Albert Chang
Sampson Zheng (left) was one of four Golden Bears to shoot under par in the final round of the Western Intercollegiate.
MGOLF4/17/2024 7:13 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Cal Roars Back To Finish Third At Western Intercollegiate
Sampson Zheng Leads Way With 4-Under-Par 66 In Final Round
SANTA CRUZ – The No. 22 California men's golf team shot a Western Intercollegiate-low 344 in the third round to climb the leaderboard and finish in third place on Wednesday at Pasatiempo Golf Club.
The Golden Bears finished the 54-hole tournament at 14-over-par (356-364-344 – 1,064), with the 6-under 344 in the final round serving as the lowest 18-hole score in the 14-team field across three days of play.
Sampson Zheng led the charge on Wednesday, carding three birdies over his final five holes to finish with a 4-under 66 and tied for fourth place individually at 2-under, just two strokes behind individual medalist Filip Jakubcik (-4) of Arizona.
Stanford (+8) won the title with Washington (+13) as the runner up. Oregon (+15) and Arizona (+17) rounded out an All-Pac-12 top five.
Zheng – who earned his third consecutive top-10 finish dating back to early March – was one of four Golden Bears that shot under par Wednesday, with
Ethan Fang (+4, T-25th),
Aaron Du (+5, T-34th) and
Kuangyu (Tony) Chen (+7, T-39th) all carding 1-under 69s in the third round. Cal's five counted scorers amassed 11 birdies to just four bogeys throughout the final nine holes of play.
Eric Lee, who shot 1-over 71, was Cal's second-best finisher in the tournament with a tie for 14th.
It was Cal's seventh top-five finish – and sixth top-three finish – in nine stroke-play events this season.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
| Place |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Stanford |
+8 |
354 |
355 |
349 |
1058 |
| 2 |
Washington |
+13 |
355 |
357 |
351 |
1063 |
| 3 |
California |
+14 |
356 |
364 |
344 |
1064 |
| 4 |
Oregon |
+15 |
356 |
359 |
350 |
1065 |
| 5 |
Arizona |
+16 |
348 |
363 |
355 |
1066 |
| 6 |
Texas |
+17 |
363 |
353 |
351 |
1067 |
| 7 |
San Diego State |
+18 |
360 |
353 |
355 |
1068 |
| 8 |
BYU |
+24 |
359 |
356 |
359 |
1074 |
| 9 |
Chattanooga |
+32 |
358 |
364 |
360 |
1082 |
| 10 |
Pepperdine |
+43 |
370 |
355 |
368 |
1093 |
| T11 |
San Jose State |
+44 |
358 |
364 |
372 |
1094 |
| T11 |
UNLV |
+44 |
372 |
361 |
361 |
1094 |
| 13 |
UC Irvine |
+73 |
387 |
371 |
365 |
1123 |
| 14 |
Hawaii |
+77 |
375 |
381 |
371 |
1127 |
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
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