Wednesday, February 5, 1997
The UCLA men’s golf team began the winter season with a solid
performance in the Pioneer Electronics/Corey Pavin Golf
Classic.
Two UCLA teams entered the tournament, which began on Monday,
and finished third and fifth, respectively, out of a 12-team field.
The performances from the two Bruin teams were UCLA’s best showings
as both a team and individually to date this season.
The Bruins second team finished 19 shots off first place. UCLA
finished behind second place Washington and tournament winner Texas
El Paso. UCLA’s first team was not that far behind as they garnered
fifth place honors. In fall tournaments, UCLA’s top finish was
seventh in the USF Collegiate Invitational.
Leading the Bruins in the Pioneer Electronics/Corey Pavin Golf
Classic were two freshmen, Jason Semelsberger and Michael Vera. The
freshmen performances were the best individual performances of the
year. Semelsberger almost took away first place individual honors
for the tournament as he finished second among all players who
participated. He averaged a 75.5 through two rounds of play on the
par-71 course. It was by far Semelsberger’s best performance of the
year as he was averaging 77.8 after competing in two tournaments
and six rounds in the fall. Vera, a true freshman, also finished in
the Top 20, finishing in a tie for fourth place.
The UCLA Men’s Golf team will play in the Mauna Kea Collegiate
tournament. The six day tournament will be held in Hawaii from Feb.
9-15.
Compiled by Chris Umpierre, Daily Bruin Contributor.