Kingsmen Finish Third at CA State Invitational

Posted: Sep 19, 2017

VENTURA, Calif. – The Cal Lutheran Kingsmen golf team came in third at four-under-par (286-286-572) at the CA State Invitational which was held Monday and Tuesday at the Olivas Links Golf Course. The two-day tournament featured 12 teams and 60 players.

Cal Lutheran hosted the tournament for the first time in the event's history. The event consisted of 36 holes and the par was 72.

CLU's Tyler Ferrier and Drake Jones led the Kingsmen at two-under-par and tied for ninth. The duo each shot a 71 on both days.

The Kingsmen's Slater Sivage was one stroke back at one-under-par (72-71-143) and tied for 15^th. Ricardo Torres competed for the Violet and Gold and shot a one-over-par 145 (72-73). JT Snowden finished the tournament at seven-over-par and in 48^th-place.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Jonathan Shaw took home the individual title as he finished at 11-under-par (67-66-133). Arizona Christian's Nick Norton was the runner-up at seven-under-par (70-67-137). Marymount's Michael Padilla finished the tournament in third at six-under-par (69-69-138). Chapman's Avery Keating (70-70-140) and Ottawa University's Quinn Edwards (68-72-140) tied for fourth at four-under par.

Ottawa University - Arizona took home the team title with a seven-under-par finish (290-279-569). Chapman was one stroke back and in second (285-285-570) and Cal Lutheran was third. Arizona Christian (290-284-574) was fourth, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (288-290-578) was fifth, Marymount (293-286-579) and The Master's University (296-283-579) tied for sixth, George Fox (291-290-581) was eighth, La Verne (297-286-583) was ninth, Whittier (296-290-586) was 10^th and Pomona-Pitzer (303-284-587) and Occidental (299-288-587) tied for 11^th.

The Kingsmen continue the season at the UT Tyler Invitational which starts Monday in Tyler, Texas.