Tuesday, February 13
The Farms Golf Club; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
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University of San Francisco
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The Farms Invitational
Photo by: Christina Leung
Dons Come Roaring Back to Win First Spring Tournament
2/13/2018 5:54:00 PM | Men's Golf
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – Trailing by four shots on the final hole, the University of San Francisco men's golf team came roaring back going eagle, birdie, par, par to win The Farms Invitational, hosted by San Diego on Tuesday at The Farms Golf Club.
USF had four golfers finish in the top-25 with Soren Lind and Tim Widing both finishing in the top-10. The Dons finished the tournament scoring a 7-over 871 (292-288-291) in the second round USF finished with the team low score of 288 and did enough to capture the overall team title topping top-25 teams Santa Clara and UCLA.
Lind was electric on Tuesday. The freshman finished the tournament tied for fourth after recording 1-under 215 (73-71-71). After starting the third-round double bogey, par, bogey, he carded four birdies on the front nine and closed out the tournament with an eagle on the par-5 18.
Widing was equally sharp, finishing tied for seventh with a 1-over 217 (77-68-72). In the final 36 holes, Widing recorded three eagles and six birdies. In the second round he recorded the lowest round for the Dons, with a 4-under 68.
In 17th was Toby Briggs who finished with a 4-over 220, after scoring 69 on day one he went 79-72 over the final 36. Highlighting his play on day two was his eagle on a par-5 ninth. Henry Chung finished tied for 22nd after going 6-over 222. Chung's second round was the third lowest 18 holes by the Dons on the tournament, carding a 2-under 70. Alex Chin finished tied for 61st with a 23-over 239.
COACHES QUOTES
"It is always a great week when you finish on top of the scoreboard," said head coach Jack Kennedy. "For as happy as I am with the result, I am even more proud of the way we competed all week. The guys were determined, confident, and really found the fun in competing for titles. This is a great way to start the spring and we can't wait to get back to work for The Prestige. To finish the way, we did in our last hole was really something special to watch. Big time players make big time shots at big moments and our guys had the goods when it counted."
GAME NOTES
FROM THE COURSE
The Dons will return to action on Monday, Feb. 19 when they begin day one of The Prestige hosted by Stanford, a three-day tournament at the PGA West – Norman Course in La Quinta, Calif.
USF had four golfers finish in the top-25 with Soren Lind and Tim Widing both finishing in the top-10. The Dons finished the tournament scoring a 7-over 871 (292-288-291) in the second round USF finished with the team low score of 288 and did enough to capture the overall team title topping top-25 teams Santa Clara and UCLA.
Lind was electric on Tuesday. The freshman finished the tournament tied for fourth after recording 1-under 215 (73-71-71). After starting the third-round double bogey, par, bogey, he carded four birdies on the front nine and closed out the tournament with an eagle on the par-5 18.
Widing was equally sharp, finishing tied for seventh with a 1-over 217 (77-68-72). In the final 36 holes, Widing recorded three eagles and six birdies. In the second round he recorded the lowest round for the Dons, with a 4-under 68.
In 17th was Toby Briggs who finished with a 4-over 220, after scoring 69 on day one he went 79-72 over the final 36. Highlighting his play on day two was his eagle on a par-5 ninth. Henry Chung finished tied for 22nd after going 6-over 222. Chung's second round was the third lowest 18 holes by the Dons on the tournament, carding a 2-under 70. Alex Chin finished tied for 61st with a 23-over 239.
COACHES QUOTES
"It is always a great week when you finish on top of the scoreboard," said head coach Jack Kennedy. "For as happy as I am with the result, I am even more proud of the way we competed all week. The guys were determined, confident, and really found the fun in competing for titles. This is a great way to start the spring and we can't wait to get back to work for The Prestige. To finish the way, we did in our last hole was really something special to watch. Big time players make big time shots at big moments and our guys had the goods when it counted."
GAME NOTES
- USF finished the tournament with six eagles, five coming in the final day. Cal Poly finished the tournament in second with four eagles over the 54 holes.
- The Dons finished with a tournament-best 161 pars. Their average score on the par-4's was 4.11 and finished the tournament +17, Santa Clara was second at 4.14 and +21.
- Lind led the tournament on par-4s with an average score of 3.93 and was 2-under.
- This is USF's first tournament championship since the Dons were victorious at The Triumph at Puma Valley, March 11-12, 2013.
FROM THE COURSE
Winniners! Great group effort and an finish that was fun to watch. https://t.co/6N5KXTMoYz pic.twitter.com/8EOePaVFCs
— USF Dons Men's Golf (@USFDonsMensGolf) February 14, 2018
NEXT TIME OUTTHRU 36| Sophmore Tim Widing eagles the 18th to complete his impressive 2nd round of 4-under par (68) to move up 38 spots on the field. pic.twitter.com/2LBYV8mbxE
— USF Dons Men's Golf (@USFDonsMensGolf) February 13, 2018
The Dons will return to action on Monday, Feb. 19 when they begin day one of The Prestige hosted by Stanford, a three-day tournament at the PGA West – Norman Course in La Quinta, Calif.
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