Oct. 17, 2017
Tournament Results
SEASIDE, Calif. - The Western Washington University men's golf team completed the fall season with an 11th-place finish at the Otter Invitational played Monday and Tuesday on the Blackhorse Golf Course of Bayonet & Blackhorse.
The Vikings shot their best round of the two-day tournament on Tuesday with a third-round team score of 3-over-par 291. Tournament host Cal State Monterey Bay won the 19-team tournament with a three-round score of 8-under-par 856, sealing the victory with a scorching final round total of 14-under-par 274.
Senior Adam Barker (Gig Harbor, WA/Peninsula/Olympic College) led WWU finishing in a tie for 7th place in the 104-player field at -1 215 for the tournament. Barker shot rounds of 69 (-3), 75 (+3) and 71 (-1) on the par 72 layout. He carded 13 birdies over the 54 holes of the tournament, tied for 5th-most in the field. Junior Michael Butler (Sammamish, WA/Skyline) bounced back from a tough first round to shoot 1-over-par for the final 36 holes, finishing in a tie for 26th place at 6-over-par 222. UC San Diego sophomore Adam Navigato recorded a seven-stroke victory for individual medalist honors, taming the course with a three-round total of 17-under-par 199. Navigato fired a first-round 3-under-par 69, and then had back-to-back 7-under-par 65s to win the tournament. Monterey Bay's Elis Svard was 2nd at -10 for the tournament (206) and Simon Fraser's Chris Crisologo was 3rd at -5 (211).
With the fall season completed, the Vikings return to competition Feb. 26-27, 2018 with the Bay Area Invitational played at The Course at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif. WWU will add one more tournament to the spring schedule for a total of four tournaments, before the GNAC Championships that will be played April 23-24 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
WWU's team and individual breakdown, and the complete team leaderboard from the Otter Invitational is listed below:
OTTER INVITATIONAL
Blackhorse Golf Course (Par 72, 6833 Yards) |
Pos. | Team/Player | To Par | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total |
11 | Western Washington | +29 | 298 | 304 | 291 | 893 |
T7 | Adam Barker | -1 | 69 | 75 | 71 | 215 |
T26 | Michael Butler | +6 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 222 |
T75 | Cody Roth | +17 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 233 |
T75 | Brody Bonfilio | +17 | 75 | 81 | 77 | 233 |
T81 | Ethan Casto | +18 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 234 |
Pos. | Team | To Par | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total |
1. | Cal State Monterey Bay | -8 | 287 | 295 | 274 | 856 |
2. | Colorado-Colo. Springs | +4 | 282 | 298 | 288 | 868 |
3. | Chico State | +7 | 294 | 287 | 290 | 871 |
4. | Dominican | +14 | 279 | 303 | 296 | 878 |
| Simon Fraser | +14 | 285 | 305 | 288 | 878 |
| UC San Diego | +14 | 294 | 295 | 289 | 878 |
7. | Sonoma State | +17 | 297 | 298 | 286 | 881 |
8. | Cal State San Marcos | +23 | 295 | 299 | 293 | 887 |
| Colorado Mines | +23 | 289 | 302 | 296 | 887 |
10. | Concordia (OR) | +26 | 291 | 300 | 299 | 890 |
11. | Western Washington | +29 | 298 | 304 | 291 | 893 |
12. | Holy Names | +30 | 305 | 302 | 287 | 894 |
13. | Wilmington (DE) | +33 | 303 | 302 | 292 | 897 |
14. | Cal State San Bernardino | +39 | 306 | 305 | 292 | 903 |
15. | Stanislaus State | +49 | 307 | 306 | 300 | 913 |
16. | Northwest Nazarene | +52 | 314 | 307 | 295 | 916 |
17. | Cal State East Bay | +56 | 303 | 310 | 307 | 920 |
18. | Academy of Art | +58 | 309 | 312 | 301 | 922 |
19. | Hawai'i-Hilo | +69 | 307 | 315 | 311 | 933 |
