STOCKTON, Calif. - Nevada Men's Golf closed out play at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational Wednesday, shooting a final round 273 (-15) to secure a runner-up finish at -16, four shots behind eventual winners Pacific. The Wolf Pack's final round score of 273 was the best by any team all tournament and the tenth best single round team score in program history.
Monte Chumchaivate once again led the way for the Wolf Pack in the final round, posting a bogey-free round of six under-par 66. Chumchaivate had things going early in the round, playing his opening 11 holes in five under-par. He then made a clutch up and down on the par-five 16th to but a cap on his round and tied third place finish (-8).
Aaron Leach flew out of the gates early in the final round, birdieing four of the opening six holes before bogeying eight and birdieing nine to go out in 32 (-4). Leach birdied holes 10 and 14 on the back nine, offset by a double bogey on 13 for an inward nine 36 (E) to post a four under-par 68. Leach's final round moved him up the leaderboard into a tie for 14th place at two under-par.
Jonathan Kim matched his second round 69 (-3) with another in the final round, making five birdies offset by two bogies on the day. Kim birdied three of the first five holes on the back nine, on his way to an inward 33 (-3). Kim moved ten places up the leaderboard after his final round 69, finishing in a tie for 17th place at one under-par.
The final counting score of the round came from
Riki Matsumoto, who posted a final round of two under-par 70. Matsumoto started out hot, birdieing two of his opening three holes before a bogey and birdie on holes five and six resulted in an opening nine 34. Matsumoto would make a bogey and a birdie on the back nine to hold out for his two under-par round, moving himself up five place into a share for 21st place at even-par.
Rounding out the Nevada starting five was
Lapassapon Heras-Gomez, who shot a final round three over-par 75. Heras-Gomez managed birdies on the par-five sixth and eleventh holes but made five bogies on his way to shooting 75. He finished in a tie for 58th place at six over-par.
Playing as an individual, Tiger Xie played his best round of the tournament, making five birdies on the day, posting an even-par 72. Xie finished the tournament in a tie for 82nd at +14.
Nevada Results
Individual Results
T3.
Monte Chumchaivate - 74, 68, 66 (-8)
T14.
Aaron Leach - 72, 74, 68 (-2)
T17.
Jonathan Kim - 77, 69, 69 (-1)
T21.
Riki Matsumoto - 71, 75, 70 (E)
T58.
Lapassapon Heras-Gomez - 73, 74, 75 (+6)
T82. Tiger Xie - 80, 78, 72 (+14)
Team Results
1. Pacific (-20) -6, -3, -11
2. Nevada (-16) +2, -3, -15
3. San Francisco (-12) +2, -6, -8
4. St. Mary's (CA) (-9) +2, -1, -10
5. Utah Valley (-7) E, -4, -3
6. Denver (-2) +6, +6, -14
T7. Seattle (E) -7, +6, +1
T7. Fresno State (E) E, +2, -2
9. Eastern Washington (+6) -2, +2, +6
10. UC Santa Barbara (+10) -2, +14, -2
11. CSU Northridge (+14) +8, +5, +1
12. UC Irvine (+15) +8, +11, -4
T13. UC San Diego (+16) +6, +10, E
T13. CSU Fullerton (+16) E, +12, +4
15. Sacramento State (+24) +14, +8, +2
16. Idaho (+31) +15, +12, +4
17. Utah Tech (+36) +28, +3, +5
18. Southern Utah (+41) +19, +11, +11