Cal State settles for fourth in CCAA golf tourney
Cal State San Bernardino was unable to gain any ground Tuesday despite sub-par rounds by senior Micah Burke and junior Gene Webster and finished in a tie for fourth place at the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament.
Burke shot a four-under-par 68 on the 6,741-yard, par-72 Hunter Ranch Golf Course Tuesday to finish second in the chase for medalist honors with a 54-hole total of 209, seven under par. Cal State Monterey Bay's Ricky Stockton took medalist honors with a score of 208.
Webster shot a one-under-par 71 to tie for fourth place at 213, three under par. It was his fifth top-five finish this season.
Sonoma State, ranked No. 2 in the West Region, successfully defended the team title it won in 2008 with a team score of 861 for 54 holes, three-under par for the tournament, finishing five shots ahead of Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State Stanislaus, who tied for second place at 866.
The Coyotes, ranked No. 1 in the region, tied with region No. 3 Chico State for fourth at 868 followed by UC San Diego (889), Cal State East Bay, a guest at the tournament, at 897 and Cal State Dominguez at 903.
At least five of the teams in the event are assured of advancing to the NCAA West/Northwest Super Regional, May 2-5 at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club outside of Lincoln, Neb.,
CSUSB freshman BK Kim, subbing for the team's regular No. 2 player, Kenny Pigman, shot the third-best round for the team Tuesday, an even-par 72 to finish in 27th spot with a 54-hole total of 225, one stroke back of No. 3 player Joe Alldis at 224. Kim recorded two eagles in the tournament, the most of any player.
Junior Thomas Chu closed with a 76 to finish in 29th spot at 226.
Burke was successful across the board in his quest for the tournament title. He and Patrick Bauer of Sonoma State led all scorers on the par-3s, shooting two-under-par on those holes over the three rounds.
The Los Angeles resident registered 40 pars, second most among the 40 players in the tournament and he played the par-4s in one-under-par and the par-5s in 4-under-par. He had 11 birdies in the tournament.
It was the best finish of 2008-09 for Burke, whose previous best outing was a fifth place at the Cal State Northridge-Cullum Invitational last fall.
Webster had 38 pars, 10 birdies and was two-under on the par-4s and 1-under on the par-3s in the tournament.
CCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
@ Hunter Ranch GC in Paso Robles
TEAM SCORES: 1. Sonoma State - 861; 2. (tie) Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State Stanislaus - 866;
4. (tie) CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO and Chico State - 868; 6. UC San Diego - 889; 7. Cal State East Bay( (897); 8. Cal State Dominguez Hills - 903.
INDIVIDUALS : 1. Ricky Stockton (CS Monterey Bay) 71-70-67 - 208; 2. Micah Burke (Cal State San Bernardino) 71-70-68 - 209; 3. Patrick Bauer (Sonoma State) 66-71-73 - 210; 4. (tie) Gene Webster (Cal State San Bernardino) 72-70-71 - 213 and Bryan Kiss (Cal State Stanislaus) 68-71-74 - 213.
COYOTE CARDS: 2. Micah Burke - 71-70-68 - 209; 4. Gene Webster 72-70-71 - 213; 23. Joe Alldis - 74-74-76 - 224' 28/ BK Kim - 75-78-72--225; 29. Thomas Chu - 73-77-76 - 226.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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