Men’s Golf Completes Competition at N.I.T.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The San Diego State men's golf team finished 14th at Arizona's National Invitational Tournament Saturday at the par-72, 7,200-yard Omni Tucson National in Tucson, Arizona.
 
The Aztecs carded a 5-over-par 293 in Saturday's final round and finished the 54 holes at 6-over 870, four shots ahead of UNLV (+10). Second-ranked Oklahoma State won the 15-team event in a tournament-record score of 811 (-53), easily outdistancing No. 12 Texas (-32), No. 9 Pepperdine (-28), No. 1 Oklahoma (-27) and No. 30 Arizona (-26), among others.
 
Youssef Guezzale finished in a 11-way tie for 23rd out of 88 entrants at 4-under 216 following a 1-under 71 in today's final round. Starting on the 10th hole, Guezzale rallied from a 2-over start through five holes by birdieing four of the final 11 holes he played, including the par-3, 186-yard 17th, the par-5, 535-yard second, the par-4, 398-yard fifth and the par-4, 425-yard sixth. His lone bogey over his final 11 holes was the par-3, 170-yard fourth.
 
Puwit Anupansuebsai finished in a tie for 53rd at 1-over 217 with a final round 2-over 74. Anupansuebsai bogeyed the par-5, 511-yard 10th, then had 16 consecutive pars before another bogey on the par-4, 436-yard ninth.
 
Steve Sugimoto tied for 70th at 4-over 220 after a 1-over 73 today. Sugimoto's birdies on the par-5, 610-yard 15th and No. 2 were offset by three bogeys.

Jack Townsend tied for 80th at 8-over 224 with his second straight 76. Townsend sank birdies on the 10th and the fourth, but also had six bogeys.
 
Jackson Moss finished in solo 84th at 10-over 226 following a 75 today. Moss birdied the par-4, 430-yard 11th and No. 6, but had three bogeys and a triple bogey on the par-5, 587-yard eighth.
 
Oklahoma State's Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra fired a final-round 64 to capture medalist honors at 20-under 196, breaking the previous tournament record by three strokes.
 
San Diego State will look to defend its Wyoming Cowboy Classic title April 4-5 at Whirlwind Golf Course in Chandler, Arizona.
 
Arizona National Invitational Tournament (N.I.T.)
Tucson, Arizona
Day Two Results (Round 3)
OMNI Tucson National (Catalina Course)
Par 72, 7,200 yards
 
Team Standings (Top 5 of 15 teams + SDSU)
1. No. 2 Oklahoma State…266-269-276—811 (-53)
2. No. 12 Texas…280-280-272—832 (-32)
3. No. 9 Pepperdine…283-277-276—836 (-28)
4. No. 1 Oklahoma…283-275-279—837 (-27)
5. No. 30 Arizona…277-279-282—838 (-26)
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14. San Diego State…286-291-293—870 (+6)
 
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 88 players + SDSU)
1. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (Oklahoma State)…65-67-64—196 (-20)
2. Christian Banke (Arizona)…67-67-67—201 (-15)
3. Aman Gupta (Oklahoma State)…68-65-69—202 (-14)
4. Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Illinois)…69-64-70—203 (-13)
T5. Cole Hammer (Texas)…68-67-70—205 (-11)
T5. Sam Choi (New Mexico)…63-70-72—205 (-11)
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T23. Youssef Guezzale (San Diego State)…69-72-71—212 (-4)
T53. Puwit Anupansuebsai (San Diego State)…74-69-74—217 (+1)
T70. Steve Sugimoto (San Diego State)…71-76-73—220 (+4)
T80. Jack Townsend (San Diego State)…72-76-76—224 (+8)
T84. Jackson Moss (San Diego State)…77-74-75—226 (+10)