REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands Men's Golf team currently sits in fourth place through the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Tournaments No. 1 and 2 with the final three rounds to be played at the SCIAC Championships at Olivas Links Golf Club in Ventura this Sunday-Tuesday, April 23-25. Tickets are sold on a per day basis, so make sure you select the correct link for the day you want to attend on the schedule page on goredlands.com.
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SCIAC No. 1 (Results | Recap)
During SCIAC No. 1 the Bulldogs took fourth with a two-round total of 607 (303-304) as they finished four strokes behind the University of La Verne (ULV) for third, 10 strokes behind second place Pomona-Pitzer (P-P), and 28 strokes behind the tournament winners Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). They were also only one stroke ahead of Cal Lutheran University (CLU) for fifth place.
Individually Redlands was led by Zane Mularski (Spokane, WA) who finished in a tie for 10th with a five over par 149 (74-75). Aaron Buck (Tualatin, OR) finished in a tie for 15th with a 152 (76-76), Spencer Leader (Oakland, CA) and Joshua Fambro (Taos, N.M.) in a tie for 18th with 154s (78-76), and Jake Yim (Lake Oswego, OR) tying for 28th with a 159 (82-77).
SCIAC No. 2 (Results | Recap)
The Bulldogs and Leopards swapped places as Redlands took third at SCIAC No. 2 with a 575 (290-285), three strokes better than ULV, but they stayed one stroke behind them in the overall standings as they lost by four strokes at SCIAC No. 1. The 285 second round was tied for the second lowest team score.
The gap was not closed between them and CMS, but they were only one stroke off the pace of the second place Stags on the weekend. P-P continued to improve from SCIAC No. 1 as they won the tournament and finished nine strokes ahead of Redlands.
Buck made a significant improvement, taking third individually with a one under combined score of a 139 (69-70). His 69 first round put him into a tie for 25th for the best single round performer in program history.
The second highest finisher for the Maroon and Grey was Leader who shot a 141 (74-67). His 67 tied for the second lowest round in the tournament and the 14th lowest single round performance and 11th best single round performer in program history.
Fambro was tied for 12th with a five over 145 (75-70), Yim was tied for 29th at 153 (72-81), and the final Bulldog to score was Mularski who shot a 154 (76-78).
SCIAC Standings (Link)
The No. 39 Bulldogs (via Golfstat) currently sit in fourth place in the SCIAC standings through four rounds of the seven. Redlands, though, only sit one stroke (1182-1181) behind No. 31 University of La Verne, 19 behind second place and No. 40 Pomona-Pitzer (1163) and 29 strokes behind the leader and No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1153).
SCIAC Championships History (Link)
The Bulldogs took second last season at the SCIAC Championships as they finished with a 2070 seven-round total. Redlands has 24 all-time SCIAC Championships, 13 more than second place CMS, but they will be looking to win their first team title since 2015.
Since the last team championship, the Bulldogs have three of the last seven individual champions, including their most recent champion and current Bulldog Fambro who was the champion in 2021 after shooting a 224 (73-74-77).
Bulldog Starting Lineup
Redlands' starting five will be Fambro at No. 1, Leader at No. 2, Buck at No. 3, Mularski at No. 4, and Yim at No. 5. Buck is ranked as the No. 65 player in the country according to Golfstat and the second ranked Bulldog is Leader at No. 143.
From a round average perspective, Buck is No. 21, Leader is No. 86, and Fambro is No. 96.
NCAA Championships
The winner of the SCIAC Championships will get an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III National Championships, but all other teams will have to receive an at-large bid, which would probably only go to the runner-up if at all, as the Bulldogs did not get an at-large bid after finishing second last season.