M. golf is third at opening tournaments
UCLA falls just short of titles in Nevada, Oregon
By Melissa Anderson
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
Last year, the UCLA men’s golf team was unpredictable, just
missing the NCAA Championship cuts after a 14th place finish at the
West Regionals. This season, however, it’s the weather that has
become unpredictable.
At the Wolf Pack Classic Oct. 3-4 in Stateline, Nev., UCLA was
just two shots behind first-place Utah State after the first round
of play, before heavy snowfall caused the postponement of the final
two rounds. Because the weather did not let up, the NCAA ruled that
the tournament results were official after just one round of play,
and the Bruins finished with a team score of 302. Kansas was second
at 301.
Individually for UCLA, junior Eric Lohman finished in second
place with a one day total of 71. Junior Lance Graville shot a 75,
good enough for 10th overall, and freshman Fredrik Henge was 19th
with a 77.
Earlier this week at the Nike Northwest Classic in Corvalis,
Ore., the Bruins came up just short of the championship again, this
time finishing in a tie for third with California.
After the first round of play, UCLA was just three strokes
behind leader Oregon State, and the Bruins came on strong in the
second round, shooting a tournament-low 279 to take the lead into
Tuesday’s final round. However, a disappointing 302 in the third
day of competition gave the Bruins a three-day total of 865, six
strokes behind first-place OSU. Individually, Lohman was again
impressive for UCLA, as was senior Kevin Rhodes. Both finished with
three-day scores of 213 Â good enough for third place.