BANDON, Ore. - The WSU men's golf team finished in third place of the Bandon Dunes Collegiate on Tuesday, marking their best finish away from home since a third place finish at the PING Cougar Classic in 2015-16. The Cougars closed out the three round tournament with an 841(-11), which is also the best finish for the Cougs away from home since the Pacific Invitational in 2014-15 where they also finished 11-under. Earlier this season, the Cougs won their home tournament at 33-under par.
The team scored just one over their first and second round score with a 281(-3) in the final round, which is first time the Cougs have gone under-par in all three rounds of a tournament away from home since the Barona Collegiate Cup in Oct. 2004. The Cougars finished behind a pair of top-25 teams in Oregon with No. 22 Arizona State taking the tournament title at 28-under par while No. 15 Clemson finished just ahead of WSU at 15-under.
Senior
Derek Bayley maintained his momentum in the final round, and earned his best all-time finish away from home and his best career finish since a win at home in 2015.
Bayley scored his lowest round of the tournament on the final day, tallying a 66(-5). Bayley finished in second place, with an overall of 201(-12), which is the best finish for any Cougar this season. Tying his career-best tournament score at 12-under, Bayley finished just one stroke shy of first place finisher Chun An Yu of Arizona State (200, -13).
Senior
AJ Armstrong made yet another top-20 appearance, finishing tied for 15
th place with an overall of 212(-1). Armstrong came in at 74(+3) in the final round.
Senior
Zach Anderson marked his lowest round of the tournament, rounding out his overall score with a 71(-1). Anderson tied for 33
rd with a 216(+3), up 10 positions from his second round finish.
The Cougars will have a brief break before competing in the Bighorn Invitational on March 23-24.
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