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Saint Mary's Invitational Day 3
Jones Posts First Collegiate Top-5 Finish As CSU Places Ninth at Saint Mary's Invitational
11/10/2021 7:15:00 PM | Men's Golf
The junior fired a 4-under 67 in the final round, including an eagle on the final hole.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Junior Connor Jones posted his first collegiate top-five finish but Colorado State slipped in the final round and finished ninth at the 2021 Saint Mary's Invitational, Oct. 9. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by Saint Mary's (CA) College, was played at Poppy Hills Golf Club (Par 71 – 7,002 yards) in Pebble Beach, Calif.
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A tightly-bunched group near the top of the leaderboard resulted in just a few shots making a difference, as fifth and 13th were separated by just eight shots. CSU had an 11-over 295 in the final round to finish at 11-over 863 in ninth. Oregon overtook second-round leader No. 6 Stanford for the team title, finishing at 19-under 833 as compared to Stanford's 17-under 835. No. 28 San Francisco was third at 13-under 839, with No. 33 Nevada (7-under 845) and Loyola Marymount (5-over 857) competing the top five teams.
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Jones put together his best tournament in his collegiate career, shooting a 4 -under 67 in the final round and tying for fifth at 4-under 209. In his final round, the 67 tied for the second-lowest round of the day and included an eagle on the final hole as well as four other birdies contributing to the score.
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"I'm very happy to see a top-five for Connor," head coach Christian Newton said. "He works at it very hard and it was great for him to see the results."
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Freshman Christoph Bleier was next in a tie for 46th at 4-over 217, while fellow freshman Jay Pabin tied for 61st with a 7-over 220. Senior Davis Bryant finished at 9-over 222, tied for 71st, while sophomore Rasmus Hjelm was one stroke back at 10-over 223, tied for 73rd. Nevada's Quim Vidal Mora earned medalist honors by three shots at 11-under 202.
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CSU has completed its fall portion of the schedule and will return to the course on Mon.-Wed., Feb. 21-23, playing in The Prestige at the PGA West-Norman Course in LaQuinta, Calif.
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A tightly-bunched group near the top of the leaderboard resulted in just a few shots making a difference, as fifth and 13th were separated by just eight shots. CSU had an 11-over 295 in the final round to finish at 11-over 863 in ninth. Oregon overtook second-round leader No. 6 Stanford for the team title, finishing at 19-under 833 as compared to Stanford's 17-under 835. No. 28 San Francisco was third at 13-under 839, with No. 33 Nevada (7-under 845) and Loyola Marymount (5-over 857) competing the top five teams.
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Jones put together his best tournament in his collegiate career, shooting a 4 -under 67 in the final round and tying for fifth at 4-under 209. In his final round, the 67 tied for the second-lowest round of the day and included an eagle on the final hole as well as four other birdies contributing to the score.
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"I'm very happy to see a top-five for Connor," head coach Christian Newton said. "He works at it very hard and it was great for him to see the results."
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Freshman Christoph Bleier was next in a tie for 46th at 4-over 217, while fellow freshman Jay Pabin tied for 61st with a 7-over 220. Senior Davis Bryant finished at 9-over 222, tied for 71st, while sophomore Rasmus Hjelm was one stroke back at 10-over 223, tied for 73rd. Nevada's Quim Vidal Mora earned medalist honors by three shots at 11-under 202.
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CSU has completed its fall portion of the schedule and will return to the course on Mon.-Wed., Feb. 21-23, playing in The Prestige at the PGA West-Norman Course in LaQuinta, Calif.
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| Teams | ||
| 1 | Oregon | 280-276-277=833 (-19) |
| 2 | Stanford | 269-280-286=835 -(17) |
| 3 | San Francisco | 277-288-274=839 (-13) |
| 4 | Nevada | 286-279-280=845 (-7) |
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 286-286-285=857 (+5) |
| 6 | St. Mary's (CA)Â | 283-293-282=858 (+6) |
| 7 | Oregon State | 294-280-285=859 (+7) |
| 8 | BYUÂ | 286-280-294=860 (+8) |
| 9 | Colorado State | 285-283-295=863 (+11) |
| T10 | Santa Clara | 280-295-289=864 (+12) |
| T10 | Washington State | 295-282-287=864 (+12) |
| T10 | San Diego | 282-293-289=864 (+12) |
| 13 | New Mexico | 284-294-287=865 (+13) |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 285-299-285=869 (+17) |
| T15 | Long Beach State | 287-294-291=872 (+20) |
| T15 | Fresno State | 283-295-294=872 (+20) |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 283-304-291=878 (+26) |
| 18 | Seattle University | 295-296-296=887 (+35) |
| 19 | Pacific | 301-297-296=894 (+42) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1 | Quim Vidal Mora (Nevada) | 70-65-67=202 (-11) |
| 2 | Mitchell Hoey (St. Mary's (CA)-Ind.) | 66-70-69=205 (-8) |
| 3 | Barclay Brown (Stanford) | 65-72-70=207 (-6) |
| 4 | Harrison Kingsley (San Diego) | 74-67-67=208 (-5) |
| T5 | Connor Jones (Colorado State) | 72-70-67=209 (-4) |
| T5 | Peyton Callens (Nevada) | 73-69-67=209 (-4) |
| T5 | Gregory Solhaug (Oregon) | 72-69-68=209 (-4) |
| T5Â | Karl Vilips Stanford) | 73-65-71=209 (-4) |
| T46Â | Christoph Bleier (Colorado State) | 70-71-76=217 (+4) |
| T61Â | Jay Pabin (Colorado State) | 71-72-77=220 (+7) |
| T71Â | Davis Bryant (Colorado State) | 75-70-77=222 (+9) |
| T73Â | Rasmus Hjelm (Colorado State) | 72-76-75=223 (+10) |
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