ROCKVILLE, MD. - Starting the new year out east, the University of San Francisco men's golf team recorded their first top five finish as the Dons finished fifth overall as a team at the USF/Howard Intercollegiate to begin the week.
 
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

• Playing two rounds on Monday, the green and gold started off strong as a group. Notably, newcomer Oscar Bredkjaer shined in his debut as a Don as he was tied for fourth (-1) after firing rounds of 69 and 70 on Day 1. Close behind, Renato Naula was tied for seventh (E) after shooting a 73 and 67 while Martín León tied for eleventh (+1) with a 69 and 72.
• Heading into Tuesday, San Francisco remained steady through the final round of action. Although the team would drop to fifth as a unit, Naula jumped into the top ten individually as he shot a 71 in his final round to tie for 9^th at 1-over-211.
• Finishing with the same score in the first tournament of the year, both León (69, 72, 71) and Bredkjaer (69, 70, 73) tied for 11^th at 2-over-212.
• Rounding out the rest of the lineup, Svante Palmgren (78, 69, 74) tied for 33^rd overall at 11-over 221 while Brian Park (78, 79, 75) finished 56^th overall at 22-over-232.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will continue their fall schedule at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (hosted by New Mexico) on Sept. 20 + 21 at The Championship Course at UNM in Albuquerque, NM. Live results for the tournament 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 - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of San Francisco 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.