April 15, 2007
TEMPE, Ariz. -
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San Diego State's Aaron Goldberg (Encinitas, Calif.) shot a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday to lead the Aztec men's golf team during the final round of action at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. Goldberg carded a 9-under 207 for the tournament to finish alone in fourth place at the 7,037-yard, par 72 Karsten Golf Course. With his performance, the La Costa Canyon High graduate posted his third top-5 finish in five events this spring and seventh overall for the season.
Goldberg entered the last day of competition just five strokes off the pace, but was unable to close the gap after recording a pair of bogeys on the front nine. Still, the Aztec junior posted his second-best tournament score of the 2006-07 campaign and became the squad's top finisher for the ninth time in 10 outings. New Mexico's Charlie Beljan capped off a late surge on Sunday to take home medalist honors with a 15-under 201, three strokes ahead of second-round leader Derek Sipe of Oregon (-12).
One day after moving up four places in the team standings, SDSU slipped one notch on Sunday, finishing in 12th after shooting an 8-over-296 for a three-round total of 14-over 878. Oregon led the 15-team field wire-to-wire, capturing the tournament crown with a 20-under 844, followed by host school Arizona State (-17), USC (-15), Texas A&M (-14) and Arizona (-12).
Three other Aztec players finished within three shots of one another, including junior Jamie Puterbaugh (Carlsbad, Calif.), who climbed six spots over the final 18 holes into a tie for 62nd. Puterbaugh led the team with four birdies on the day en route to a 1-over 73, ending the tournament with a combined 7-over 223. Meanwhile, sophomore Adam Porzak (Poway, Calif.) tied for 64th at 8-over 224, followed by senior Cory Segall (La Jolla, Calif.), who tied for 72nd with a 10-over 226.
SDSU will return to the fairways in two weeks when it competes in the Mountain West Conference tournament, April 26-28, at the Omni National Resort in Tucson, Ariz.
ASU Thunderbird Invitational At Tempe, Ariz. Karsten Golf Course (7,037 yards, par 72)
Final Team Scores (Top 10 + SDSU)1. Oregon 277-279-288 - 8442. Arizona State 281-283-283 - 8473. USC 278-285-286 - 8494. Texas A&M 282-279-289 - 8505. Arizona 287-277-288 - 8526. UNLV 285-284-285 - 8547. Texas Tech 279-292-284 - 8558. New Mexico 291-277-289 - 8579. Oklahoma 282-287-291 - 86010. California 287-287-299 - 87312. San Diego State 298-284-296 - 878
Final Individual Leaders (Top 6 + SDSU)1. Charlie Beljan, New Mexico 66-67-68 - 2012. Derek Sipe, Oregon 65-66-73 - 2043. Rory Hie, USC 67-69-69 - 2054. Aaron Goldberg, SDSU 70-66-71 - 207T5. Jesse Schutte, Oklahoma 68-70-70 - 208T5. Niklas Lemke, New Mexico 72-67-69 - 208T62. Jamie Puterbaugh, SDSU 75-75-73 - 223T64. Adam Porzak, SDSU 77-72-75 - 224T72. Cory Segall, SDSU 76-73-77 - 226T82. Joacim Hultman, SDSU 79-73-80 - 232