GLENCOE, Ill. — Sophomore
Mark Stephens closed out the Windon Memorial Classic with the Aggies' low round of the day, finishing with a 2-under 69, while sophomore
Jacob Westberg finished in a team-best tie for 38th, leading the UC Davis men's golf team at the 2021 Windon Memorial Classic on Tuesday.
After some teams wrapped up second-round play that was halted on Monday night due to darkness, the Aggies finished with their best round of the tournament during Tuesday's final round, shooting a combined 286 en route to a 13-over-par 865. The field found themselves chasing tournament champion Kansas, which took home team honors with an 18-under 834, winning by seven strokes over host Northwestern.
Stephens' 69 was his second-lowest round of the year and his second in the 60s behind only his career-low 65 in the second round of the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. After finishing 2-over on the back nine, Stephens recovered to post a superb front side, carding birdies on the first, third, sixth, and seventh holes, en route to his final score and a tie for 47th at 5-over for the tournament.
He was joined in that spot on the final leaderboard by teammates
Lucas Carper and
Thomas Hutchison, who shot a 2-over 73 and an even-par 71, respectively.
Westberg, meanwhile, followed up his opening-round 69 — which was tied for a season low — with back-to-back rounds of 73, eventually finishing with a 2-over 215. Sophomore
Alejandro Nava rounded out the UC Davis group, finishing in a tie for 74th with a 10-over 223.
The Aggies close out the fall portion of their schedule on Oct. 11-12 in Reno, Nev., participating at the Wolf Pack Classic hosted by Nevada at the Hidden Valley Country Club.
WINDON MEMORIAL CLASSIC
Lake Shore Country Club (Glencoe, Ill.)
Par 71 • 7,000 Yards
TEAM SCORES (FINAL)
1. Kansas, 277-285-272—834 (-18)
2. Northwestern, 282-281-278—841 (-11)
3. Notre Dame, 280-280-283—843 (-9)
4. South Florida, 278-285-282–845 (-7)
5. Georgia Tech, 281-281-285—847 (-5)
6. Washington, 284-277-287—848 (-4)
7. Ohio State, 287-286-278—851 (-1)
8. Kent State, 284-281-287—852 (E)
9. Michigan State, 281-285-287–853 (+1)
10. Indiana, 282-298-276—856 (+4)
11. North Florida, 282-288-287—857 (+5)
12. Marquette, 275-292-291–858 (+6)
13. Cal Poly, 285-286-293—864 (+12)
14. UC DAVIS, 290-289-286—865 (+13)
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (FINAL)
(Leaders plus UC Davis scores)
1. Davis Cooper, Kansas, 67-70-67—204 (-9)
t38.
Jacob Westberg, UC Davis, 69-73-73—215 (+2)
t47.
Mark Stephens, UC Davis, 75-74-69—218 (+5)
t47.
Lucas Carper, UC Davis, 74-71-73—218 (+5)
t47.
Thomas Hutchison, UC Davis, 76-71-71–218 (+5)
t74.
Alejandro Nava, UC Davis, 72-76-75—223 (+10)
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