PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. --
Quim Vidal Mora shot an 11-under and pulled away to victory at the Saint Mary's Invitational on Wednesday.
Vidal Mora closed the third round with a four-under to maintain the lead he created during the second round. Holding a one-shot lead after 36 holes of play, the senior from Barcelona, Spain shot a 67 during the final day of play and stretched his closing lead out to three shots with his next competitor, Mitchell Hoey (St. Mary's), unable to close the gap. It marks the first win of his career with Nevada.
Coach
Jacob Wilner on Vidal Mora's outstanding comeback. "For Quim (Vidal Mora) to be four-over after eight holes in the first round and come back and win is incredible. This is a huge moment in his college career!"
The Pack finished fourth amongst the team leaderboard after a strong finish to the tournament. Nevada bounced back from sitting in 12th after the first round and posted back-to-back rounds of solid golf to finish seven-under. Oregon won the tournament at 19-under with Stanford finishing second at 18-under, San Francisco finished 3rd (-13), Nevada placed fourth, and Loyola Marymount rounded out the top-five at five-over.
Peyton Callens had himself a solid tournament after shooting four-under and finishing tied for 5th. Callens closed the third round with a 67 (-4) to move into the top 5.
A.J. Lintunen finished tied for 39th at three-over (73).
Trey Davis shot two-over to finish tied for 53rd (+5) and
Connor Motherway finished 17-over and tied for 94th.
The Pack closes the fall season with a fourth-place finish at the Saint Mary's Invitational. Nevada will be back in action on Mar. 2 in the Desert Intercollegiate hosted by Wyoming at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
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Top 5 Team Scores |
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| Pos |
Team |
To Par |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Oregon |
-19 |
280 |
276 |
277 |
833 |
| 2 |
Stanford |
-17 |
269 |
280 |
286 |
835 |
| 3 |
San Francisco |
-13 |
277 |
288 |
274 |
839 |
| 4 |
Nevada |
-7 |
286 |
279 |
280 |
845 |
| 5 |
Loyola Marymount |
+5 |
286 |
286 |
285 |
857 |
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| 4th |
Nevada |
To Par |
Rd1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Quim Vidal Mora |
-11 |
70 |
65 |
67 |
202 |
| t-5 |
Peyton Callens |
-4 |
73 |
69 |
67 |
209 |
| t-39 |
A.J. Lintunen |
+3 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
216 |
| t-53 |
Trey Davis |
+5 |
71 |
74 |
73 |
218 |
| t-94 |
Connor Motherway |
+17 |
77 |
76 |
77 |
230 |
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Individual Results Top-5 |
To Par |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Quim Vidal Mora (Nevada) |
-11 |
70 |
65 |
67 |
202 |
| 2 |
Mitchell Hoey (St. Mary's) |
-8 |
66 |
70 |
69 |
205 |
| 3 |
Barclay Brown (Stanford) |
-6 |
65 |
72 |
70 |
207 |
| 4 |
Harrison Kingsley (San Diego) |
-5 |
74 |
67 |
67 |
208 |
| t-5 |
Peyon Callens (Nevada) |
-4 |
73 |
69 |
67 |
209 |
| t-5 |
Connor Jones (Colorado State) |
-4 |
72 |
70 |
67 |
209 |
| t-5 |
Karl Vilips (Stanford) |
-4 |
73 |
65 |
71 |
209 |