PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - The Washington State men's golf team finished 17th at the Saint Mary's Intercollegiate, Wednesday at Poppy Hills Golf Course at Pebble Beach, Calif.  

"It was a rough week for us," said head coach Dustin White "We are capable of so much more and we will be working on all fronts this off season to improve." 

The Cougars finished with a three-round score of 903 (+51). No. 10 USC (-21, 831) jumped into first after the third round. No. 19 BYU dropped into second place with a three-round score of 839 (-13), followed by No. 8 Pepperdine (-4, 848) in third. 

USC finished the tournament leading all Pac-12 teams. Arizona (-2, 850) dropped out of the top three into fourth place. Oregon finished in sixth, shooting an 854 (+2) through all three rounds. Utah took 12th with a three-round score of 878 (+26). 

Junior Nicklaus Chiam led the Cougars for the second straight day, shooting a 72 (+1), tying with junior Daniel Kolar for 45th, as both shot three-round scores of 221 (+8). Senior AJ Armstrong tied for 92nd, just one stroke ahead of sophomore Ryan Maine in a tie for 95th and two strokes ahead of senior Grant Cole who tied for 97th. 

The conclusion of the Saint Mary's Intercollegiate marks the end of the fall season for the Cougars. The team will resume play in February at the UC Irvine Invitational at Newport Beach, Calif. 

"We learned a lot this fall," said White, "not only about golf, but about ourselves as well. We will use this as motivation to come out in the spring and be ready to give it our best on each and every shot." 

Team Scores: 

T45 Daniel Kolar 72 (+1), 74 (+3), 75 (+4) = 221 (+8) 

T45 Nicklaus Chiam 79 (+8), 70 (-1), 72 (+1) = 221 (+8) 

T92 AJ Armstrong 75 (+4), 80 (+9), 79 (+8) = 234 (+21) 

T95 Ryan Maine 77 (+6), 74 (+3), 84 (+13) = 235 (+22) 

T97 Grant Cole 80 (+9), 78 (+7), 78 (+7) = 236 (+23)