Sunday, September 8
The Farm Golf Club - Rocky Face, Ga.
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MGOLF | Anderson Dazzles in Final Round of Carpet Capital Intercollegiate
9/8/2019 2:18:00 PM | Men's Golf
ROCKY FACE, GA – The University of San Francisco men's golf team finished off its inaugural tournament of the 2019-20 season on Sunday. The Dons recorded their best round of the tournament, a 10-over 298 to finish the three day competition with a 35-over 899 (300-301-298).Â
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Sophomore Matthew Anderson flew up the leaderboard on the final day, rising 20 spots for a tie at fourth with a 1-under 215 (75-73-67). It is Anderson's first career top-10 finish, his previous best was a tie at 23rd at the Olympic Club Invitational last spring. The 5-under 67 was also his best collegiate round and second career round under par, it was tied with five other players as the best individual round in the tournament.
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Anderson opened the round with a par on the par-4 10th, he followed that up with birdies on 11, 15, and 17 to go into the turn 3-under. On the back-9 a bogey on the par-4 first was the lone blemish on his card. Anderson would go on to card birdies on holes four, seven, and eight to finish 5-under of the day. His six birdies on the final round gave him 10 for the weekend, a career-best for birdies in a 54-hole tournament.
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Finishing in second for the Dons was senior Tim Widing who climbed 17 spots on the leaderboard to finish tied for 25th. His 2-under 70 saw him finish the three day tournament with a 6-over 222 (73-79-70). On Sunday he recorded five birdies, giving him 12 for the tournament which was tied for 10th most in the tournament.
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Alex Chin finished tied for 59th with a 16-over 232 (77-71-84). Christoffer Palsson finished tied for 70th with a 20-over 236 (75-84-77).
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Host Georgia Tech took home the team title with a 3-under 861 (284-285-292). The Yellow Jacket's Luke Schniederjans was the medalist with a 9-under 207 (68-67-72)
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The Dons will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 6 when they compete at the Maridoe Intercollegiate hosted by North Texas at the Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas.
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Sophomore Matthew Anderson flew up the leaderboard on the final day, rising 20 spots for a tie at fourth with a 1-under 215 (75-73-67). It is Anderson's first career top-10 finish, his previous best was a tie at 23rd at the Olympic Club Invitational last spring. The 5-under 67 was also his best collegiate round and second career round under par, it was tied with five other players as the best individual round in the tournament.
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Anderson opened the round with a par on the par-4 10th, he followed that up with birdies on 11, 15, and 17 to go into the turn 3-under. On the back-9 a bogey on the par-4 first was the lone blemish on his card. Anderson would go on to card birdies on holes four, seven, and eight to finish 5-under of the day. His six birdies on the final round gave him 10 for the weekend, a career-best for birdies in a 54-hole tournament.
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Finishing in second for the Dons was senior Tim Widing who climbed 17 spots on the leaderboard to finish tied for 25th. His 2-under 70 saw him finish the three day tournament with a 6-over 222 (73-79-70). On Sunday he recorded five birdies, giving him 12 for the tournament which was tied for 10th most in the tournament.
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Alex Chin finished tied for 59th with a 16-over 232 (77-71-84). Christoffer Palsson finished tied for 70th with a 20-over 236 (75-84-77).
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Host Georgia Tech took home the team title with a 3-under 861 (284-285-292). The Yellow Jacket's Luke Schniederjans was the medalist with a 9-under 207 (68-67-72)
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The Dons will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 6 when they compete at the Maridoe Intercollegiate hosted by North Texas at the Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas.
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