Cal goes wire-to-wire to defend at Burns Intercollegiate

February 17, 2012 | by Lynne Cowan of AmateurGolf.com

Julian Suri

The Cal Bears go 17-under-par to defend the John Burns Invitational title by seven strokes over UNLV

KAHUKU, Hawaii (Feb. 17, 2012) -- Taking a four stroke lead into today's final round, the California Bears extended their lead to win by seven strokes. The Bears finished up at 17-under-par 847 (270-286-291) on the Arnold Palmer Course at Turtle Bay. Starting its day in fifth place, UNLV finished strong to move up into a tie for second at 854 (278-291-285) with Duke, (282-286-286). One stroke back was New Mexico, which finished alone in fourth at 855 (274-292-289.) SMU had a rough final round after holding second place after round two and moved down to finish in 6th place at 860 (282-278-300.) Low individual honors went to Duke's Julian Suri who finished up at 11-under par 205 with rounds of 68-70-70. Cal's Max Homa was second, four behind Suri at 209 (66-71-72.) This is the first win for the Bears in the spring season. In the fall they won the Wolverine Collegiate and tied for 1st at the Alister Mackenzie.

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Cal goes wire-to-wire to defend at Burns Intercollegiate

54 hole men's college tournament hosted by the University of Hawaii. Team (best four out of five players) and individual scoring.

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