Pac-12: Cal leads but host UCLA two back
01 May 2013
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LOS ANGELES - California holds the 54-hole
lead heading into the fourth and
final round of the Pac-12 Golf Championship at
the Los Angeles Country Club in
Los Angeles, but host UCLA sharply cut into
the Golden Bears’ lead in the third
round Tuesday.
Cal, which carried a nine-stroke lead after 36
holes, carded an 11-over 361 in
the third round and sits at 1056 (6-over) for
the Pac-12 Championship. The
Bears hold a two-stroke advantage over UCLA
(8-over, 1058) and are 22
strokes up on third-place Washington (28-
over, 1078).
UCLA picked up seven strokes on the leaders
after posting a 4-over 354 to
match the low round of the day.
“We really just hung tough,” UCLA head coach
Derek Freeman said. “The guys
played an incredible back nine and caught
some shots, made putts, did exactly
what we needed to do. We just needed to
close that gap, and now its just a
one-day race.”
Arizona State, which also shot a 4-over 354
and climbed two spots in the team
standings, sits in fourth place. The Sun Devils
were paced by freshmen Max
Rottluff and Jon Rahm, each of whom shot a
2-under 68 for the round. Rottluff
(67-73-68–208, -2) is in a four-way tie for
third place, while Rahm (75-67-78–
210, Even) is tied for seventh after three
rounds.
Cal senior Max Homa shot a 1-over 71 and is
8-under (61-70-71–202) for the
Pac-12 Championship. He holds a five stroke
lead over UCLA freshman
Jonathan Garrick, who sits at 3-under (68-68-
71–207) after posting a 1-over
71 in round three. Garrick entered the round
in a tie for third place.
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“I brought it back at the end,” Garrick said of
his round. “I made a lot of
putts, and I was playing with two of the best
players in college golf, so to go
toe-to-toe with them for 18 holes was pretty
encouraging.”
UCLA’s Anton Arboleda (69-69-70–208), who
opened his round with four
birdies on the front nine, is tied for third with
Rottluff, Michael Weaver of
California (65-69-74–208) and Chris Williams
of Washington (68-68-72–208).
Rahm and Stanford’s Cameron Wilson (71-70-
69–210) are tied for seventh.
California, which is chasing its unofficial NCAA
record of 10 tournament
victories this season, knows a thing about
finishing strong.
“We didn’t play as well as we would have liked
to today,” Weaver said. “But
we’re still in good position, and we’ve just got
to remind ourselves that if we
have a good round tomorrow, we’ll have a
pretty good chance of winning
this.”
The Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championships
conclude with the final round on Sunday
at 8 a.m.
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72-hole men's collegiate championship of the
Pac-12 Conference with simultaneous team and
individual competitions. Unlike most college
tournaments, the best five scores of six players
account for the team score each day.
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