Wednesday, 3/5/97
Bruins not up to par in San Diego State Invitational
Inconsistent UCLA emerges weak despite its young talent
By Chris Umpierre
Daily Bruin Contributor
Inconsistency continues to plague the young and talented UCLA
men’s golf team.
After an encouraging third-place showing in the Pioneer
Electronics/ Corey Pavin Invitational a few weeks ago, the Bruins
have seemed to revert back to their inconsistent play, which
plagued them throughout the fall season.
The Bruins followed up their sixth- and 17th-place finishes in
two Hawaii tournaments two weeks ago, with an 11th-place finish in
the San Diego State Invitational on Tuesday.
"We have potential, we have very good young talent, and we have
some older talent that will hopefully reemerge in the spring but we
lack consistency," assistant coach Glenn Toth said.
The talented, but inconsistent Bruins were tested on the Carlton
Oaks Country Club course, by some of the top teams in the country.
Four of the nation’s top 20 teams were in attendance. No. 12 USC
upset top-ranked UNLV, as the Trojans took the tournament behind a
stellar performance from Chad Wright, who shot a three-under par,
but had to go into a playoff to take the tournament.
The Bruins were once again led by sophomore Brandon DiTullio,
the closest resemblance of a consistent scorer on the squad.
DiTullio, who has three top 10 finishes under his belt, shot a
three-over par to finish in a tie for 10th place.
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Brad Sherfy, UCLA’s head coach, and an All-American selection in
his senior year on the UCLA golf team, qualified for the
prestigious PGA Nissan Open. The tournament was held this past
weekend in Los Angeles.
Some of the biggest names in golf participated in the
tournament, including Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo and Craig Stadler to
name a few.
Sherfy failed to qualify for the third round of play. Another
fellow UCLA alum, Scott McCarron, took home $46,900 with a fifth
place finish.11th place in SDSU
Invitational