PHOENIX, Ariz. - Returning to Phoenix for the first time this season, the University of San Francisco men's golf team competed against a handful of the nation's top teams this weekend as the Dons placed sixteenth overall (22-over-874) at the Thunderbird Collegiate (hosted by Arizona State) at Papago Golf Club on Friday and Saturday.
 
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

• Pacing the green and gold for the second straight tournament, Jakob Melin finished as the high man for USF as the sophomore tied for 43^rd overall at 2-over-215 (73, 73, 69). Notably, the reigning WCC Freshman of the Year totaled 36 pars and 9 birdies across his three rounds.
• Completing his final regular season tournament as an undergraduate student, Ben Partridge tied for 75^th overall at 7-over-220 (75, 74, 71) as he led San Francisco with 10 birdies throughout the action.
• Rounding out the lineup, Harry Brown tied for 83^rd at 9-over-222 (72, 76, 74) while Jackson Rothwell (78, 72, 75) and Svante Palmgren (70, 78, 77) both tied for 91^st overall at 12-over-225. Notably, Rothwell and Palmgren finished second on the team behind Melin with 35 total pars each while Brown finished with 33 himself.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will begin postseason play at the 2024 West Coast Conference Men's Golf Championships from Apr. 25-27 at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash. Live results will be available via the team's schedule page.
 
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor - Planet Orange - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.