University of Arizona
St. Mary's Invitational
Wildcats Finish Final Tournament of the Fall in 3rd
11/06/2019 | Men's Golf
Pebble Beach, Calif.— The Arizona Men's Golf team finished the St. Mary's Invitational with a third place finish at Poppy Hills Golf Club. Brigham Young edged out the Wildcats for second place by four strokes. Arizona finished with a score of 16-under par, while BYU finished at 20-under. Colorado State won the tournament, putting up a score of 25-under par. The Cats placed in the top three in each of their four fall tournament.
Junior Trevor Werbylo made a massive leap on the leaderboard throughout the tournament. He finished the first day of play tied for 41st place and finished the tournament in second place. His round on the third day consisted of a spectacular hole-in-one on the eighth hole and three birdies. He shot a 67 for the second straight day. The second-place finish marked Werbylo's 10th Top 10 finish in his career.
Senior Brad Reeves had an impressive outing, maintaining a place in the top 10 on the leaderboard through all three rounds of play. Reeves finished the tournament tied for sixth place, his first top 10 finish of his senior season.
Senior Briggs Duce sunk 11 birdies throughout his three rounds. He finished the tournament with a score of three-under par and tied for 12th place. Senior David Laskin put up the most birdies for the Wildcats this tournament, sinking 15 of them over the course of his three rounds of play. Laskin shot a 69 for the third round and finished the tournament tied for 16th place. Junior Drake Mendenhall had a low round of 75 during the tournament. He sunk five birdies and tied for 87th place.
Freshman Chase Sienkiewicz, playing as an individual, finished even par. He shot two consecutive rounds of 69, sinking nine birdies over the three days. Sienkiewicz finished the tournament tied for 26th place.
"We did our best to get things going today," said Head Coach Jim Anderson. "The course was challenging and we just didn't make enough putts. Looking back, we didn't manage the par fives as well as we are capable. It will be great for us to use this experience as we have had chances to win several times this fall. Trevor stepped up today, especially with an exciting finish. Overall, we are very proud of this team at the midway point and we will enjoy a little break before coming out hungry in the spring.
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