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Men's Golf Amy-Elyzabeth Torrico, Media Relations Student Assistant

Broncos Finish Third At The Nick Watney Tournament

FRESNO, Calif. - Santa Clara men's golf picked up their second-straight third-place finish on Tuesday, putting a bow on their time at the Sunnyside CC with a 7-under 277 in the final round of the Nick Watney Invitational to finish the event 17-under 835. A trio of Broncos finished inside the top 20 with Matt Robles continuing his torrid start to his collegiate career with a tie for fourth - his fourth top-10 finish of the year. 

ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Robles shot 4-under 67 in the final round, tallying six birdies and finishing the event 8-under 67-71-67--205. His tie for fourth is the top finish of his young career and already his third inside the top five. 

  • Alvaro Muller and Emil Nielsen both tied for 18th at 2-under 211. Muller was 1-under for the day with five birdies to counter out a pair of bogeys and one double bogey. 

  • Calder Overfelt finished just outside of the top-20, turning in an even par 70-69-74-213 to finish in sole possession of 23rd. 

  • Freshman Jack Hayden, playing as an individual, finished a shot back from Overfelt in 24th place at 1-over 214 while J.P. Odland and Jolo Magcalayo (Ind.) finished in 42nd and 64th, respectively. Odland had the second-lowest round of the day for the Broncos, turning in a 2-under 69 - his seventh round in the 60s on the season. 

  • Fresno State and San Diego shared the team title at 23-under 839 while Pacific's Carlos Astiazaran won medalist honors at 10-under 203. 

SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:

Place

Player

Score

T4

Robles 

67-71-67--205

T18

Muller

69-72-70--211

T18

Nielson

70-70-71--211

23

Overfelt 

70-69-74--213

24

Hayden (Ind.)

70-71-73– 214

42

Odland 

76-74-69--219

64 

Magcalayo (Ind.)

71-80-76--227

 

TEAM STANDINGS:

Place

Team

Score

T1

San Diego 

279-274-276--829

T1

Fresno State

278-275-276--829

3

Santa Clara  

276-282-277--835

4

Cal Poly

278-282-288--848

5

UC San Diego 

286-285-279--850

T6

Pacific 

277-278-295--850

T6

Sacramento State

283-287-282--852

8

San Francisco 

279-285-289--853

9

Utah Valley 

284-291-286--861

10

Idaho 

284-298-293--875

11

Air Force 

298-287-296--881

12

Southern Utah 

285-302-299--886

13

CSU Northridge

292-295-300--887

 

NEXT UP:

The Broncos will head to San Diego next for the Lankin tournament, March 10th and 11th . 

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Players Mentioned

Jolo Magcalayo

Jolo Magcalayo

Senior
J.P. Odland

J.P. Odland

Sophomore
Calder Overfelt

Calder Overfelt

Junior
Jack Hayden

Jack Hayden

Freshman
Emil Nielsen

Emil Nielsen

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jolo Magcalayo

Jolo Magcalayo

Senior
J.P. Odland

J.P. Odland

Sophomore
Calder Overfelt

Calder Overfelt

Junior
Jack Hayden

Jack Hayden

Freshman
Emil Nielsen

Emil Nielsen

6' 2"
Freshman