EL MACERO, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's golf team completed the El Macero Classic on Sunday in 17th place after shooting 286-294-306-886. The Hornets were led by Zach Mate who shot 73 in the final round and had the highest overall finish on the team (tied for 36th).

Mate had a steady start to his round with six consecutive pars before bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17 left him at 2-over midway through his round. His score moved to 3-over with a bogey on the par-3 third but that proved to be the high water mark of his round as he birdied the par-5 fifth and par-4 ninth to end 1-over. His three round total of 72-73-73-218 was his third lowest of the year.

Gabriel Smith ranked second on the team during the final round at 76. Smith had a bogey on the 10th hole to start his round and then parred his next 13 in a row. A triple bogey on the par-4 sixth ended the streak and was later followed by a birdie on the par-4 eighth and a bogey on the par-4 ninth to end his day. Smith tied for 73rd overall at 72-78-76-226.

Casey Leebrick tied for a 47th with rounds of 71-72-77-220. His final round was comprised of two birdies, three bogeys and two double bogeys. Riley Bell tied for 77th at 71-72-84-227 and Jeffrey Perry tied for 93rd (76-77-80-233) to complete the lineup.

San Diego started the final round in sixth place but shot 9-under par as a team on Sunday to win the team title by three strokes. USD totaled 283-288-279-850 and was followed by North Texas (853), Cal State Fullerton (854), Loyola Marymount (856), San Francisco (858) and UCLA (858) in the top five.

UCLA's Omar Morales defeated Andi XU in a playoff to become the medalist. The pair each totaled 203 over three days with Xu carding a 65 in the final round to draw even.

The tournament was the final event for Sacramento State before it takes part in the Big Sky Championships on March 24-26 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. The winning team from that tournament will earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.


EL MACERO CLASSIC
El Macero, Calif. | El Macero CC
Par 72 | 7,127 Yards

Team Standings
1. San Diego 283-288-279-850
2. North Texas 291-281-281-853
3. Cal State Fullerton 285-284-285-854
4. LMU 282-285-289-856
T5. San Francisco 284-283-291-858
T5. UCLA 283-287-288-858
7. Long Beach State 285-285-291-861
8. Fresno State 289-284-293-866
9. Santa Clara 286-291-292-869
10. Washington State 294-285-291-870
11. California 295-294-288-871
12. UC Davis 292-286-294-872
T13. Cal Poly 292-291-295-878
T13. SeattleU 295-294-289-878
15. Grand Canyon 290-290-299-879
16. Denver 284-297-300-881
17. Sacramento State 286-294-306-886
T18. Pacific 301-294-297-892
T18. UC San Diego 304-294-294-892
20. Idaho 316-296-293-905

Individual Top Five
T1. Omar Morales, UCLA, 69-67-67-203*
T1. Andi Xu, USD, 67-71-65-203
3. Matthew Sutherland, FS, 69-67-71-207
T4. Garrett Boe, CSF, 72-69-67-208
T4. Matthew Anderson, USF, 64-71-135
* Won in playoff

Sacramento State Scores
T36. Zach Mate 72-73-73-218
T47. Casey Leebrick 71-72-77-220
T73. Gabriel Smith 72-78-76-226
T77. Riley Bell 71-72-84-227
T93. Jeffrey Perry 76-77-80-233