FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Luke Dugger recorded his second top-five finish at Sacramento State and tied for fourth place at the Ram Masters Invitational on Wednesday at Fort Collins Country Club. Dugger shot a 3-under par round of 67 and finished the tournament at 6-under par.

Sacramento State tied for seventh place as a team with rounds of 281-280-282-843 to end at 3-over par. The Hornets were 1-stroke back of Cal State Fullerton which had the best team score among the five Big West Conference teams in the field. Host Colorado State pulled ahead of Utah Tech to win the team title. The Rams were 22-under and had a four-shot cushion at the top of the leaderboard. Long Beach State and Colorado were each 9-under par to tie for third place while Rice took fifth at 8-under.

Dugger began the day with birdies on three of the first four holes. He added birdies on Nos. 7 and 8 to get to 5-under in the round before a double-bogey on the par-3 ninth. Dugger played the back nine even with a pair of birdies and bogeys. His total of 66-71-67-204 was one stroke off his 54-hole career best and is tied for the third-lowest in program history.

Freshman Max Thomas tied for 24th place at the tournament behind a final-round 71 to finish at 1-over par. Thomas birdied Nos. 2 and 3 and remained at 2-under until a bogey on the par-4 eighth. Bogeys on Nos. 10 and 14 took him to 1-over but he was able to get back even with a birdie on the par-4 16th. Following a par, Thomas bogeyed No. 18 to close his round.

The team also counted a pair of 72s in the third round from Zach Mate and Patrick Dumag. Mate had an identical front nine as Thomas and was 3-over on the back nine. Dumag was 3-over at the turn with a birdie on No. 5 and four bogeys on the front side of the course. He was 1-under on the back with the help of birdies on Nos. 12, 13 and 15 to balance two bogeys. Mate tied for 47th while Dumag was 78th in the tournament.

Gabriel Smith tied for 51st place and shot 73 in the third round. Smith was even through nine holes with three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey. He was 3-over on the back nine with a birdie, two bogeys and a double bogey.

Valparaiso's Anthony Delisanti maintained his lead to become the medalist. Delisanti shot 67-63-67-197 to win the event by four strokes.

Sacramento State will next compete at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational on Oct. 14-16 at Stockton Country Club.

RAM MASTERS INVITATIONAL
Fort Collins, Colo. | Fort Collins CC
Par 70

Team Standings
1. Colorado State 273-278-267-818
2. Utah Tech 277-270-275-822
T3. Long Beach State 274-283-274-831
T3. Colorado 268-283-280-831
5. Rice 284-277-271-832
6. Cal State Fullerton 284-276-278-838
T7. Sacramento State 281-280-282-843
T7. Idaho 286-271-286-843
9. Boise State 287-285-278-850
10. Utah Valley 282-275-295-852
T11. Wyoming 290-284-279-853
T11. Valparaiso 286-281-286-853
13. UC Davis 294-283-278-855
14. Denver 286-288-295-869
15. Northern Colorado 288-294-292-874
16. UC Santa Barbara 297-292-288-877

Individual Top Five
1. Antony Delisanti, VALPO, 67-63-67-197
2. Jake Rodgers, CSU, 67-67-67-201
3. Tanner Telford, UT, 69-67-66-202
T4. Luke Dugger, SAC, 66-71-67-204
T4. Charlie Forster, LBSU, 65-72-67-204
T4. Gavyn Knight, BSU, 69-69-66-204
T4. Alessandro Trenta, CSU, 69-71-64-204
T4. Justin Biwer, COL, 63-73-68-204

Sacramento State Scores
T4. Luke Dugger - 66-71-67-204
T24. Max Thomas 72-68-71-211
T47. Zach Mate 72-70-72-214
T51. Gabriel Smith 71-71-73-224
T78. Patrick Dumag 74-78-72