Nov. 1, 2005

SAN MARTIN, CALIF. - The University of California men's golf team, behind junior Michael Wilson's individual title, placed third at the inaugural CordeValle Collegiate, played at CordeValle Country Club in San Martin, Calif. Wilson, who redshirted last season and is the only returning member of the Golden Bears' 2004 NCAA championship squad, shot a 10-under three-round score of 206 (69, 70, 67), outpacing UCLA's Erik Flores and Arizona's Henry Liaw by six strokes (212). Wilson shot a 30 on the back nine of his final round, including four birdies and an eagle on the par five 15th hole.

As a team, Cal finished tied for third with Arkansas, shooting a three-round score of 859 (297, 282, 280, -5), trailing only host UCLA's 849 (284, 281, 284, -15) and Northwestern's 855 (291, 277, 287, -9). The CordeValle course measured 7,169 yards and carried a par of 72.

Wilson is the first Bear to capture an individual tournament title since Jeff Hood won the 2003 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, Sept. 9, 2003 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. This past March, Wilson, the 2003 Pac-10 Co-Freshman of the Year, won the San Francisco City Championship at Harding Park.

Other finishers for Cal included sophomore Michael Jensen tying for 14th with an even par 216 (77, 68, 71), freshman Larry Wong tying for 30th with three-over 219 (78, 70, 71), freshman George Gandranata tying for 45th with a seven-over 223 (77, 75, 71) and sophomore Kyle Dowden tying for 55th with a 10-over 226 (74, 74, 78).

The CordeValle Collegiate concluded the Bears' 2005 fall season, which included a team-title at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Oct. 11 at the Meadow Club in Fairfax, Calif. Cal will next compete at the PING/Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 30-31, 2006 in Tucson, Ariz.

Course:CordeValle: Championship Tees     Par 72 - 7119 yards
current
position 	team 	scoring 	rounds 	total
score
		to par 	thru 	today 	1 	2 	3
1 	UCLA
-15 	F 	  -4 	284 	281 	284 	849
2 	Northwestern
-9 	F 	  -1 	291 	277 	287 	855
T3 	California, U. of
-5 	F 	  -8 	297 	282 	280 	859
T3 	Arkansas, U. of
-5 	F 	  -4 	285 	290 	284 	859
5 	Texas
E 	F 	  -3 	291 	288 	285 	864
6 	Arizona
+9 	F 	  +1 	294 	290 	289 	873
7 	North Carolina
+12 	F 	  +5 	299 	284 	293 	876
T8 	Virginia, U. of
+13 	F 	  +4 	297 	288 	292 	877
T8 	Augusta State
+13 	F 	  +8 	289 	292 	296 	877
10 	Pepperdine
+14 	F 	  E 	296 	294 	288 	878
T11 	Southern California
+18 	F 	  +8 	291 	295 	296 	882
T11 	Washington
+18 	F 	  +7 	292 	295 	295 	882
13 	Stanford University
+20 	F 	  +7 	298 	291 	295 	884
14 	UCF
+29 	F 	  +3 	300 	302 	291 	893
15 	UC Davis
+41 	F 	  +14 	305 	298 	302 	905
- 	Notre Dame, U. of
DNF 	F 	  - 	294 	223 	- 	DNF

Course:CordeValle: Championship Tees     Par 72 - 7119 yards
position 	player 	team 	scoring 	rounds 	total
score
current	start			to par	thru	today	1 	2 	3
1	2	Michael Wilson
California, U. of
-10 	F 	-5 	69	70	67	206
T2	T16	Erik Flores
UCLA
-4 	F 	-4 	75	69	68	212
T2	T10	Henry Liaw
Arizona
-4 	F 	-2 	72	70	70	212
T4	T5	Dillon Dougherty
Northwestern
-3 	F 	E 	73	68	72	213
T4	1	Daniel Im
UCLA
-3 	F 	+3 	71	67	75	213
T4	T16	James Lee
UCLA
-3 	F 	-3 	71	73	69	213
T7	T5	Matt Bortis
Arkansas, U. of
-2 	F 	+1 	68	73	73	214
T7	T26	Dan Doyle
Northwestern
-2 	F 	-4 	74	72	68	214
T7	T30	Eric Shriver
Arkansas, U. of
-2 	F 	-5 	73	74	67	214
T7	T5	Andrea Signor (10)
Virginia, U. of
-2 	F 	+1 	71	70	73	214