Men's Golf Posts Lowest Round of Day at JTS Cup

ROLAND, Ark. -- The San Diego State men's golf team fired a 5-under-par 283 for the lowest third round Tuesday at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup at The Alotian Golf Club in Roland, Arkansas. Three of the five Aztecs shot under par on the par-72 course, which was playing its longest of the week so far at 7,450 yards.
 
SDSU, however, couldn't climb out of sixth place at 26-over 890 for the three rounds and will now face Alabama (+21) on Wednesday in match play for fifth-place.
 
Senior Youssef Guezzale (San Diego/La Jolla HS) led the way for San Diego State on Tuesday with a 4-under 68, while freshman Shea Lague (Jamul, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) carded a 2-under 70 and senior Steve Sugimoto (San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS) a 1-under 71.
 
Lague and Sugimoto each finished in a tie for eighth in the stroke competition out of 36 golfers. Starting on the 10th hole, Lague birdied the par-4, 435-yard 10th and the par-5, 561-yard 14th before a lone bogey came on the par-4, 417-yard fifth. He got one back with a birdie on the par-5, 576-yard eighth to complete his 70. Lague moved up 13 places on the final day of stroke play.
 
Sugimoto, meanwhile, notched five birdies in the third round, including No. 10, No. 14 and the par-5, 598-yard 17th on the front nine and the par-5, 568-yard first and par-5, 381-yard second on his back nine. Sugimoto also had four bogeys, but his 71 bettered his 77-73 on Monday and he moved up nine spots.

Guezzale's 68 tied for the low third round as he sank birdies on the par-4, 441-yard 12th, No. 14, No. 17 and No. 8, to move from a tie for 27th to a tie for 15th on the final day. Guezzale was the only golfer in the third round to not record a bogey.
 
Senior Joey Moore (Billings, Mont.) finished in a tie for 29th at 16-over 232 with a 2-over 74 today. Moore got off to a hot start with three birdies in his first four holes (No. 10, par-3, 186-yard 11th and the par-4, 378-yard 13th), but only sank one more the rest of the round (par-3, 203-yard sixth) with four bogeys and a double-bogey on the second for his 74.
 
Freshman Jack Townsend (San Diego/Charter School of San Diego) finished 31st at 18-over 234 following an 8-over 80 today. His lone birdies came on the par-4, 441-yard 12th and the par-4, 486-yard ninth.
 
Notre Dame's Palmer Jackson and Arkansas' Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira shared medalist honors at 6-under 210 with three straight 70s.
 
The Aztecs and Alabama will start their match play at 8:30 a.m. CT (6:30 a.m. PT) Wednesday. Florida State and No. 39 Arizona will battle it out in the third-place match at 10:10 a.m. CT, while No. 14 Notre Dame and No. 2 Arkansas will compete for the championship at 11:10 a.m. CT.
 
Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Roland, Ark.
Day Two Results (Round 3)
The Alotian Golf Club
Par 72, 7,450 yards
 
Team Standings
1. No. 14 Notre Dame…282-287-287—856 (-8)
2. No. 2 Arkansas…294-293-289—876 (+12)
T3. Florida State…300-295-285—880 (+16)
T3. No. 39 Arizona…299-281-300—880 (+16)
5. Alabama…292-290-303—995 (+21)
6. San Diego State…305-302-283—890 (+26)
 
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 36 players + SDSU)
T1. Palmer Jackson (Notre Dame)…70-70-70—210 (-6)
T1. Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira (Arkansas)…70-70-70—210 (-6)
3. Taichi Kho (Notre Dame)…68-70-73—211 (-5)
4. Davis Chatfield (Notre Dame)…69-75-70—214 (-2)
T5. Thomas Ponder (Alabama)…72-73-74—219 (+3)
T5. Aidric Chan (Arizona)…71-74-74—219 (+3)
T5. Christian Banke (Arizona)…77-65-77—219 (+3)
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T8. Shea Lague (San Diego State)…75-76-70—221 (+5)
T8. Steve Sugimoto (San Diego State)…77-73-71—221 (+5)
T15. Youssef Guezzale (San Diego State)…75-79-68—222 (+6)
T29. Joey Moore (San Diego State)…81-77-74—232 (+16)
31. Jack Townsend (San Diego State)…78-76-80—234 (+18)