LAYTON, Utah --- Newcomer Scott DeBorba shot rounds of 77 and 72 to lead the Sacramento State men’s golf team in its first event of the season. DeBorba’s total of 149 places him in a tie for 41st place heading into the final round of the Purple and Red Invitational at the Valley View Golf Club.
As a team, the Hornets shot 306-292-598 and are in a three-way tie for 14th place with Utah State and Wyoming. San Francisco shot 568 and holds a three-stroke lead over Hartford. Utah (574), Weber State (580) and Cal Poly (580) round out the top five.
Freshman Robert Budenbender and senior Chad Wood are tied for the second best mark on the team on Monday. Budenbender shot 75-75-150 while Wood posted rounds of 77 and 73. Jeremy Harris and Cody Miller each own a two-round score of 153 to tie for 67th.
Hartford’s Maki Kobayashi shot 66-72-138 and has a 1-shot lead over USF’s Taylor Hobin and Utah’s Dustin Pimm.
The tournament will conclude on Tuesday with one final round.
TEAM SCORES
1. San Francisco 282-286-568
2. Hartford 283-288-571
3. Utah 295-279-574
T4. Weber State 292-288-580
T4. Cal Poly 293-287-580
6. Portland 290-291-581
7. Southern Utah 289-295-584
8. Weber State “B” 295-290-585
9. Northern Colorado 299-291-590
10. Gonzaga 295-296-591
11. Utah Valley State 299-293-592
12. Boise State 298-295-593
13. Idaho 305-290-595
T14. Sacramento State 306-292-598
T14. Utah State 299-299-598
T14. Wyoming 303-295-598
17. Idaho State 307-307-614
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Maki Kobayashi, UH, 66 72 138
T2. Dustin Pimm, Utah, 72 67 139
T2. Taylor Hobin, USF 68 71 139
4. Dave Lewinski, CP, 72 68 140
T5. Troy Merritt, BSU, 72 69 141
T5. Nic Van Vuuren, UVSC, 71 70 141
T5. A.J. Oleksak, UH, 75 66 141
T5. Jesse Galvon, USF, 72 69 141
SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
T41. Scott DeBorba 77-72-149
T53. Robert Budenbender 75-75-150
T53. Chad Wood 77-73-150
T67. Jeremy Haris 77-76-153
T67. Cody Miller 81-72-153