DAVIS, Calif. - Wrapping up their regular season schedule on a high note, the University of San Francisco men's golf team recorded their fifth top five finish of the year at the El Macero Classic this weekend as the Dons shot 6-under-858 as a team to tie for fourth place at El Macero Country Club.
 
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

• Starting strong on day one, USF opened the tournament by shooting a 284 (-4) across their first round as a team, which included Matthew Anderson tallying his USF career-low round of 64 (-8) as he held a four-stroke lead on the individual leaderboard heading into Saturday. Notably, Jakob Melin also sat in the top 25 individually as the freshman fired a 72 (E) in his first round to tie for 22^nd. For Anderson, the graduate student impressed when he eagled hole 15.
• Playing similar on day two, the Dons fired a 283 in round two as a team as Anderson shot a 71 to sit in sole possession of first place at 9-under-135 moving into Sunday. Keeping pace, Melin was tied for 24^th at 1-under-143 after firing a 71 in round two. Similar to Anderson, Melin found luck on hole 15 in day two as he eagled the hole this time around.
• Closing out play on in round three, USF tallied a team total of 291 (+3) as the Dons ultimately dropped a few spots on the leaderboard. Remaining in the top five individually, Anderson fired a 73 (+1) in his final round of play as finished as the lead man for the green and gold by tying for fourth place at 8-under-208 (64, 71, 73). Notably, Anderson led the tournament in Par 3 scoring (-2) while also tying for the lead with 16 total birdies.
• Shooting an even 72 in his final round, Ben Partridge climbed into the top 25 for USF as the freshman finished even-over-216 (73, 71, 72) to tie for 23^rd. Just one stroke behind, Melin tied for 31^st at the completion of the tournament with a 1-over-217 (72, 71, 74). Notably, Partridge also tied for third on Par 3 scoring (E) and birdies (38).
• Rounding out the lineup, Jackson Rothwell tied for 47^th overall with a 4-over-220 (77, 71, 72) while Renato Naula shot 5-over-221 (75, 70, 76) to tie for 52^nd overall.

CATCHING UP WITH COACH KENNEDY:
"The game of golf didn't give us anything on Sunday and sometimes that is the way things go. We had a good week that might get overshadowed by today, but I was proud that the guys fought  all the way through to finish strong. We will learn from our finish and get ready for our postseason run."

UP NEXT:
USF will use the next few weeks to regroup as the Dons will compete next in the West Coast Conference Championships at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash. from Thursday, Apr. 27 through Saturday, Apr. 29. Live results of the tournament will be available via the team's schedule page.
 
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