calif. – Northern Colorado men's golf ended the regular season carding a team-low round of 306 on Friday at the El Macero Classic.
The Bears ended the event with a 937 (315, 316, 306) taking 11th place in the 14-team field.
Best Swings:
The best round of the day came from sophomore, Li Chen. Chen rebounded nicely in the final day. Chen carded a 71 (-1) at the Par-72 El Macero Country Club.
Chen began the round on the back nine and strung together seven pars along with a birdie and a bogey to make the turn at even-par.
The first half of the course was more of the same for Chen as he got into a groove with five more consecutive pars and then a birdie on hole 6 to dip his total to one-under with three to play. The sophomore put on it on cruise control to end the round with three more pars for the 71.
Chen's three day total was a 234 (84, 79, 71 = +18) and he tied for 47th on the leaderboard, moving up 25 spots in the final day.
The next best rounds came from sophomore, Josh Matz and true freshman, Coby Welch. The pair both signed off on a 76 (+4).
Matz's 54-hole score totaled to 229 (76, 77, 76 = +13), placing the lowest out of the five, tying for 28th overall.
Welch finished two strokes back of Matz with a 231 (76, 79, 76 = +15) total. He placed tied for 37th.
The last scoring round for Northern Colorado came from junior, Sam Marley. Marley came into the clubhouse with an 83 (+11). The final round pushed the junior's final to 243 (79, 81, 83 = +27), tying for 71st.
Fellow junior, Andrew Romano put a cap on the even for the team. Romano fired an 84 (+12) in his final 18 holes, solidifying a three-round total of 255 (90, 81, 84 = +39). The junior took sole possession of 76th.
Seattle University climbed four spots in the final day shooting an impressive one-under as a team to win the event by one stroke over Fresno and Oregon State. The Redhawks carded an 894 (+30) overall.
UC Davis' Ben Corfee clinched the individual title. Corfee sealed the win by two strokes, shooting a 215 (-1) throughout the 54-hole tournament.
Team Results:
Northern Colorado couldn't overcome the adverse conditions in rounds one and two and never settled into a rhythm as a team in round three. The team finished with a 937 (315, 316, 306 = +73) and coming in 11th overall.
In Their Words:
Head Coach, Roger Prenzlow
"Other than Li [Chen] today we never got comfortable with the golf course. It was a bit tricky and demanding, but we need to learn to adapt to each situation. The desire is certainly with our team to improve on what went wrong here."
"We need to get the entire team hitting in a few more cylinders in the next few weeks before conference. It was an eye opener for all of us to get beat by teams that we have beaten throughout the season. We just need to turn our mistakes here in to positives for the BSC Championship in a few weeks."
Up Next:
On deck for the men's golf team is a trip to Nevada to compete in the Big Sky Championships April 28-30. The event will take place at the Boulder Creek Country Club in Boulder City.
