VENTURA, Calif. – The University of Redlands Men's Golf team made a statement over the weekend opening the conference schedule at SCIAC No. 1 at Olivas Links Golf Club finishing in a tie for 2nd place with the University of La Verne shooting scores of 300-289 for a 589.
It was a slow start for the Bulldogs who found themselves in a tie for 4th Place (300) with Whittier College after Day 1 of competition. But they regrouped on Day 2 to fire off the second lowest team round of the weekend posting a 289 that moved them up two spots into 2nd.
They jumped ahead of Cal Lutheran (4th – 598), Whittier College (5th – 599), Pomona-Pitzer (6th – 601), Chapman University (7th – 606), and Occidental College (8th – 611). Claremont-M-S took home the top score with a 289-283 (572) and La Verne who tied with Redlands went 293-296 (589).
First year Jake Yim (Lake Oswego, OR) put together an amazing two days for the Maroon and Grey, career lows with a 73 in Round 1 and then dropping two strokes in Round 2 to fire off a 71 moving him up four spots into a tie for 2nd. He finished E for the two days with a -1 on the final round.
Jared Stone (American Canyon, CA) finished just outside the Top 5 dropping six strokes between the two rounds going 76-70 (+2) that put him 6th. He had one of the biggest jumps within the standings moving up 11 spots after shooting -2 over the final 18 holes.
Senior Kyle Sharp (Laguna Beach, CA) rounded out the Top 10 improving over the two days with a 75-72 (+3) that bumped him up three spots into 9th. Joshua Fambro (Taos, NM) was consistent over the two days with a pair of 76's (+8) to finish with a 152. After Day 1 he dropped into a tie for 22nd.
Ben Cowan (Orange, OH) had a big drop for the Bulldogs going from 29th to 37th after posting a 78-79 (+13). Ryan Crema (Surrey, England) who opened with an 83 was able to bounce back with a 76 (+15), moving him up three spots into 41st.
Redlands returns to the links with a busy March schedule. They travel to Las Vegas, NV on March 7-8 for the Winona State University Warrior Invitational at Stallion Mountain Golf Club. Then from March 18-20 they fly to Jekyll Island, GA for the Jekyll Island Invitational at Jekyll Island Golf Club (Pine Lakes Course).