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Monday, September 23
Sammamish, WA
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The Tindall
Cal senior Charlie Berridge aced his fourth hole of the season and sits in a tie for fifth place after 36 holes at The Tindall.
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Bears Ace First Day Of The Tindall
9/23/2024 8:00 PM | Men's Golf
Pair Of Hole-In-Ones Highlight Cal’s Impressive First Day Of Season
SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Charlie Berridge and Wenliang Xie carded an ace apiece while Daniel Heo totaled 10 birdies for a second-round score of 63 to highlight the California men's golf team's opening day of the season at The Tindall on Monday. The Golden Bears – playing in their first tournament under first-year Alex and Marie Shipman Director of Men's Golf Michael Wilson – finished the first 36 holes of play tied for second place at 15-under-par (275-278 – 553).
Cal is tied with No. 25 Pepperdine (-15) for second place, trailing only No. 24 Utah (-20) with 18 holes left to play.
Berridge, a senior, grabbed the spotlight early on with an eagle on hole 12 – he started on hole 9 – followed by his ace on the par 3, 227-yard hole 13. Using a 5-iron, Berridge sunk the hole-in-one to quickly move to 5-under-par for the day. He stayed bogey-free throughout round one, tallying two birdies on the front nine to finish with a collegiate-best 18-hole score of 64 (-7).
Close behind Berridge in round one was Xie, a graduate transfer from Seton Hall making his debut in the Blue and Gold. After a bogey on his opening hole on 11, Xie was flawless the rest of the way, registering five birdies, including four in his final five holes to round out a 4-under-par 67. Despite an up-and-down second round that ended in a 4-over-par 75, Xie joined Berridge with an ace of his own on the par 3, 118-yard hole 2, sinking a hole-in-one with a 56-degree wedge.
The rest of the day was all Heo, who amassed 10 birdies on the way to a collegiate-low 63 (-8) in round two. Heo, starting on hole 10, reeled off four straight birdies to begin round two and found himself at 9-under-par through 17 holes before a bogey on hole 9 ended his day.
Heo and Berridge will enter Tuesday's third and final round at 7-under-par, just two strokes behind clubhouse leader Davis Johnson (-9) of Utah.
Redshirt senior Kuangyu (Tony) Chen bounced back from a 3-over-par 74 in the opening round with a second-round 69 (-2) to move into a tie for 31st individually.
Freshman Matthew Miyamoto, making his collegiate debut, finished the day tied for 54th (147, +5). He had an eagle on hole 12 in round one.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
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Cal starts the final round of The Tindall on hole 1 between 9:05-9:57 a.m. PT Tuesday alongside Utah (-20), Pepperdine (-15) and Arizona (-12).
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Cal is tied with No. 25 Pepperdine (-15) for second place, trailing only No. 24 Utah (-20) with 18 holes left to play.
Berridge, a senior, grabbed the spotlight early on with an eagle on hole 12 – he started on hole 9 – followed by his ace on the par 3, 227-yard hole 13. Using a 5-iron, Berridge sunk the hole-in-one to quickly move to 5-under-par for the day. He stayed bogey-free throughout round one, tallying two birdies on the front nine to finish with a collegiate-best 18-hole score of 64 (-7).
Close behind Berridge in round one was Xie, a graduate transfer from Seton Hall making his debut in the Blue and Gold. After a bogey on his opening hole on 11, Xie was flawless the rest of the way, registering five birdies, including four in his final five holes to round out a 4-under-par 67. Despite an up-and-down second round that ended in a 4-over-par 75, Xie joined Berridge with an ace of his own on the par 3, 118-yard hole 2, sinking a hole-in-one with a 56-degree wedge.
The rest of the day was all Heo, who amassed 10 birdies on the way to a collegiate-low 63 (-8) in round two. Heo, starting on hole 10, reeled off four straight birdies to begin round two and found himself at 9-under-par through 17 holes before a bogey on hole 9 ended his day.
Heo and Berridge will enter Tuesday's third and final round at 7-under-par, just two strokes behind clubhouse leader Davis Johnson (-9) of Utah.
Redshirt senior Kuangyu (Tony) Chen bounced back from a 3-over-par 74 in the opening round with a second-round 69 (-2) to move into a tie for 31st individually.
Freshman Matthew Miyamoto, making his collegiate debut, finished the day tied for 54th (147, +5). He had an eagle on hole 12 in round one.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
| Place | Team | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | #24 Utah | -20 | 273 | 275 | 548 | |
| T2 | California | -15 | 275 | 278 | 553 | |
| T2 | #25 Pepperdine | -15 | 275 | 278 | 553 | |
| 4 | #13 Arizona | -12 | 275 | 281 | 556 | |
| 5 | South Carolina | -8 | 283 | 277 | 560 |
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
| Place | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| T5 | Charlie Berridge | 64 | 71 | 135 (-7) | |
| T5 | Daniel Heo | 72 | 63 | 135 (-7) | |
| T29 | Wenliang Xie | 67 | 75 | 142 (E) | |
| T31 | Kuangyu (Tony) Chen | 74 | 69 | 143 (+1) | |
| T54 | Matthew Miyamoto | 72 | 75 | 147 (+5) |
UP NEXT
Cal starts the final round of The Tindall on hole 1 between 9:05-9:57 a.m. PT Tuesday alongside Utah (-20), Pepperdine (-15) and Arizona (-12).
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal men's golf, follow the Bears on X/Twitter (@CalMensGolf), Instagram (@CalMensGolf) and Facebook (/CalMensGolf).
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