Tournament: Ram Masters Invitational
Location: Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins Country Club)
Course Info: Par 70, 7,234 yards
UC Davis Finish: 8th of 16 (+26, 866)
Top Aggie: Curtis Da Silva (10th, 210)
THE SHORT STORY: UC Davis closed out the Ram Masters Invitational with a final-round 287 (+7) to finish eighth overall. Curtis Da Silva capped a career-best week with a 69 (-1), placing 10th individually for his first top-10 finish as an Aggie.
FIRST TEE
- Da Silva's 69 (-1) in Round 3 gave him a three-round total of 210 (75-66-69), finishing 10th and surpassing his previous career-best of 21st at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational last year
- Lequan Wang matched the steady play that carried him all week, carding an even-par 70 in the final round to place T22 at 215
- Ivan Sablan, competing as an individual, closed with a 75 (+5) to finish T26 at 216
- Ryan Firpo posted a 73 (+3) to end the tournament at 220, tying for 39th
- Shaunak Nair also signed for a 75 (+5), finishing T47 at 221
- Louis Grizot completed UC Davis' lineup with a 77 (+7), ending T73 at 228
- UC Davis' 287 was the sixth-lowest team score of the final round and kept the Aggies in the top half of the 16-team field
UC DAVIS SCORES
8 UC Davis — 300, 279, 287 — 866 (+26)
10 Curtis Da Silva — 75, 66, 69 — 210 (E)
T22 Lequan Wang — 75, 70, 70 — 215 (+5)
T26 Ivan Sablan (IND) — 70, 71, 75 — 216 (+6)
T39 Ryan Firpo — 75, 72, 73 — 220 (+10)
T47 Shaunak Nair — 75, 71, 75 — 221 (+11)
T73 Louis Grizot — 77, 74, 77 — 228 (+18)
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Da Silva's 10th-place finish marked his first career top-10
- Wang's closing 70 was his second even-par round of the tournament
- The Aggies finished ahead of Big West rivals Cal State Fullerton, CSUN and UC Santa Barbara
UP NEXT
UC Davis travels to Colorado Springs for the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational hosted by Air Force, Sept. 19-21 at Eisenhower Golf Club.