LIHUE, Hawaii -- Sophomore Thomas Hutchison fired a 1-under-par 71 in Tuesday's final round, leading UC Davis to a third-place team showing at the Big West Conference men's golf championships, hosted by the University of Hawaii at Wailua Golf Course. The mathematics major from San Jose, Calif., finished as the conference runner-up with a 1-under total of 215 strokes, four behind individual champ Matt Wilson of Cal State Fullerton.

Overall, the second-seeded Aggies totaled 295 in Tuesday's final round en route to a 54-hole total of 886, 10 behind top-seeded Cal State Fullerton, which won the team championship at 12-over 876. UC Irvine, the conference's leader heading into Tuesday's finale, slipped to second place at 884.

UC Davis put two players in the final top five. Besides Hutchison in second place, senior Jesse Bratz rode a rollercoaster of a final round to finish in a thre-way tie for fifth place at 3-over 219. Bratz opened his day with an eagle 3 on the 520-yard first hole, slipped to 3-over at the turn, then rallied to a 34 on the back nine en route to a 73 for the day.

For his part, Hutchison opened the back nine with an eagle 3 on the 541-yard 10th, then birdied 13 to pull within three strokes of the leader Wilson. However, the Titan senior enjoyed a commanding home stretch to his tourney, carding a 3-under 33 for the final nine holes to cruise to the Big West individual crown.

UC Davis freshman Natheethorn Teacharuangchit and senior Ryan Han carded respective totals of 76 and 75 to complete the team score on Tuesday. Both scores were tourney bests for each player, and moved both into a tie for 31st place. Another freshman, Daniel Kim, shot a 79 in the final round to slip into a tie for 25th overall.

Hutchison and Hawai'i sophomore Justin Arcano were the only players to sink multiple eagles during the tournament. Hutchison, ranked 78th nationally by GolfStat, scored an eagle 2 on the fifth in Monday's opening round, then nailed his 3 on the 10th on Tuesday.

The Big West championship was contested on a par-72, 6,991-yard course. 

Both Wilson and his Cal State Fullerton teammates earn the conference's automatic berth to one of the six NCAA region championships. Each regional consists of 13 teams plus 10 individuals not on a qualifying team. The selection show for the six region tournaments will take place on Wednesday at 6 p.m. PDT on Golf Channel's Golf Central. Check your local provider and listings for availability, or find the live stream at www.golfchannel.com.

2019 BIG WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, DAY 2
Wailua Golf Course (Lihue, Hawaii) • Par 72, 6,991 Yards

TEAM SCORES (Final)
1. Cal State Fullerton, 301-291-284—876
2. UC Irvine, 288-298-298—884
3. UC Davis, 295-296-295—886
4. UC Santa Barbara, 297-300-295—892
5. Hawaii, 298-301-296—895
6. Long Beach State, 298-291-307—896
7. CSUN, 299-301-296—896
8. UC Riverside, 308-298-302—908
9. Cal Poly, 308-299-309—916

INDIVIDUAL SCORES (Final)
Leader plus UC Davis competitors.

1. Matt Wilson, CSF, 75-68-68—211
2. Thomas Hutchison, 70-74-71—215
t5. Jesse Bratz, 72-74-73—219
t25. Daniel Kim, 76-73-79—228
t31. Natheethorn Teacharuangchit, 77-77-76—230
t31. Ryan Han, 80-75-75—230

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