DAVIS, Calif. – Washington State men's golf senior Pono Yanagi posted a top-10 finish at the El Macero Classic, as the Hilo, Hawaii native carded 6-under 210 to finish in a tie for seventh on the player leaderboard.
Yanagi capped off the El Macero Classic by carding 2-under 70 in Sunday's third round to finish the tournament in a tie for seventh at 6-under 210. It is the senior's third top-10 finish of the 2022-23 season, while it is Yanagi's fourth career top-10 finish. The senior posted his career-best to-par score at the El Macero Classic by shooting 6-under during his 54 holes of play, as he shot under par in each of the tournament's three rounds.
As a team, Washington State finished the El Macero Classic in 10th place on the team leaderboard at 6-over 870. The Cougars concluded the three-day tournament by shooting 3-over 291 in Sunday's third round to collect WSU's fifth top-10 team finish of the 2022-23 season.
"I'm happy with the way the guys battled this weekend," said Washington State Men's Golf Head Coach Dustin White. "The golf course was in great shape, but you had to be somewhat strategic and have good pace on the greens. Everyone was able to contribute, and these rounds will be valuable for us heading into the Pac-12 Championship. Pono had a great week. Three under-par rounds are always a good thing. Preston had a nice final 36 holes as well. There are definitely some things we can build on and get us in a good place for Stanford."
Junior Preston Bebich also posted a top-25 finish in Davis, California, as he ended the tournament shooting even-par 216. The Gig Harbor, Washington native concluded the El Macero Classic by carding par 72 in the third round. Bebich finished the tournament with the third-best par-4 score by an individual at 3-under.
Np. 45-ranked San Diego finished the third round of the El Macero Classic at 14-under 850 to collect a two-stroke victory over North Texas. USD's Andi Xu and UCLA's Omar Morales shared the tournament's individual title, as each golfer carded 13-under 203 over their three-day stay at the El Macero Country Club.
The Washington State men's golf team will be back in action April 28-30, as the Cougars are set to participate in the 2023 Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship. This year's Pac-12 Championship will be hosted by Stanford and will take place at the Stanford Golf Club. Check back with WSUCougars.com for a full tournament preview.
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