Feb. 25, 2005
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - The San Diego State men's golf team concluded its first tournament of the spring season with a sixth-place finish in the strong 21-team field at the John Burns Invitational, hosted by the University of Hawaii.
The Aztecs closed the tournament with a final round of 283 (five-under-par) on the heels of 280 and 280 on Wednesday and Thursday. Fourth-ranked New Mexico won the event with an 833, 31 under par. UNLV featured the individual champion with Ryan Moore's 20-under performance, including a 64 on Friday.
San Diego State's Aaron Choi and Andrew Scott both shot a 69 on Friday and both finished the tournament with a 208, good enough for 12th place in the individual race and eight under for the tournament.
The event was held at the Leilehua Golf Course in Schofield Barracks. The Aztecs won the John Burns in 2002 and finished second in 2003. This year's field included five teams ranked among the nation's top 25,
Team Results: New Mexico 833, UNLV 835, Arizona 838, Brigham Young 839, Auburn 841, San Diego State 843, Texas Tech 844, Texas A&M 848, SMU 854, Denver 857, UCSB 865, Colorado State 867, Hawaii 869, San Jose State 869, Utah 875, Nevada 876, Pacific 882, Hawaii-Hilo 883, UTEP 888, Long Beach State 888, San Francisco 905.
SDSU Individuals
Player Score Par OverallAaron Choi 72-67-69-208 -8 12thAndrew Scott 69-70-69-208 -8 12thGilberto Rodriguez 68-75-71-214 -2 33rdChad Moscovic 75-70-74-219Josh Warthen 71-73-77-221