LAHAINA, Hawaii — Max Thomas led the Sacramento State men's golf team with a final round score of 69 at the Ka'anapali Classic by Outrigger on Wednesday. Thomas also had the highest overall finish on the team, tying for 37^th while the Hornets tied for 16^th.
 
Thomas parred his first seven holes and then dropped to 4-under after birdies on Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5. Bogeys on Nos. 8 and 9 moved him to 2-under where he stayed following a birdie on the par-4 10^th and a bogey on the par-4 11^th to end his round.
 
Zach Matzke ranked second on the team in the third round with a 1-under par 70. Matzke parred his first five holes and added birdies on the par-3 17^th and par-4 18^th to get to2-under. A bogey on No. 1 slowed his momentum and he remained at 1-under after two birdies and two bogeys in a five-hole stretch (Nos. 3-7). An eagle on the 485-yard, par-5 ninth moved him to 3-under before closing his round with a double bogey on the par-12^th.
 
Mason Benbrook overcame a slow start which saw him bogey three of his first six holes to get back to even with birdies on Nos. 1, 4 and 6. A bogey on No. 7 was equalized by a birdie on No. 9 and he finished even following three pars.
 
Zach Mate rounded out the team total with a 74. Mate's round was comprised of three birdies and seven bogeys.
 
Jake Aberle tied for 50^th overall and shot 72 on Wednesday while competing as an individual. Aberle had three birdies and one bogey over his first nine holes but played his final nine with three bogeys and six pars.
 
Oklahoma, which is ranked 21^st nationally, set the tournament record at 63-under and won the event by 12 strokes over TCU. The remainder of the top five was made up of No. 40 Georgia (47-under), Florida Gulf Coast (40-under) and No. 39 Colorado (37-under).
 
Ryder Cowan of Oklahoma also set the tournament 54-hole record with rounds of 64-62-67-193.
 
The tournament was the final for Sacramento State during the fall. The team will return to action on Feb. 23-25 at the Wyoming Desert Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.
 
KA'ANAPALI CLASSIC BY OUTRIGGER
Lahaina, Hawaii | Ka'anapali GR
Par 71 | 6,700 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Oklahoma 263-258-268-789
2. TCU 267-266-268-801
3. Georgia 273-263-269-805
4. Florida Gulf Coast 273-267-272-812
5. Colorado 276-266-273-815
6. San Jose State 276-269-274-819
7. Kansas 281-269-275-825
8. Southern Illinois 275-275-277-827
T9. North Florida 272-274-282-282-828
T9. East Tennessee State 281-276-271-828
11. UConn 281-275-277-833
12. Boise State 273-285-279-837
T13. Gonzaga 276-288-278-842
T13. Wyoming 285-267-290-842
15. Indiana 280-274-289-843
T16. SACRAMENTO STATE 276-288-284-848
T16. Hawaii 276-282-290-848
18. CSUN 291-278-303-872
19. UC Irvine 288-286-301-875
 
Individual Top Five
1. Ryder Cowan, Okla, 64-62-67-193
2. Sam Udovich, TCU, 65-64-65-194
3. Jase Summy, Okla, 62-67-66-195
4. Nolan Harper, FGCU, 70-63-64-197
T5. William King, KAN, 68-65-66-199
T5. Avinash Iyer, SJSU, 67-67-65-199
 
Sacramento State Scores
T37. Max Thomas 67-72-69-208
T50. Jake Aberle 72-66-72-210*
T67. Mason Benbrook 70-72-71-213
T83. Zach Matzke 70-76-70-216
T88. Gabriel Smith 69-72-76-217
T104. Zach Mate 77-72-74-223