The UCLA men’s golf team entered the Club Glove
Intercollegiate Pepperdine Invitational ranked No. 4 in the
country. They finished the tournament fifth out of 11 teams, 23
strokes behind first-place UC Irvine.
The Bruins were tied for third place going into Tuesday’s
final round, but collectively shot a 17-over par 305, after
averaging 292 during the first two rounds. They narrowly missed
fourth place by two strokes (New Mexico, 887, +15). UC Irvine
finished with a score of 868, four strokes over par.
Not all was bad for the Bruins. Freshman Spencer Levin finished
eighth out of the field of 55 golfers at the tournament with a one
over par 217.
Unfortunately for the Bruins, none of their other golfers
finished higher than 24th. Roy Moon tied for 24th place with a 225
(+9), Steve Conway finished 27th (226, +10), and Travis Johnson and
John Merrick finished 29th (227, +11).
The team could not be reached for comment following the final
round.
The Saticoy Country Club near Oxnard, Calif., hosted the
tournament.
Up next for the Bruins is the Mackenzie Invitational at the
Meadow Club Golf Course, in Marin County on Monday.