April 28, 2007
TUCSON, Ariz. -
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San Diego State sophomore Adam Porzak (Poway, Calif.) fell short in his quest to capture the individual title on Saturday during the final round of the Mountain West Conference men's golf championships in Tucson, Ariz. Porzak carded the Aztecs' low score for the tournament with a collegiate-best 6-under-par 207, tying TCU's Robby Ormand for the top spot after carding an even-par 71 over the last 18 holes. However, the Poway High alumnus was unable to recover from an errant tee shot on the first playoff hole as Ormand sank a six-foot par putt to walk away with medalist honors.
Porzak began the day with a share of the lead and was poised to claim the championship in regulation after opening up a two-shot advantage through 15 holes. However, an untimely bogey on the par-3 17th ultimately proved disastrous for the Pepperdine transfer as Ormand, who was five groups behind Porzak, capitalized on the misfortune with a birdie on the 15th to pull even. The sophomore from TCU followed with pars on his remaining three holes to force a playoff. Despite the bad break, Porzak posted SDSU's best-ever individual conference championship score en route to his highest finish as a collegian.
After completing the second round in 11th place, Aaron Goldberg (Encinitas, Calif.) climbed back into contention on Saturday with four birdies on the front nine. However, the Aztec junior was unable to generate any momentum the rest of the way, recording a bogey at No. 11 en route to a share of sixth place. Still, Goldberg managed his ninth top-10 finish of the season after carding a team-low 69 over the final 18 holes for a combined 2-under 211.
Meanwhile, senior Cory Segall (La Jolla, Calif.) saved his best round for last, firing an even-par 71 to tie for the 26th spot at 8-over 221. Juniors Jamie Puterbaugh (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Chad Moscovic (Stockton, Calif.) were not as fortunate, though, as both golfers stumbled to a final-round 81. Puterbaugh walked off the course in a tie for 33rd with a 15-over 228, while Moscovic ended up one stroke behind in 36th.
As a team, the Aztecs finished in fifth place for the tournament after shooting an 8-over-par 292 on Saturday for a combined 11-over 863. Second-round leader Brigham Young (-6) briefly relinquished its hold on first place during the final round, but recovered in time to claim the team title by just one stroke over runner-up UNLV (-5) on the 7,136-yard, par-71 Catalina Course at the Omni Tucson National Resort. TCU (+2) completed the championships in the third position, while Colorado State (+8) vaulted over SDSU into fourth place. Following the tournament, the league announced its 11-member all-conference team, which included Goldberg for the second straight year.
San Diego State, which captured three team titles during the 2006-07 regular season, will await an invitation to the NCAA regional championships as the field will be announced on Monday, May 7.
MWC Championships At Tucson, Ariz. Omni Tucson National Golf Club (7,136 yards, par 71)
Final Round Team Scores1. Brigham Young 272-288-286 - 8462. UNLV 275-293-279 - 8473. TCU 284-285-285 - 8544. Colorado State 287-289-284 - 8605. San Diego State 282-289-292 - 8636. New Mexico 289-287-289 - 8657. Utah 299-299-293 - 8918. Wyoming 299-306-299 - 9049. Air Force 298-314-312 - 924
Final Round Individual Leaders (Top 11 + SDSU)T1. Robby Ormand, TCU 68-68-71 - 207*T1. Adam Porzak, SDSU 67-69-71 - 2073. Daniel Summerhays, BYU 68-70-71 - 209T4. Seung-su Han, UNLV 65-71-74 - 210T4. Steve Saunders, New Mexico 73-68-69 - 210T6. Aaron Goldberg, SDSU 69-73-69 - 211T6. C.J. Gatto, UNLV 68-73-70 - 211T6. Jesse Speirs, TCU 72-67-72 - 211T9. Charlie Beljan, New Mexico 72-68-73 - 213T9. Brett Kanda, UNLV 71-75-67 - 213T9. Clay Ogden, BYU 66-73-74 - 213T26. Cory Segall, SDSU 75-75-71 - 221T33. Jamie Puterbaugh, SDSU 71-76-81 - 22836. Chad Moscovic, SDSU 76-72-81 - 229
*Won on first playoff hole