Oct. 16, 2007

Results

Complete Results

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Top-ranked Charlotte, paced by three golfers among the top 10 individuals, captured top team honors by eight strokes on Tuesday at The Prestige at PGA WEST, co-hosted by UC Davis and Stanford at the par-72, 7,156-yard Greg Norman Course.

Wisconsin's Dan Woltman battled back from a three-shot deficit with a 3-under 69 in the final round to catch first-day leader Clayton Rask of Minnesota as the pair tied for medalist honors at the 16-team tournament which features some of the top academic and golf-playing institutions in the country. Nine of the top 50 ranked teams participated in the event with a ranked team occupying each of the top eight places in the final standings.

Freshman Austin Graham of UC Davis had a 76 during Tuesday's final round, finishing at 6-over 222 for the 54-hole tournament and tying for 32nd place for the best Aggie finish. Junior Ramie Sprinkling tied for 37th, following his 71 in the second round with a 77 in the last. Gregg Button, playing as an individual, tied for 41st.

Charlotte, which opened the tournament with a 7-under 281 and a 285 on Monday, was even on Tuesday but was able to post an eight-shot win over the co-host Cardinal. Stanford, the defending NCAA champion, had the best round of the day with a 284 to move past No. 42 Central Florida, which was third at 5-over. No. 14 Pepperdine and No. 45 TCU tied for fourth at 12-over while No. 28 Wisconsin (+14), No. 30 UC Irvine (+15) and No. 48 Michigan rounded out the top eight.

UC Davis had a 14-over total of 896 to finish 15th, just three strokes back of Denver. Sophomore Phil Huffman had the best round for the UC Davis scorers on Tuesday, playing a solid round with one birdie, 14 pars and three bogeys on his way to a 74. He had nine straight pars to start his round. Huffman finished the tournament at 16 over and tied for 75th.

The Aggies' Nate Pistacchio shot a 75 on Tuesday, tying for 54th while Matt Marshall had a 77 and tied for 66th at 13 over to round out the team scorers. Button had a 76 in the final round to finish at 8-over 224 while Brent Booth, also playing as an individual, finished 79th after a 77.

Woltman's final round featurd six birdies, including four over his first nine holes as he made the turn at 4-under 32. He had three bogeys over his final nine holes but was able to catch Rask who had a steady round of 72, posting two birdies and two pars.

Charlotte used three players in the top to earn its team title. Corey Nagy finished third at 5-under 211, Jonas Enander Hedin tied fo fourth one shot back and Andrew DiBitetto had a 75 and finished in a three-way tie for eighth at 2 under.

UC Davis returns to action at the Pacific Invitational on Nov. 5-7.

THE PRESTIGE AT PGA WEST
Greg Norman Course (La Quinta, Calif.)
Par 72, 7,156 yards
Co-hosted by UC Davis and Stanford
Final totals

TEAM STANDINGS (top 5 plus UCD)
1. Charlotte, 281-285-288-854
2. Stanfod, 285-293-284-862
3. Central Florida, 284-286-299-869
T4. Pepperdine, 287-294-295-876
T4. TCU, 299-286-291-876
6. Wisconsin, 292-297-289-878
T7. UC Irvine, 292-294-293-879
T7. Michigan, 298-285-296-879
T9. Colorado, 291-295-295-881
T9. Minnesota, 290-300-291-881
11. California, 286-297-299-882
12. San Diego, 287-294-302-883
13. Pacific, 306-290-296-892
14. Denver, 289-298-306-893
15. UC Davis, 298-296-302-896
16. Kanas, 304-298-295-897

INDIVIDUALS (winners plus UCD)
T1. Clayton Rask, Minnesota, 68-68-72-208
T1. Dan Woltman, Wisconsin, 70-69-69-208
UC Davis
T32. Austin Graham, 72-74-76-222
T37. Ramie Sprinkling, 75-71-77-223
T54. Nate Pistacchio, 74-76-75-225
T66. Matt Marshall, 77-75-77-229
T75. Phil Huffman, 79-79-74-232
T41. Gregg Button, 76-72-76-224
79. Brent Booth, 80-77-77-234