Sept. 23, 1997
Bears Bring Home Second Title
COPPEROPOLIS, Calif. - The California men's golf team came from behind in the final round of the 26th annual Pacific Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 23, shooting a blistering fifteen-under par 849 to grab the tournament title. The victory was the Bears second straight this season as they were champions of the Falcon-Cross Creek Invitational Sept. 12-13.
After Monday's first two rounds, the Bears stood in third place with a team score of 567, six stokes behind tournament leader Nevada. But, Cal fired a six-under 282 in today's final round to finish play with a 849 overall score, two better than second-place finisher Nevada (851).
Individually, the Bears were paced by sophomore standout Dong Yi who shot an eight-under 208 (73-67-38) to finish in fourth place overall. Junior Dan Arroyo (66-73-70) finished in a tie with Stanford sensation Joel Kribel for fifth place with a three-round total of 209. Junior Dan Coyle (70-73-73), who led the Bears at the Falcon Invitational, finished at even-par 216, good for 27th place tie. Junior Jay Berkowitz (71-77-72 = 220) and sophomore Han Lee (74-74-72 = 220) came in a tie for 45th place.
PACIFIC INVITATIONAL
Saddle Creek Golf Course, Copperopolis, CA
54 holes, par 72, 7019 yards
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Dong Yi led the Bears to victory with a fourth place total 208.
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Team Scores (19 teams)
1. California 280 287 282 849 -15
2. Nevada 277 284 290 851 -13
3. New Mexico State 293 281 278 852 -12
4. Oregon 280 286 287 853 -11
5. UCLA 291 281 284 856 -8
6. UC Irvine 286 284 290 860 -4
7. Pacific 288 282 281 861 -3
8. Stanford 283 298 284 865 +1
9. Sacramento State 291 283 294 868 +4
Individual Scores:
1. Robert Hamilton Sacramento State 69 67 70 206
2. Ben Crane Oregon 67 69 70 206
3. Greg Enholm New Mexico State 71 69 67 207
4. Dong Yi California 73 67 68 208
T5. Dan Arroyo California 66 73 70 209
T5. Joel Kribel Stanford 67 73 69 209
California Scores:
4. Dong Yi 73 67 68 208
T5. Dan Arroyo 66 73 70 209
T27. Dan Coyle 70 73 73 216
T45. Jay Berkowitz 71 77 72 220
T45. Han Lee 74 74 72 220
