Sept. 28, 2004
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State senior Aaron Choi carded his second consecutive under-par round en route to a sixth place finish at the Opus NW Husky Invitational on Tuesday in Bremerton, Wash.
The tournament hosted by the University of Washington, featured 10 teams. The 54-hole event opened with 36 holes on Monday, with the final round being played on Tuesday.
Choi played the last 10 holes at three-under-par, picking up three birdies without a bogey and ended the day with a one-under-par, 71. It was the sixth career top 10 individual finish for the Torrey Pines High graduate. Choi's third round score was the third best score of the round. Southern California's Ben Hayes took medalist honors with a three-round total of four-under-par, 212.
As a team, San Diego State posted its best round of the tournament on Tuesday, with an 18-over-par, 378. Although the score for the round was eighth among the 10 teams, the Aztecs were unable to move up in the standings and finished 10th overall. Southern California took the team title by seven strokes over Brigham Young.
The Aztecs posted five scores in the 70s in Tuesday's final round for the first time in the tournament. Chris Cole (75), Linus Nilsson (77), Andrew Scott (79) and Josh Warthen (76) carded scores toward the team total. Cole and Warthen each had their best round of the tournament on Tuesday.
San Diego State heads south this weekend for the William H. Tucker Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. The 54-hole tournament begins with 36 holes on Friday and concludes with an 18-hole round on Saturday.
Opus NW Husky InvitationalOlympic Course at Gold Mountain (Bremerton, Wash.)
Team Scores 1. Southern California 356-395-370--1085 (+5) 2. Brigham Young 371-363-358--1092 (+12) 3. Washington 367-370-357--1094 (+14) 5. Minnesota 366-371-370--1107 (+27) 3. Coastal Carolina 370-365-372--1107 (+27) 4. UC Irvine 368-368-383--1119 (+39) 7. UC Davis 373-371-377--1121 (+41) 8. Oregon State 381-377-381--1139 (+59) 9. Washington State 376-393-375--1144 (+64)10. San Diego State 389-382-378--1149 (+69)
Individual Scores1. Ben Hayes, Southern California 69-71-72--212 (-4)2. Oscar Alvarez, Brigham Young 73-68-72--213 (-3)3. Greg Machtaler, Brigham Young 70-72-72--214 (-2) Josh Persons, Minnesota 71-71-72--214 (-2) Alex Prugh, Washington 75-71-68--214 (-2)6. Aaron Choi, San Diego State 74-70-71--215 (-1) Dustin Johnson, Coastal Carolina 73-70-72--215 (-1) Bronson LaCassie, Minnesota 71-72-72--215 (-1) Erik Olson, Washington 66-79-70--215 (-1)44. Chris Cole, San Diego State 79-77-75--231 (+15)45. Linus Nilsson, San Diego State 80-75-77--232 (+16)52. Andrew Scott, San Diego State 77-81-79--237 (+21)52. Josh Warthen, San Diego State 79-82-76--237 (+21)59. Chad Moscovic, San Diego State 80-79-84--243 (+27)