March 6, 2007
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. -
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Buoyed by a pair of top-five individual finishes, the San Diego State men's golf team captured its second title of the season on Tuesday at the Callaway Golf Invitational in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. The Aztecs shot a 3-over-par 867 over the three-round event, outpacing host school San Diego (+10) by seven strokes at the 6,920-yard, par-72 Farms Golf Club. With the victory, SDSU successfully defended its tournament crown from a year ago when it topped the same Torero squad by 12 strokes. Meanwhile, Cal Poly (+11), UC Davis (+14) and Nevada (+16) rounded out the top five in the team standings.
"I'm very proud of the way our players battled this week," Aztec head coach Ryan Donovan said. "This is a very challenging course up here, and for our guys to be just 3-over for the tournament is a testament to their resiliency and determination. Hopefully, we can maintain that same fight for the rest of the spring."
Leading the SDSU charge was junior Jamie Puterbaugh, who walked off the course in second place after carding a 2-under 70 over the final 18 holes for a combined total of 6-under 210. With his effort, the Carlsbad, Calif., native posted his highest career finish as an Aztec, ending the day just one stroke behind medalist Louie Bishop of UC Davis. Puterbaugh also snapped Aaron Goldberg's streak of six consecutive tournaments as the team's top finisher this season.
Goldberg was in contention as well, sitting in a tie for fourth place after the first two rounds. However, the Encinitas, Calif., product was unable to gain any ground on the final day, maintaining the same position following a third-round score of 1-under 71. Still, Goldberg notched his fourth top-five finish of the year with a combined 4-under 212, just one shot in back of Arkansas' Andrew Landry, who took third.
SDSU also received a pair of solid performances from sophomore Adam Porzak (Poway, Calif.) and junior Ryan Citarella (Santa Ana, Calif.) as both players fired an even-par 72 on Tuesday. Porzak rebounded from a shaky second round to finish in a tie for 30th with a 6-over 222, while Citarella moved up five spots into a tie for 38th with a 9-over 225.
Junior Chad Moscovic (Stockton, Calif.), who competed as an individual, finished the tournament in a tie for 36th after shooting a final-round 74 for a combined 8-over 224 .
SDSU returns to action next week when it travels north for the Fresno State Lexus Classic, March 12-13, at Sunnyside Country Club in Fresno, Calif.
Callaway Golf Invitational At Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. The Farms Golf Club (6,920 yards, par 72)
Final Team Scores (Top 10)1. San Diego State 293-289-285 - 8672. San Diego 292-293-289 - 8743. Cal Poly 289-297-289 - 8754. UC Davis 291-305-282 - 8785. Nevada 285-303-292 - 8806. Arkansas 302-290-289 - 881T7. Saint Mary's 296-299-288 - 883T7. Texas-Arlington 288-293-302 - 8839. Colorado State 298-303-283 - 88410. Denver 291-302-293 - 886
Final Leaders (Top 5 + SDSU)1. Louie Bishop, UC Davis 68-73-68 - 2092. Jamie Puterbaugh, SDSU 73-67-70 - 2103. Andrew Landry, Arkansas 74-65-72 - 2114. Aaron Goldberg, SDSU 72-69-71 - 212T5. Darrin Hall, San Diego 70-76-67 - 213T5. Bryce Easton, Texas-Arlington 69-70-74 - 213T30. Adam Porzak, SDSU 70-80-72 - 222T36. Chad Moscovic, SDSU 77-73-74 - 224*T38. Ryan Citarella, SDSU 78-75-72 - 22573. Chris Cole, SDSU 82-78-79 - 239
*Competed as an individual