Sophomore's 205 the fourth lowest 54-hole total in school history
Lakeside, Calif. — Sophomore Taylor Pendrith (Richmond Hill, Ontario) finished runner-up as No. 23/26 Kent State placed fifth in the team standings at the Barona Collegiate Cup. Pendrith's 54-hole score of 205 (-11; 66-72-68) tied for the fourth lowest in school history and paced the Golden Flashes to a 1067 (-13; 343-367-357) in a rare count-five format.
In a field that featured nine teams ranked in the top 50, host and 12th ranked San Diego State took team medalist honors with a 1051 (-29) besting No. 10 USC by two shots. No. 37 North Texas was third at 1060 followed by No. 9 Georgia Tech which rallied with a -12 on Friday to slip past Kent State and take fourth by a single stroke.
Pendrith, who was three back of the leader J.J. Spaun of San Diego State, capped off his finest tournament as a collegian with a tidy 68 (-4) on Friday that included four birdies and no bogeys. It was his second sub-70 round of the toournament coupled with a 66 (-7) on Thursday.
Capturing his fifth top 25 in six events this year was sophomore Corey Conners (Listowel, Ontario). Conners' 211 (-5; 66-74-71) was good enough to tie him for 14th. Senior Mackenzie Hughes (Dundas, Ontario) added a 214 (-2; 66-74-74) which tied him for 22nd.
Sophomore Kyle Kmiecik (Avon, Ohio) had his second lowest 54-hole score of the season with a 220 (+4; 75-72-73) while junior Kevin Miller (Dover, Ohio) posted a 222 (+6; 71-77-74).
Freshman Nick Scott (Union, Ohio) was a key part of the Golden Flashes final round 357 as his 71 (-1) on Friday matched Conners for the team's second lowest individual round of the day. After opening with a 79 on Thursday he recovered for a 225 (+9; 79-75-71) total including counters in rounds two & three.
Competing as individuals were freshman Taylor Zoller (Charleston, S.C.) and sophomore Jack Watson (Lincolnshire, Ill.). Playing in only his second collegiate tournament, Zoller tied for 36th with a 217 (+1; 74-72-71) while Watson used an opening round 68 to highlight his 226 (+10; 68-77-81).
The opening round 343 shot by Kent State was the lowest team round for the tournament and set a school record for the count-five formant. The previous mark in the rare count-five format was a 354 shot in the fourth round of the 1991 Mid-American Conference Championship at Toledo Country Club.
The Golden Flashes next head to Charlotte for the Irish Creek Collegiate March 30 - April 1.
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1 |
|
-29 |
F |
-7 |
348 |
350 |
353 |
1051 |
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2 |
|
-27 |
F |
-13 |
352 |
354 |
347 |
1053 |
|
3 |
|
-20 |
F |
-7 |
344 |
363 |
353 |
1060 |
|
4 |
|
-14 |
F |
-12 |
352 |
366 |
348 |
1066 |
|
5 |
|
-13 |
F |
-3 |
343 |
367 |
357 |
1067 |
|
6 |
|
-2 |
F |
+3 |
349 |
366 |
363 |
1078 |
|
7 |
|
-1 |
F |
-4 |
358 |
365 |
356 |
1079 |
|
8 |
|
+3 |
F |
E |
355 |
368 |
360 |
1083 |
|
9 |
|
+10 |
F |
-4 |
358 |
376 |
356 |
1090 |
|
10 |
|
+12 |
F |
E |
360 |
372 |
360 |
1092 |
|
11 |
|
+14 |
F |
+1 |
360 |
373 |
361 |
1094 |
|
12 |
|
+27 |
F |
+7 |
364 |
376 |
367 |
1107 |
|
13 |
|
+45 |
F |
+27 |
361 |
377 |
387 |
1125 |
|
14 |
|
+61 |
F |
+32 |
364 |
385 |
392 |
1141 |
|
15 |
|
+62 |
F |
+9 |
371 |
402 |
369 |
1142 |
|
16 |
|
+66 |
F |
+26 |
373 |
387 |
386 |
1146 |
