Feb. 1, 2000
San Diego -
The San Diego State men's golf team fired a four-over-par 573 in the final rounds (second and third) to finish fourth at the PING/Arizona Intercollegiate, held at the Raven Golf Course at Sabino Springs. Ariz., (Par-71, 6,797 yards). SDSU had entered today in 14th place after one round of play.
The Aztecs posted a final team score of 870 (+18) and finished ahead of No. 6 Arizona State, No. 11 Stanford, No. 15 Washington, No. 19 UCLA, and 25th-ranked Colorado. USC won the event by firing a 54-hole total of four-under-par 848. Event host and 24th-ranked Arizona finished second with a three-over-par 852 and 23rd-ranked New Mexico placed third with a nine-over-par 861.
Individually, SDSU had three players finish tied for 12th place, including junior Scott Piercy, freshman Lars Johansson and senior Magnus Carlsson. Each shot a three-over-par 216 for the 54-hole total. The final Aztec scorer was freshman Luis Assemat who shot a 224 on his way to a 48th place finish. Ryan Dononvan was SDSU's non-scorer with a 225 score.
San Diego State returns to action on Feb. 17-19, at the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Invitational in Hilo, Hawaii.
Team Finishes:1. USC (848) 2. No. 24 Arizona (855) 3. No. 23 New Mexico (861) 4. San Diego State (870) T5. No. 11 Stanford (875) No. 19 UCLA (875) 7. No. 15 Washington (878) 8. California (879) 9. No. 6 Arizona State (882) 10. Oregon State (887) 11. Pepperdine (890) 12. No. 25 Colorado (894) 13. UC-Irvine (897) T14. Louisiana-LaFayette (898) Oregon (898) 16. Tulsa (905) 17. Arizona Blue (908) 18. Arkansas (912) 19. New Mexico State (915) 20. Ohio State (917)
SDSU Individual Finishes
T12Scott Piercy72-69-75-216
T12Lars Johansson73-71-72-216
T12Magnus Carlsson76-72-68-218
T48Luis Assemat76-73-75-224
T55Ryan Donovan77-75-73-225