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Chiam Goes Under Par to Lead WSU at Stockton Invitational
October 23, 2019 | Men's Golf
STOCKTON, Calif – Washington State University senior Nicklaus Chiam posted a score of four-under-par, 68, Wednesday to lead WSU in the final round of the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational. As a team, the Cougars finished in 13th place at The Reserve at Spanos Park.
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Entering the day at two-over-par, Chiam carded a season-best, four-under-par 68 in the final round. He started his day on the back nine, sinking a birdie on the first hole. Over his final nine holes Chiam was electric, posting two birdies followed by an eagle on the par-five sixth hole. Chiam finished tied for 15th overall with a three-round score of 214 (-2). It marked the third-straight tournament Chiam has led the Cougars.
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Freshman Christian Yanagi finished his strong tournament with a two-over-par, 74, in the final round. After a round round included two birdies on the back nine, Yanagi finished tied for 22nd finishing at even-par 216. Freshman Yuya Eguchi started off on fire, carding three birdies on his first three holes, but a late double bogey led to a round 3-over. Eguchi tied for 63rd finishing with a three-day score of 225 (+9). Senior Daniel Kolar posted a combined score of 227 (+11) and tied for 74th while freshman Clayton Thatcher carded a 236 (+20) and place 89th.
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San Jose State (-13) led wire-to-wire, winning by three strokes ahead of BYU in second place. Nevada and Santa Clara tied for the best final round of the day at -8, finished third and fourth, respectively.
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Individually, Sean Yu of San Jose State held first place through all three rounds, finishing with a total score 205 (-11), two strokes ahead of Santa Clara's Matthew McCarty and Nevada's Sam Harned.
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The Cougars are back in action in late January when they take on the Arizona Intercollegiate after the winter break.Â
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Entering the day at two-over-par, Chiam carded a season-best, four-under-par 68 in the final round. He started his day on the back nine, sinking a birdie on the first hole. Over his final nine holes Chiam was electric, posting two birdies followed by an eagle on the par-five sixth hole. Chiam finished tied for 15th overall with a three-round score of 214 (-2). It marked the third-straight tournament Chiam has led the Cougars.
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Freshman Christian Yanagi finished his strong tournament with a two-over-par, 74, in the final round. After a round round included two birdies on the back nine, Yanagi finished tied for 22nd finishing at even-par 216. Freshman Yuya Eguchi started off on fire, carding three birdies on his first three holes, but a late double bogey led to a round 3-over. Eguchi tied for 63rd finishing with a three-day score of 225 (+9). Senior Daniel Kolar posted a combined score of 227 (+11) and tied for 74th while freshman Clayton Thatcher carded a 236 (+20) and place 89th.
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San Jose State (-13) led wire-to-wire, winning by three strokes ahead of BYU in second place. Nevada and Santa Clara tied for the best final round of the day at -8, finished third and fourth, respectively.
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Individually, Sean Yu of San Jose State held first place through all three rounds, finishing with a total score 205 (-11), two strokes ahead of Santa Clara's Matthew McCarty and Nevada's Sam Harned.
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The Cougars are back in action in late January when they take on the Arizona Intercollegiate after the winter break.Â
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