Reports From LBSU

The Long Beach State men’s golf team shot a final round score of 295 at the U.S. Intercollegiate to finish in 18th place at the par-70, 6,742 yard Stanford Golf Course. The 49ers completed the three-day 54-hole tournament at 50-over 890.

Sixth-ranked Oregon powered their way up the standings from third place to capture the team championship with an 839 (-1), followed by No. 33 San Diego State finishing three strokes behind with an 842 (+2) and No. 3 Washington finishing in third with an 843 (+3). Tournament host No. 2 Stanford finished in seventh with an 853 (+13).

Daniel Miernicki of Oregon claimed the individual medalist as he fired a tournament low of 64 in the final round to finish with a 202 (-8) to hold a three stroke lead over Nick Taylor of Washington (205).

Individually, LBSU’s Benjamin Lein was the team’s top finisher as he carded a 74 in Tuesday’s final round to tie for 44th. The freshmen posted scores of 75 and 70 in the first two rounds to finish at nine-over (219).

Sophomore Kevin Roy recorded his best round of the tournament with a 72 to finish with a 222 (+12) to tie for 64th.

Senior Robbie Berton shot a 75 to finish at 17-over (227) to tie for 83rd, while fellow classmate Michael Drake tied for 87th as he completed the final day with a 74 to close at 18-over (228).

Freshman Raymond Ho recorded a final round score of 78 to finish in 96th with a 234 (+24). 

The U.S. Intercollegiate marked the last regular season tournament for The Beach as the 49ers will be off the next three weeks as they prepare for the Big West Conference Championship, May 3-4, at the Mission Viejo Country Club in Mission Viejo, Calif.