LAHAINA, Hawaii — Three members of the Sacramento State men's golf shot even par and the Hornets enjoyed their best round of the Ka'anapali Classic on Tuesday in Hawaii. Due to inclement weather, the first nine holes of the third round were played on Monday and the teams wrapped up the tournament on Tuesday.
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Sacramento State was 10-over at the midway point of the round but took eight strokes off that mark this morning, to finish the round at 2-over. The Hornets concluded the tournament in 19
th place with rounds of 308-293-286-887.
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PJ Segerstrom,
Zach Matzke and
Griffin Vaughan were all even in the third round. Segerstrom had the highest overall finish on the team, tying for 47
th at 74-72-71-217. He was even through nine holes with a birdie and a bogey but moved to 3-over after starting the day with a double bogey on the par-4 fifth. He immediately answered with an eagle on the par-5 sixth and birdied the par-4 seventh to get to 1-under. A double bogey on the par-3 eighth was followed by him playing his final six holes at 1-under with a birdie on the par-4 10
th.
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Matzke started the morning 2-over but also eagled No. 6 and birdied No. 7 to dip into red numbers. A double bogey on the par-4 11
th moved him to 1-over before a birdie on No. 12 and a par on No. 13 closed his tournament.
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Vaughan was 4-over through 12 holes before catching fire. The freshman birdied four of his final six holes to get back to even. His streak began with a birdie on the par-3 eighth and the par-5 ninth. After two pars, he birdied the par-4 12
th and 13
th. Matzke and Vaughan tied for 77
th overall at 10-over.
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Luke Price completed the team total with a 73. Price entered Tuesday 5-over in the round. He immediately lowered that number with birdies on Nos. 6 and 9. His only bogey of the day came on the par-4 11
th but was trailed by birdies on Nos. 12 and 13.
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No. 12 Georgia withstood a change from Clemson to win the team title by one strike. The Bulldogs were 23-under over the three rounds while the Tigers were 18-under during the day to get 22-under.
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The tournament was the final event of the fall for Sacramento State. The team will start its spring season at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert, Calif., on Feb. 22-24.
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KA'ANAPALI CLASSIC
Lahaina, Hawaii | Ka'anapali GR
Par 71 | 6,267 Yards
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Team Scores
1. #12 Georgia 284-274-271-829
2. Clemson 282-282-266-830
3. TCU 293-275-268-836
4. #22 Oklahoma 292-283-271-846
5. #18 Kansas 291-283-274-848
6. Colorado 295-280-274-849
7. #19 Purdue 299-278-274-851
8. Houston 289-284286-859
9. North Florida 299-288275-862
10. Hawaii 304-283279-866
11. #7 East Tennessee State 300-283-284-867
12. Wyoming 302-287-281-870
13. San Jose State 305-281-285-871
14. UConn 294-294-285-873
15. Gonzaga 298-293-295-876
16. Boise State 308-283-286-877
17. Southern Illinois 301-295-289-885
18. CSUN 310-292-284-886
19. Sacramento State 308-293-286-887
20. UC Irvine 309-302-293-904
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Individual Top Five
T1. Hampton Roberts, CLEM, 67-70-65-202
T1. Grayson Wood, UGA, 69-67-66-202
3. Cayse Morgan, OKLA, 69-69-66-204
4. Oscar Holm-Bredkjaer, CLEM, 69-69-67-205
T5. Arthur Carlier, KAN, 70-70-66-206
T5. Jenson Forrester, PUR, 69-69-68-206
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Sacramento State Scores
T47.
PJ Segerstrom 74-72-71-217
T77.
Zach Matzke 80-72-71-223
T77.
Griffin Vaughan 78-74-71-223
T95.
Jai Bahl 76-75-75-226
T100.
Everest Williams 75-76-76-227*
T119.
Luke Price 82-76-73-233
*Competing as an induvial
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