Creswell, Ore. - Nevada Men's Golf concluded play at the Credit Union 1 Mountain West Championships Sunday. The Pack put up a final day 291 (+3) to finish in 8th place (287-278-291=856). All of the Pack's starters for the championship will be returning next season, so plenty to look forward to next season.
The best final round for the Pack came from Supakit (Oak) Seelanagae who posted a one under-par 71. Seelanagae showed great fight, birdieing four of his last six holes after a three over-par 39 on the front nine. Seelanagae played all three rounds under par, and made thirteen birdies for the tournament to finish in 16th (71-68-71=210).
Ben Ortwein and
Jonathan Kim tied in the final round, both posting scores of even-par 72. Ortwein's 72 included four birdies offset by four bogies, and placed him in 23rd (73-69-72=214). Kim's round was a little more colorful, including four birdies offset by two bogies and a double. Kim finished the tournament in 36th following rounds of 73-73-72=218.
Aaron Leach and
Liam Gobin also tied on the final day, both posting four over-par rounds of 76. Both made three birdies on the day, but struggled to keep their cards clean. Gobin finished the tournament in 38th with rounds of 73-70-76=219, whilst Leach finished in 33rd with rounds of 70-71-76=217.
This concludes the Nevada Men's Golf season, they will be making four additions to the roster and will be back in action this fall.
Nevada Leaderboard
Team Leaderboard
1. San Diego State 269-263-278=810 (-54)
2. UNLV 280-278-275=833 (-31)
3. New Mexico 278-285-271=834 (-30)
4. San Jose State 279-275-288=842 (-22)
4. Colorado State 290-268-284=842 (-22)
6. Utah State 286-279-283=848 (-16)
7. Boise State 288-283-284=855 (-9)
8. Nevada 287-278-291=856 (-8)
9. Fresno State 283-284-290=857 (-7)
10. Wyoming 287-295-284=866 (+2)
11. Air Force 293-297-290=880 (+16)
Individual Leaderboard
1. Justin Hastings (San Diego State) 67-62-69=198 (-18)
16.
Supakit (Oak) Seelanagae 71-68-71=210 (-6)
23.
Ben Ortwein 73-69-72=214 (-2)
33.
Aaron Leach 70-71-76=217 (+1)
36.
Jonathan Kim 73-73-72=218 (+2)
38.
Liam Gobin 73-70-76=143 (+3)