FORT COLLINS, Colo. — For the second-consecutive day, Gabriel Smith led the Sacramento State men's golf team as he shot a 1-over par round of 71. The Hornets concluded the Ram Masters Invitational in ninth place with a three-round total of 288-291-289-868.
 
Smith had the top finish on the team, tying for ninth place overall. He began the third round on the 10^th hole and was 1-over at the midway point following two birdies and three bogeys. He dropped into the red with an eagle on the par-5 first but returned to even with a bogey on No. 3. Back-to-back birdies on Nos. 6 and 7 took him to 2-under before closing with a bogey on No. 8 and a double bogey on the par-3 ninth.
 
Patrick Dumag ranked second among Hornets during the round with a 2-over par 72. Dumag had three birdies, three pars and three bogeys over his first nine holes. He played the front nine at 2-over beginning with a bogey on No. 1. He dropped back to even with a birdie on the par-4 fourth but followed with a double bogey on No. 5.
 
Max Thomas and Zach Mate each shot 73 to complete the team total. Thomas had two birdies and five bogeys during the third round while Mate finished with four birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey.
 
Long Beach State finished two strokes ahead of host Colorado State to win the team title. UC San Diego's Davis McDowell was the medalist with rounds of 65-69-70-214 to finish at 6-under.
 
Sacramento State will return to Colorado to compete in the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational on Sept. 29-30 in Erie, Colo.  
 
RAM MASTERS INVITATIONAL
Fort Collins, Colo. | Fort Collins CC
Par 70 | 7,234 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Long Beach State 283-278-279-840
2. Colorado State 278-282-282-842
3. Utah Tech 286-277-285-848
4. Weber State 282-285-287-854
5. UC San Diego 278-29-288-855
6. Utah Valley 281-285-291-857
7. Denver 290-289-285-864
8. UC Davis 300-279-287-866
9. SACRAMENTO STATE 288-291-289-868
10. Illinois State 297-290-284-871
11. Wichita State 294-299-288-881
12. UC Santa Barbara 292-298-293-883
13. Cal State Fullerton 302-286-301-889
14. CSUN 292-310-296-898
15. Utah State 300-303-300-903
16. Wyoming 302-303-298-903
 
Individual Top Five
1. Davis McDowell, UCSD, 65-69-70-204
2. Alessandro Trenta, CSU, 66-69-70-205
3. Alejandro De Castro, LBSU, 73-69-64-206
T4. Tanner Telford, UT, 70-67-70-207
T4. Steen Zeman, LBSU, 69-67-70-207
T4. Matthew Wilson, WSU, 68-69-70-207
 
Sacramento State Scores
9. Gabriel Smith 68-70-71-209
T34. Max Thomas 71-74-73-218
T47. Zach Matzke 72-74-75-221*
T47. Zach Mate 73-75-73-221
T60. Jai Bahl 76-72-76-224
T81. Patrick Dumag 83-76-72-231