LA QUINTA, Calif. -- The San Diego State men's golf team finished in a four-way tie for 13th place out of 24 teams at The Prestige on Wednesday. The Aztecs, who are ranked 44th in the latest Golfstat rankings, shot a 13-over 297 in today's final round and ended at 47-over 899 overall at the par-71, 7,100-yard Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST.
SDSU tied with No. 5 Pepperdine, Colorado State and North Texas, two shots behind No. 25 LSU and host UC Davis, which were 11th at 45-over 897. Vanderbilt shot an impressive 14-under 270 today to finish at 16-over 868, 10 strokes clear of No. 48 Oregon (+26). No. 14 Kansas (+29) and No. 7 Texas Tech (+33) took third and fourth, respectively.
Puwit Anupansuebsai (Nakhon Phanom, Thailand) tied for 16th out of the 120 entrants to lead San Diego State at 8-over 221 following a 2-over 73 on Wednesday. Starting on the seventh hole, Anupansuebsai bogeyed the par-3, 181-yard hole before bouncing back with a birdie on the par-5, 566-yard 12th. His only other blemish on the day was a double bogey on the par-4, 461-yard 18th as he notched 15 pars.
Shea Lague (Jamul, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) recovered from a 9-over 80 on Tuesday with an even-par 71 today, vaulting up 30 places to finish in a tie for 45th. Lague sank birdies on the par-4, 431-yard 15th, the par-5, 537-yard 16th and the par-3, 180-yard 17th to start out his first nine 33, but he double bogeyed the par-4, 470-yard second and bogeyed the par-4, 380-yard fifth to sign for a 71.
Zihao Jin (Beijing/Rancho Bernardo HS) finished in a tie for 59th after a second straight 77. Jin was at even par through 11 holes with birdies on the par-4, 359-yard ninth and No. 17, and two bogeys, but went 6-over for his final seven holes.
Steve Sugimoto (San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS) shot a second consecutive 8-over 79 and tied for 68th at +16. Sugimoto was unable to make a birdie on the day, instead recording three bogeys, a double bogey on the par-4, 415-yard 10th and a triple bogey on No. 17.
Youssef Guezzale (San Diego/La Jolla HS) finished in a tie for 110th at +24 after 5-over 76 today. Guezzale had a pair of birdies - No. 15 and the par-4, 477-yard third - but those were offset by four bogeys and a triple bogey on the par-3, 216-yard 13th.
Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg held onto his 36-hole lead with a 1-under 70 to finish at 3-under 210, two strokes clear of Oregon State's Carson Barry (-1). Aberg and Barry were the only two golfers in the 120-man field who were not over-par.
Two other SDSU golfers - Justin Hastings (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) and Skyler Ngo (Las Vegas) - finished their third rounds as individuals in The Prestige Individual Invitational on the par-72, 7,145-yard Coral Mountain Golf Club. Hastings shot a 1-over 73 and finished tied for 28th out of 62 golfers at 9-over 225, while Ngo's even-par 72 had him finish in a tie for 37th at 12-over 228. Pepperdine's Ian Maspat led wire-to-wire and posted a 4-under 68 today to finish at 6-under 210.
The Aztecs will co-host the Lamkin Invitational at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California, from March 7-8.
The Prestige
Greg Norman Course at PGA West - La Quinta, Calif.
Par 71, 7,100 yards
Complete Results (Round 3)
Team Standings (Top 5 of 24 + SDSU)
1. No. 18 Vanderbilt…287-311-270—868 (+16)
2. No. 48 Oregon…287-306-285—878 (+26)
3. No. 14 Kansas…291-304-286—881 (+29)
4. No. 7 Texas Tech…299-294-292—885 (+33)
T5. Long Beach State…289-308-293—890 (+38)
T5. Oregon State…297-303-290—890 (+38)
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T13. San Diego State…296-306-297—899 (+47)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 120 players + SDSU)
1. Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech)…71-69-70—210 (-3)
2. Carson Barry (Oregon State)…71-71-70—212 (-1)
3. Reid Davenport (Vanderbilt)…69-79-66—214 (+1)
4. Cole Sherwood (Vanderbilt)…72-75-68—215 (+2)
5. Thomas Hutchison (UC Davis)…73-68-75—216 (+3)
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T16. Puwit Anupansuebsai (San Diego State)…76-72-73—221 (+8)
T45. Shea Lague (San Diego State)…75-80-71—226 (+13)
T59. Zihao Jin (San Diego State)…74-77-77—228 (+15)
T68. Steve Sugimoto (San Diego State)…71-79-79—229 (+16)
T110. Youssef Guzzale (San Diego State)…83-78-76—237 (+24)
The Prestige Individual Invitational
Coral Mountain Golf Club - La Quinta, Calif.
Par 72, 7,145 yards
Complete Results (Round 3)
No Team Scores
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 62 players + SDSU)
1. Ian Maspat^ (Pepperdine)…68-74-68—210 (-6)
T2. Zubair Firdaus^ (San Jose State)…75-72-68—215 (-1)
T2. Jackson Fretty^ (Princeton)…70-75-70—215 (-1)
4. Ben Sigel^ (Kansas)…69-75-72—216 (E)
T5. Alejandro Alonso^ (Loyola Marymount)…72-76-69—217 (+1)
T5. Harrison Ott^ (Vanderbilt)…71-77-69—217 (+1)
T5. Andy Lopez^ (Texas Tech)…74-73-70—217 (+1)
T5. Alexander Gibalevich^ (Denver)…74-74-71—217 (+1)
T5. Brandon Massery^ (TCU)…73-73-71—217 (+1)
T5. Michael Sanders^ (LSU)…69-77-71—217 (+1)
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T28. Justin Hastings^ (San Diego State)…76-76-73—225 (+9)
T37. Skyler Ngo^ (San Diego State)…77-77-72—228 (+12)
^ competing as individual
Men’s Golf Ties for 13th at The Prestige
