Stanford, Calif. - Nevada Men's Golf concluded play at The Goodwin, Saturday, playing a solid final round to post a final team total of 848 (+8). The Pack beat six top 50 teams, a solid performance to build on as the program nears post season play.
Monte Chumchaivate posted the best round of his collegiate career in the final round, shooting a two under-par 68 that included five birdies and three bogies. His impressive final round moved him 33 spots up the leaderboard, finishing in 50th at three over-par (71-74-68).
Ben Ortwein was the next best performer for the Pack in the final round, posting an even-par round of 70 that included five birdies, three bogies and a double. Ortwein closed out a very solid tournament, moving up two places in the final round to finish in 37th at one over-par (70-71-70).
Riki Matsumoto also closed out a very solid performance at The Goodwin, posting a final round 72 (+2). Matsumoto struggled to find his birdie making ability from the first two rounds, making two in the final round offset by two bogies and a double. Matsumoto placed 37th, finishing with a one over-par total (69-70-72).
Jonathan Kim posted a final round of three over-par 73, making four birdies, but struggling to keep the bogies off the card. Kim played rounds of 73-70-73=216 to finish six over-par for the tournament and in 80th place.
Rounding out the Pack starting five was
Liam Gobin, who posted a final round four over-par 74, birdieing two of the five par three's, but struggling to keep bogies off the card. Gobin led the field in par 3 scoring playing them in an average of 2.8 for the tournament.
The Pack will return to action at the El Macero hosted by UC Davis, April 10-12, the last event of the regular season.
Nevada Results
Team Leaderboard
1. Stanford – (‑17)
2. UCLA – (‑13)
3. New Mexico – (‑10)
4. Brigham Young – (‑9)
5. Long Beach State – (‑5)
6. SMU – (E)
6. California – (E)
8. Colorado – (+5)
8. Utah – (+5)
10. Washington State – (+6)
10. Northwestern – (+6)
12. Nevada – (+8)
13. San Diego State – (+9)
14. Washington – (+10)
14. Cincinnati – (+10)
14. Georgia Tech – (+10)
17. TCU – (+14)
17. Oregon – (+14)
19. Pacific – (+16)
20. San Jose State – (+18)
21. Little Rock – (+20)
22. UC Davis – (+22)
23. Grand Canyon – (+23)
24. Santa Clara – (+25)
25. Howard – (+28)
26. Hawaii‑Hilo – (+37)
27. Boise State – (+38)
28. Eastern Michigan – (+41)
29. Cal Poly – (+49)
30. Colorado State – (+61)
Individual Leaderboard
37.
Riki Matsumoto - 69-70-72=211 (+1)
37.
Ben Ortwein - 70-71-70=211 (+1)
50.
Monte Chumchaivate - 71-74-68=213 (+3)
71.
Jonathan Kim - 73-70-73=216 (+6)
121.
Liam Gobin - 77-71-74=222 (+12)