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Wednesday, March 10
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Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic Day 3
Parathakorn Suyasri tied for 11th in the event.
CSU Finishes FIfth At Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic
3/10/2021 6:44:00 PM | Men's Golf
Rams move up two spots in final round; Suyasri and Ott with top-20 finishes.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Against a very high-level field, Colorado State posted its best round of the tournament and improved two spots to finish fifth at the 2021 Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic Wednesday. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by University of San Diego and San Diego State University, was played at San Diego Country Club (Par 72 – 7,033 yards) in Chula Vista, Calif.
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The Rams posted their best score of the event, shooting an even-par 288 to finish at 13-over 877 in fifth. Second-round leader UCLA finished at 4-over 868 to win the event by six shots over Nevada at 10-over 874. Washington was third at 11-over 875, with co-host San Diego in fourth at 12-over 876.
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Parathakorn Suyasri was the top Ram at 1-over 217 following a final-round even-par 72, tying for 11th. AJ Ott rallied with the best round of the tournament for CSU, a 3-under 69 and moved up to a tie for 17th at 3-over 219. Davis Bryant tied for 23rd at 5-over 221, while freshmen Gunnar Broin and Rasmus Hjelm, each in the first collegiate event, tied for 55th at 10-over 226. Devon Bling of UCLA won the individual title at 4-under 212, one shot ahead of San Diego's Ryan Bisharat.
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IN HIS WORDS
Head coach Christian Newton on the team's performance
"The boys battled some tough conditions yesterday and all day today. They fought hard and I'm proud of that. This was a tough place to debut two freshmen, but overall, I'm pleased with their start. Poon had a great week and AJ's round was huge for us today. Davis is close to playing well; he just needs a few more putts to fall to get his confidence going. Overall, it was a good showing as we took home some key wins."
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NEXT UP
CSU will next be on the course March 20-21, playing in the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.
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The Rams posted their best score of the event, shooting an even-par 288 to finish at 13-over 877 in fifth. Second-round leader UCLA finished at 4-over 868 to win the event by six shots over Nevada at 10-over 874. Washington was third at 11-over 875, with co-host San Diego in fourth at 12-over 876.
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Parathakorn Suyasri was the top Ram at 1-over 217 following a final-round even-par 72, tying for 11th. AJ Ott rallied with the best round of the tournament for CSU, a 3-under 69 and moved up to a tie for 17th at 3-over 219. Davis Bryant tied for 23rd at 5-over 221, while freshmen Gunnar Broin and Rasmus Hjelm, each in the first collegiate event, tied for 55th at 10-over 226. Devon Bling of UCLA won the individual title at 4-under 212, one shot ahead of San Diego's Ryan Bisharat.
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IN HIS WORDS
Head coach Christian Newton on the team's performance
"The boys battled some tough conditions yesterday and all day today. They fought hard and I'm proud of that. This was a tough place to debut two freshmen, but overall, I'm pleased with their start. Poon had a great week and AJ's round was huge for us today. Davis is close to playing well; he just needs a few more putts to fall to get his confidence going. Overall, it was a good showing as we took home some key wins."
NOTES
- This was the top finish for CSU in its sixth appearance in the event. The previous best was a sixth in the 2011 tournament.
- The Rams continued their strong play against regional and nationally-ranked teams, beating four teams ranked in the top 50 according to Golfstat along with a win over the Big 10 and Big 12 each, two over the Pac-12 and three against the Mountain West
- Among those key wins, it was just the second time in 28 meetings since 1999-2000 that the Rams defeated Southern Cal in a tournament.
- CSU is now 9-3 in the last 12 tournaments against in-state rival Colorado.
- Suyasri's top-20 finish was his 12th in 31 CSU events played.
- Ott rallied from a tie for 65th after 18 holes for a top-20 finish. It was his 19th top-20 placing in 44 career events.
NEXT UP
CSU will next be on the course March 20-21, playing in the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.
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| Teams | ||
| 1 | UCLAÂ | 287-288-293=868 (+4) |
| 2 | Nevada | 286-298-290=874 (+10) |
| 3 | Washington | 297-295-283=875 (+11) |
| 4 | San Diego | 283-305-288=876 (+12) |
| 5 | Colorado State | 289-300-288=877 (+13) |
| 6 | Kansas | 289-307-285=881 (+17) |
| 7 | Brigham Young | 288-306-288=882 (+18) |
| T8 | Southern California | 285-303-295=883 (+19) |
| T8 | New Mexico | 289-296-298=883 (+19) |
| 10 | Colorado | 287-298-299=884 (+20) |
| 11 | UC Davis | 294-299-295=888 (+24) |
| 12 | San Diego State | 288-306-296=890 (+26) |
| 13 | Denver | 294-304-298=896 (+32) |
| 14 | St. Mary's (CA)Â | 300-302-296=898 (+34) |
| 15 | Wyoming | 306-299-301=906 (+42) |
| 16 | Cal Poly | 298-316-296=910 (+46) |
| 17 | San Jose State | 312-297-306=915 (+51) |
| 18 | Northern Illinois | 312-315-294=921 (+57) |
| 19 | Nebraska | 314-311-308=933 (+69) |
| 20 | Air Force | 308-329-308=945 (+81) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1 | Devon Bling (UCLAÂ | 68-69-75=212 (-4) |
| 2 | Ryan Bisharat (San Diego-Ind.) | 68-72-73=213 (-3) |
| T3Â | Cole Ponich (BYU)Â | 73-72-69=214 (-2) |
| T3Â | Jan Schneider (Washington) | 70-73-71=214 (-2) |
| T3Â | Jackson Solem (Denver) | 71-69-74=214 (-2) |
| T11 | Parathakorn Suyasri (Colorado State)Â | 71-74-72=217 (+1) |
| T17Â | A J Ott (Colorado State)Â | 76-74-69=219 (+3) |
| T23 | Davis Bryant (Colorado State)Â | 70-76-75=221 (+5) |
| T55 | Gunnar Broin (Colorado State)Â | 73-76-77=226 (+10) |
| T55Â | Rasmus Hjelm (Colorado State)Â | 75-79-72=226 (+10) |
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