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WCC Championships - Day Three
Stocker Ties for 21st at WCC Championships
4/29/2023 3:49:00 PM | Men's Golf
Zags place eighth as a team to end season
BREMERTON, Wash. – Gonzaga men's golf placed eighth at the WCC Championships on the Gold Mountain-Olympic Golf Course Saturday.
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Zach Stocker led the Bulldogs, tying for 21st place at four-over (220). He carded a 72 (even), 76 (+4), 72 (even) in his three rounds. Stocker made 15 birdies, which tied for second-most among all golfers. On the course's Par-3 holes, he was one-under (2.92).
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As a team, the Zags finished the WCC Championships tied for eighth place at 20-over (884). They totaled a 292 (+4) in their second round, their best round of the tournament.
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Jace Minni tied for 27th at six-over (222). Minni totaled 34 pars on the tournament. Both Guillermo Polo Bodart and Clayton Thatcher tied for 29th at seven-over (223). Ethan Flynn placed 41st at 16-over (232).
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A playoff between defending medalist Riley Lewis of LMU and BYU's Zac Jones went in favor of Jones on the first hole. Jones' 54-hole score was nine-under 207 (69, 66, 72) – one shot lower than teammate Max Brenchley and San Francisco's Matthew Anderson. Jones became the first BYU golfer to medal at the WCC Championship in six years.
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BYU took home the conference team title at 21-under (843), holding off San Francisco at 20-under (844). BYU has now won three WCC Championships, including the Cougars' program first WCC title in 2014.
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Final Team Standings:Â 1. BYU (843); 2. San Francisco (844); 3. Pepperdine (854); 4. LMU (858); T5. Santa Clara (867); T5. San Diego (867) 7. Saint Mary's (882); 8. Gonzaga (884); 9. Pacific (893)
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Final Individual Leaders:Â 1. Zac Jones (BYU) 206; T2. William Mouw (Pepperdine) 207; T2. Riley Lewis (LMU) 207; T4. Matthew Anderson (San Francisco) 208; T4. Max Brenchley (BYU) 208
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Zach Stocker led the Bulldogs, tying for 21st place at four-over (220). He carded a 72 (even), 76 (+4), 72 (even) in his three rounds. Stocker made 15 birdies, which tied for second-most among all golfers. On the course's Par-3 holes, he was one-under (2.92).
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As a team, the Zags finished the WCC Championships tied for eighth place at 20-over (884). They totaled a 292 (+4) in their second round, their best round of the tournament.
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Jace Minni tied for 27th at six-over (222). Minni totaled 34 pars on the tournament. Both Guillermo Polo Bodart and Clayton Thatcher tied for 29th at seven-over (223). Ethan Flynn placed 41st at 16-over (232).
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A playoff between defending medalist Riley Lewis of LMU and BYU's Zac Jones went in favor of Jones on the first hole. Jones' 54-hole score was nine-under 207 (69, 66, 72) – one shot lower than teammate Max Brenchley and San Francisco's Matthew Anderson. Jones became the first BYU golfer to medal at the WCC Championship in six years.
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BYU took home the conference team title at 21-under (843), holding off San Francisco at 20-under (844). BYU has now won three WCC Championships, including the Cougars' program first WCC title in 2014.
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Final Team Standings:Â 1. BYU (843); 2. San Francisco (844); 3. Pepperdine (854); 4. LMU (858); T5. Santa Clara (867); T5. San Diego (867) 7. Saint Mary's (882); 8. Gonzaga (884); 9. Pacific (893)
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Final Individual Leaders:Â 1. Zac Jones (BYU) 206; T2. William Mouw (Pepperdine) 207; T2. Riley Lewis (LMU) 207; T4. Matthew Anderson (San Francisco) 208; T4. Max Brenchley (BYU) 208
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