BREMERTON, Wash. – Tony Chen and Nathan Wang both shot 2-under-par 70s Tuesday as the California men's golf team wrapped up a third-place finish in the Husky Invitational at Gold Mountain Golf Club's Olympic Course.
 
Cal finished the two-day, 54-hole event at 12-under (287-278-287) to tie with Oregon State for third. Oklahoma (-14) captured runner-up honors while host Washington ran away with the team title, shooting a staggering 40-under for the tournament, including a third-round 269. The Golden Bears entered the third round in sole possession of second place after finishing the second set of 18 holes Tuesday morning; the conclusion of round two was suspended due to darkness Monday night. Cal's lineup shot a 10-under 278 in the second round – the best among all 14 teams in the field – before ultimately falling back to third place with a final-round 287.
 
Freshman Eric Lee once again paced the Bears, tying for 11th at 3-under. The rookie was in prime position to compete for a second straight individual title after 36 holes, but a third-round 75 dropped him back outside of the top 10. Fellow freshman Ethan Fang (-2) amassed three birdies and an eagle over the final six holes on Tuesday to climb into a tie for 14th alongside Chen, who shot a steady 72-72-70 over two days of play.
 
Meanwhile at the Husky Individual on Gold Mountain's Cascade Course, all six Bears in competition finished the 54-hole event under par. Papon Sawatyanon (-8) stole the show with a third-round 66 as he tied Aaron Du for sixth place. Daniel Heo jumped 12 spots on the leaderboard with a 5-under 67 to close out a 4-under 212 overall. Both Charlie Berridge and Costas Panay tied for 20th at 3-under (213) while Ethan Chung took 27th at 1-under (215).
 
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Bragging rights will be on the line next Thursday as the Cal men and women team up to face their Stanford counterparts in the Big Match at Menlo Country Club. Six mixed pairs will go head-to-head to determine a winner between the rival schools. The match will begin at noon PT in Woodside.
 
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