Tuesday, September 28
Fresno, CA
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Nick Watney Invitational - Day Two
Men’s Golf Finishes 10th at Nick Watney Invitational
9/28/2021 5:27:00 PM | Men's Golf
Backes tied for 36th at nine-over
FRESNO, Calif. —The Gonzaga men's golf team placed 10th at the Nick Watney Invitational hosted by Fresno State at the San Joaquin Country Club.
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The Zags moved up two spots after completing the third round with a score of 15-over (299). They finished the tournament with a total score of 44-over (896). As a team, the Bulldogs finished with 173 pars, tying them for fifth in the field, only four behind CSU-Fullerton, who led all other teams with 177.
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Gonzaga's Holden Backes made 12 pars and two birdies in Round 3, finishing four-over (75). He tied for 36th overall at nine-over (222). Backes, along with teammate Clayton Thatcher, finished with 37 pars in the tournament. Thatcher tied for 40th at ten-over (223). He made 11 pars and three birdies in the final round en route to a two-over (73).
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Charlie Magruder's three-over (74) in the third round left him tied for 60th, finishing 16-over (229) for the tournament. Zack Stocker (+18, 231) and Andrew Reinhardt (+19, 232) finished in 68th and 71st place.
"A much better day on par 5's today, playing them in +1," GU Head Coach Robert Gray said. "Still a work in progress but a move in the right direction. The wind was up today making the course a bit harder. The guys hung in there and we're able to move up the board a couple of spots. It was good to get our first event under our belts. Looking forward to playing like we're capable of in our next event."
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CSU-Fullerton won the team title at seven-under (845), led by Harry Doig (-3, 210), Garrett Boe (-2, 211), and Tegan Andrews (-1, 212). Sacramento State's Ethan Davidson finished atop the individual leaderboard at seven-under (206) after carding a combined eight-under (134) in the final two rounds. As a team, Sacramento State finished second with a two-under (850).
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Gonzaga will head to the Georgetown Intercollegiate next at Four Streams Golf Club in Beallsville, Md. The tournament is on Oct. 10-11. Live scoring will be available at GoZags.com
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The Zags moved up two spots after completing the third round with a score of 15-over (299). They finished the tournament with a total score of 44-over (896). As a team, the Bulldogs finished with 173 pars, tying them for fifth in the field, only four behind CSU-Fullerton, who led all other teams with 177.
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Gonzaga's Holden Backes made 12 pars and two birdies in Round 3, finishing four-over (75). He tied for 36th overall at nine-over (222). Backes, along with teammate Clayton Thatcher, finished with 37 pars in the tournament. Thatcher tied for 40th at ten-over (223). He made 11 pars and three birdies in the final round en route to a two-over (73).
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Charlie Magruder's three-over (74) in the third round left him tied for 60th, finishing 16-over (229) for the tournament. Zack Stocker (+18, 231) and Andrew Reinhardt (+19, 232) finished in 68th and 71st place.
"A much better day on par 5's today, playing them in +1," GU Head Coach Robert Gray said. "Still a work in progress but a move in the right direction. The wind was up today making the course a bit harder. The guys hung in there and we're able to move up the board a couple of spots. It was good to get our first event under our belts. Looking forward to playing like we're capable of in our next event."
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CSU-Fullerton won the team title at seven-under (845), led by Harry Doig (-3, 210), Garrett Boe (-2, 211), and Tegan Andrews (-1, 212). Sacramento State's Ethan Davidson finished atop the individual leaderboard at seven-under (206) after carding a combined eight-under (134) in the final two rounds. As a team, Sacramento State finished second with a two-under (850).
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Gonzaga will head to the Georgetown Intercollegiate next at Four Streams Golf Club in Beallsville, Md. The tournament is on Oct. 10-11. Live scoring will be available at GoZags.com
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