FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The California men's golf team finished in a tie for ninth place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational after shooting a 10-over-par 298 in the third round on Wednesday.
 
The Golden Bears (309-296-298 – 903, +39) tied UNLV and finished five strokes behind eighth-place UCLA (+34) at the three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by Arkansas at Blessings Golf Club. Texas A&M (-11) placed first while the Aggies' Daniel Rodrigues (-11) earned individual medalist honors.
 
Junior Sampson Zheng was the Bears' top individual finisher, as he climbed four spots into a tie for 18th with a 1-over-par 73 on Wednesday. Zheng, who carded a 5-over-par 221 for the tournament, registered three consecutive birdies on holes 1-3 to overcome four bogeys throughout his final round. He was closely followed by fellow junior Aaron Du, who tied for 22nd at 6-over-par overall and shot a 1-over-par 73 Wednesday.
 
Four Bears shot even par or better on the front nine Wednesday, including both Zheng and Jeewon Park at 2-under-par.
 

Place	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
T-18	Sampson Zheng	75 (+3)	73 (+1)	73 (+1)	221 (+5)
T-22	Aaron Du	79 (+7)	70 (-2)	73 (+1)	222 (+6)
T-47	Tony Chen	80 (+8)	74 (+2)	79 (+7)	233 (+17)
T-47	Nathan Wang	76 (+4)	79 (+7)	78 (+6)	233 (+17)
T-54	Jeewon Park	79 (+7)	85 (+13)	74 (+2)	238 (+22)

 
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The Bears will host the Alister MacKenzie Invitational at Sonoma Golf Club on Oct. 10-11. The two-day, 54-hole tournament will feature nine teams. Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament on GolfStat.com.
 
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