STOCKTON, Calif. – Using a program-record 262 (-22) in the final round, the Nevada men's golf team captured its second consecutive win of the season at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational at Stockton Country Club.
This is the first time in program history the Wolf Pack has won back-to-back events, and is just the sixth season overall with multiple wins in a single year. The 40
th ranked Pack began the day two shots behind No. 16 BYU for the lead and went on a tear with a 22-under par round to beat the Cougars by 12 shots. Nevada finished the tournament at 38-under par and led the entire 16-team field with 68 birdies during the week.
A big part of the Pack's massive day came from 11
th ranked
Joey Vrzich, who carded a program, course and career-low round of 61. He began the day in a tie for 18
th place and leapt 16 spots to earn a runner-up finish, finishing at 12-under par, four shots behind individual winner Peter Kuest of BYU. Vrzich played an unbelievable round of golf on Saturday, making eight birdies, an eagle and no bogeys. He was 6-under par after his first six holes.
Not to be overshadowed was the play of junior
Sam Harned, who was in the hunt for the individual title all tournament long. Harned finished at a career-best 11-under par and earned a career-best third place finish. He shot a 67 for his final round, was 5-under through 13 holes, ran into a little bit of trouble, but birdied No. 17 and 18 to close out his round. Newcomer
Tony Gil posted his best finish as a member of the Pack with a tie for seventh place in the 90-player field. Gil notched rounds of 69, 66 and 72 for his outing and finished at 6-under.
Junior
Sam Meek recorded the second-best Wolf Pack round of the day, carding a 7-under 64, which ties his career low. Meek also made the biggest jump on the team, leaping 39 spots into a tie for 14
th. Meek eagled the par 5 second and added six birdies to his scorecard, including five on the back nine. Rounding out the list of Pack golfers is junior
Stephen Osborne, who made four birdies en route to a final round 70. He finished in a tie for 34
th at 1-over for the tournament.
Nevada will conclude its fall season at the Saint Mary's Invitational Nov. 5-7 at Poppy Hills Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Nevada Players
2.
Joey Vrzich, 67-73-61=201 (-12)
3.
Sam Harned, 71-64-67=202 (-11)
T7.
Tony Gil, 69-66-72=207 (-6)
T14.
Sam Meek, 74-71-64=209 (-4)
T34.
Stephen Osborne, 74-70-70=214 (+1)
