Nevada men's golf senior Sam Harned, who began his career with the Wolf Pack as a walk-on, captured the individual title at the season-opening Badger Invitational last week and became the third Nevada player in the last 12 months to win an individual title. It marked the first win of Harned's career.
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Beginning the final day two shots back of the lead and in a tie for sixth, Harned played a near flawless round of golf last Tuesday to propel him to the top of the leaderboard. He carded an 8-under round of 64 on the final day, which tied his career low and helped him finish 12-under for the tournament. He collected nine birdies throughout his final round and just one bogey. In 54 holes of play, Harned committed just five bogeys and totaled 17 birdies.
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Harned had a three-shot lead at the conclusion of his round, but had to wait for others to finish up behind him. In the end, he bested runner-up Hunter Ostrom of Notre Dame by one stroke.
