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Nathan Wang solidified a top-20 finish at the El Macero Classic by shooting 1-over par 73 on Sunday.
MGOLF4/16/2023 4:40 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Close Strong At El Macero Classic
Cal Moves Up Four Spots On Final Day
EL MACERO – The California men's golf team tied its best round of the El Macero Classic on Sunday with a second consecutive even-par 288 to move up four spots and finish 11th out of 20 teams.
Daniel Heo (76-72-70 – 218, +2) led the Golden Bears by carding a 2-under 70 in round three and jumped 21 spots on the individual leaderboard from 57th to 36th. Heo's third-round score tied
Nathan Wang and
Aaron Du for the lowest single-round mark of the tournament for the Bears. After both shot 2-under on Saturday, Wang and Du matched one another again by shooting 1-over 73 in round three.
Wang (72-70-73 – 215, -1) cemented his place in the top 20, carding a 1-under 215 through 56 holes and ending in a tie for 17th individually. Du (74-70-73 – 217, +1) ended in 32nd place.
As a team, the Bears finished at 7-over 871 for the tournament, which was won by San Diego (283-288-279 – 850).
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Place |
Name |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
T17 |
Nathan Wang |
72 (E) |
70 (-2) |
73 (+1) |
215 (-1) |
T32 |
Aaron Du |
74 (+2) |
70 (-2) |
73 (+1) |
217 (+1) |
T36 |
Daniel Heo |
76 (+4) |
72 (E) |
70 (-2) |
218 (+2) |
T77 |
Jeewon Park |
74 (+2) |
76 (+4) |
77 (+5) |
227 (+11) |
T77 |
Simon Kwon |
75 (+3) |
80 (+8) |
72 (E) |
227 (+11) |
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Cal will now prepare for the Pac-12 Championships, which take place from April 28-30 at Stanford Golf Course.
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