Wednesday, April 14
Pasatiempo Golf Club - Santa Cruz, Calif.
8:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Western Intercollegiate
Anteaters Finish 11th at Western Intercollegiate
April 14, 2021 | Men's Golf
Results
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - UC Irvine men's golf moved up one spot in the standings to finish 11th after Wednesday's final round of the 74th Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club.
The Anteaters concluded the tournament with a 6-count-5 total of 1,119 (371-376-372). Seventh-ranked Pepperdine took home the team title at 4-under 1,046, finishing 11 strokes ahead of No. 37 Stanford.
Graduate student Jonathan Kang was UCI's top finisher, tying for 40th with a 54-hole score of 219 (72-72-75). Kang got out to a shaky start in the final round, making the turn at 7-over, but settled down on the back nine where he had two birdies and no bogeys.
Juniors Nathan Irwin (73-76-75) and Matt Gunson (76-74-74) tied for 61st with identical scores of 224. Irwin closed out the tournament with an eagle on the par-5, 502-yard ninth hole.
Freshman Darien Zhao tied for 71st (227), while classmate Henry Fitzhugh tied for 79th (233).
Freshman Kolbe Irei carded a season-best 70 (E) in Wednesday's final round. It was also the Anteaters' best round of the three-day tournament. Irei came in 85th overall (238).
Puwit Anupansuebsai (San Diego State), Joe Highsmith (Pepperdine) and Carson Lundell (BYU) finished in a three-way tie for first at 5-under 205, with Highsmith winning the playoff for individual medalist honors.
Up next for UC Irvine is the Big West Championships, May 2-4, at La Quinta Country Club.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - UC Irvine men's golf moved up one spot in the standings to finish 11th after Wednesday's final round of the 74th Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club.
The Anteaters concluded the tournament with a 6-count-5 total of 1,119 (371-376-372). Seventh-ranked Pepperdine took home the team title at 4-under 1,046, finishing 11 strokes ahead of No. 37 Stanford.
Graduate student Jonathan Kang was UCI's top finisher, tying for 40th with a 54-hole score of 219 (72-72-75). Kang got out to a shaky start in the final round, making the turn at 7-over, but settled down on the back nine where he had two birdies and no bogeys.
Juniors Nathan Irwin (73-76-75) and Matt Gunson (76-74-74) tied for 61st with identical scores of 224. Irwin closed out the tournament with an eagle on the par-5, 502-yard ninth hole.
Freshman Darien Zhao tied for 71st (227), while classmate Henry Fitzhugh tied for 79th (233).
Freshman Kolbe Irei carded a season-best 70 (E) in Wednesday's final round. It was also the Anteaters' best round of the three-day tournament. Irei came in 85th overall (238).
Puwit Anupansuebsai (San Diego State), Joe Highsmith (Pepperdine) and Carson Lundell (BYU) finished in a three-way tie for first at 5-under 205, with Highsmith winning the playoff for individual medalist honors.
Up next for UC Irvine is the Big West Championships, May 2-4, at La Quinta Country Club.
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
UCI Athletics 2026 Hall of Fame Ceremony - Perry Parker
Tuesday, February 17
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 7 | Rei Harashima
Thursday, February 05
2025 Big West Championship... here we come! #TogetherWeZot | #Shorts
Sunday, April 27
2019 UCI Giving Day || UCI Men's Golf Ramiz Jamal and UCI Sports Medicine
Tuesday, April 23
