Oct. 24, 2006
LAKESIDE, Calif. -
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Despite having three players finish in the top 20 on the individual leaderboard, the San Diego State men's golf team slipped one position on Tuesday, settling for a fifth-place showing at the Barona Collegiate Cup in Lakeside, Calif. SDSU shot an even-par 288 over the final 18 holes for a three-round total of 11-under 853 at the 7,323-yard, par-72 Barona Creek Golf Club.
For the fourth-straight outing this year, the Aztecs were led by junior Aaron Goldberg (Encinitas, Calif.), who carded a 6-under 210 for the tournament. Goldberg was in contention entering Tuesday's final round, sitting just one stroke in back of co-leaders Zack Sucher of UAB and Nevada's Taylor Coffman. The La Costa Canyon High dropped into a tie for sixth, however, after experiencing some unexpected difficulty over the final 18 holes with a 3-over 75.
Senior Chris Cole (Abergavenny, Wales) posted three consecutive rounds in red figures for the tournament, finishing in a tie for 14th with a 4-under 212. Sophomore Adam Porzak (Poway, Calif.) vaulted from 44th into a tie for 20th after carding a 3-under 69 for the Aztecs' low round of the day. The transfer from Pepperdine finished with a 1-under 215 in his first competition for the scarlet and black and tied Cole for the team lead with 14 birdies over 54 holes.
Junior Jamie Puterbaugh (Carlsbad, Calif.), meanwhile, rounded out the scoring for SDSU after recording his second straight round of 1-over 73, tying for 35th with a 2-over 218 overall.
UAB captured both the team and individual honors in the 18-team, 100-player field. The Blazers shot a 24-under 840 to claim the title by four strokes over runner-up Wichita State (-20), while Colorado State (-19) and San Diego (-15) placed third and fourth, respectively. Individually, Sucher earned medalist honors after defeating Coffman on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
The Aztecs will wrap their fall schedule in two weeks when they travel to Kaneohe, Hawaii, for the University of Hawai'i Fall Intercollegiate, Nov. 6-8, at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course.
Barona Collegiate Cup
At Lakeside, Calif.
Barona Creek Golf Club
(7,323 yards, par 72)
Team Scores (Top 10) 1. UAB 283-278-279 - 840 2. Wichita State 277-278-289 - 844 3. Colorado State 277-288-280 - 845 4. San Diego 279-284-286 - 849 5. San Diego State 282-283-288 - 853 6. Nevada 282-288-284 - 854 7. Fresno State 280-291-290 - 861 8. Washington State 283-294-287 - 864 9. Saint Mary's 281-291-293 - 865 10. Denver 286-293-283 - 866
Individual leadersT1. Zack Sucher, UAB 65-69-69 - 203*T1. Taylor Coffman, Nevada 67-67-69 - 2033. Zen Brown, Colorado State 68-68-69 - 205T4. Charlie Soule, Denver 69-70-70 - 209T4. Cameron Bishop, Wichita State 67-71-71 - 209*won on second playoff hole
San Diego State ScoresSDSU Red TeamT6. Aaron Goldberg 66-69-75 - 210T14. Chris Cole 70-71-71 - 212T20. Adam Porzak 74-72-69 - 215T35. Jamie Puterbaugh 72-73-73 - 218T85. Chad Moscovic 82-71-75 - 228
SDSU Black TeamT49. Cory Segall 73-72-76 - 221T49. John Gray 71-77-73 - 221T69. Michael Wynn 78-68-78 - 224T80. Jason Puterbaugh 76-72-78 - 226T80. Joacim Hultman 70-80-76 - 226T96. Ryan Citarella 77-83-75 - 235