SAN JOSE, Calif. --- Kyle Davis finished seventh and Bryan O’Malley placed eighth to lead the Sacramento State men’s golf team to a fourth-place finish at the SCU Invitational on Tuesday. The three-round event was held at the Silver Creek Country Club.Host Santa Clara maintained its first-day lead to win the team title by seven strokes. The Broncos shot 895 while San Francisco (902), Cal Poly (903), Sacramento State (905) and Saint Mary''s (906) rounded out the top five.
Santa Clara''s Just Ahasic was the tournament medalist. Ahasic shot 74-72-70 to finish at 216. His effort was one stroke better that Justin Madison (SJSU), Chris Heintz (UCLA) and Jong Yoon (SC) who finished in a three-way tie for second.
Davis paced the Hornets with a three-round total of 221. After shooting back-to-back rounds of 75, he shot in the final round. That total was the third-best score of the day. O’Malley was just one stroke behind Davis with rounds of 73-75-74-222. Brian Little (T15, 75-76-75-226), Tom Bingham (T45, 87-78-77-241) and John Bowen (T45, 81-79-81-241) also competed for Sacramento State.
The event marked the final tournament of the fall season for the men''s team.
Team Scores
1. Santa Clara 303-296-296--895
2. San Francisco 304-302-296--902
3. Cal Poly 306-309-288--903
4. Sacramento State 304-304-297--905
5. St. Mary''s 302-311-293--906
6. UC Santa Barbara 306-310-302--918
7. Gonzaga 318-310-303--931
8. Western New Mexico 311-311-312--934
Top Five Individuals
1. Justin Ahasic, SC 74-72-70--216
T2. Justin Madison, SJSU 73-74-70--217
T2. Chris Heintz, UCLA 73-72-72--217
T2. Jong Yoon, SC 74-72-71--217
T5. Travis Bertoni, CP 80-75-65--220
T5. Robert Frye, USF 72-75-73--220
Sacramento State Finishers
7. Kyle Davis 75-75-71--221
8. Bryan O''Malley 73-75-74--222
T15. Brian Little 75-76-75--226
T45. Tom Bingham 86-78-77--241
T45. John Bowen 81-79-81--241