LA QUINTA, Calif. – Freshman Daniel Kim shot UC Davis' low final round of 1-over-par 72 while sophomore teammate Thomas Hutchison notched his fourth top-10 finish of the year with his tie for sixth on the individual leaderboard, as action wrapped up at the 19th Prestige Presented by Charles Schwab collegiate golf tournament at PGA WEST's Greg Norman Course Wednesday afternoon.
The Aggies totaled 304 strokes during Wednesday's final round to move into a final 15th-place finish at 898. LSU placed all five of its entrants among the top five individuals for forge a winning 838 total, 14 under par. Top-ranked Oklahoma State finished second at 844 while Pepperdine placed third with an 857 total.
OSU's Viktor Hovland captured the individual championship, carding a 5-under 66 on Wednesday to finish at 8-under 205 for the title. He outdueled Stanford's Brandon Wu by a single stroke, while holding off LSU's Philip Barbaree, who sank back-to-back eagles en route to a 66 final round and a 208 total.
Hutchison rebounded from a tough first nine holes with two birdies on the front nine en route to a 76 on Wednesday. The 2018 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year ended up in a tie for sixth place overall, matching LSU's Luis Gagne's 211 total.
Kim drained birdies on 11 and 12 to kick off his final round, eventually settling into a tie for 57th place – a jump of 13 spots on the individual leaderboard. His Wednesday 72 gave him a final total of 227. Senior Tanner Hughes finished three strokes back from Kim in a tie for 66th, while fifth-year Jesse Bratz rounded out the Aggies' team total with his 69th-place 231 total. Junior Jae Kim completed his first UC Davis tournament in 80th place at 244 strokes.
Wednesday concludes the 19th edition of the Aggies' premier tournament in the Coachella Valley, and the 15th installment held at PGA WEST. The 2019 tourney, the first under the presenting sponsorship of Charles Schwab, was also the first to be streamed live on Golfweek. An archived version of Wednesday's coverage is now available at golfweek.com/ThePrestige.
UC Davis takes a week off from competition before returning to action at the Olympic Club Intercollegiate from March 11-12.
THE 2019 PRESTIGE PRESENTED BY CHARLES SCHWAB
Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST (Par 71 • 7,100 yards)
TEAM SCORES (Final)
1. LSU, 279-280-279—838
2. Oklahoma State, 278-284-282—844
3. Pepperdine, 289-281-287—857
4. UCLA, 286-285-295—866
5. Oregon, 290-284-295—869
t6. Iowa State, 302-299-275—876
t6. Stanford 'A', 291-294-291—876
8. Arkansas, 300-295-288—883
9. Northwestern, 301-290-293—884
t10. Stirling, 296-299-293—888
t10. East Tennessee State, 297-296-295—888
12. Notre Dame, 297-299-294—890
13. Stanford 'B', 291-293-308—892
14. Utah, 291-302-304—897
15. UC Davis, 303-291-304—898
16. San Diego State, 305-298-296—899
INDIVIDUALS (36 holes)
Leader plus UC Davis competitors
1. Viktor Hovland, OSU, 68-71-66—205
t6. Thomas Hutchison, 69-66-76—211
t57. Daniel Kim, 80-75-72—227
t66. Tanner Hughes, 77-76-77—230
t69. Jesse Bratz, 77-74-80—231
80. Jae Kim, 85-80-79—244
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