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‘Jacks Finish with Third-Lowest Score of Season at Wyoming Cowboy Classic
4/9/2019 7:15:00 PM | Men's Golf
Men’s golf cards a 1-over 865, Steven Fabik posts first top-10 finish of 2018-19 with career-low 7-under 209
CHANDLER, Ariz. – Wrapping up play after competing in Arizona for the first time in program history, the SFA men's golf team finished with its third-lowest 54-hole score of 2018-19 Tuesday afternoon at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Chandler, Arizona. The Lumberjacks completed the tournament with a 1-over 865, shooting a 7-over 295 on the final 18 holes of play at the Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass to finish eighth among a highly-competitive 20-team field that included four of the nation's top 80 teams according to the latest Golfstat rankings.
Sophomore Steven Fabik stood out, posting his first top-10 finish of the season with his best tournament to date. Registering a career-low score of 7-under 209 across the three rounds, Fabik turned in an even-par 72 Tuesday to tie for sixth among 119 total golfers.
Fabik came within six shots of the individual crown, which was claimed by UCLA's Cole Madey (13-under 203) following a playoff. Tournament host Wyoming's John Murdock (13-under 203) tied for first, while Northern Colorado's Joshua Matz and Grand Canyon's Jake Chanen tied for third with two-day scores of 9-under 207.
Coming off his first top-place finish of his career, senior Angelo Leyvani earned his second-straight top-25 placement by tying for 25th. He shot a 2-under 70 in Tuesday's final round on the par-72, 7,218-yard course to hold a 54-hole total of 2-under 214. Fellow senior Jake Hendrix tied for 60th with a cumulative score of 5-over 221 as freshman Johannes Gudmundsson tied for 65th with a 6-over 222.
Competing as an individual, sophomore Justin Benson (10-over 226) improved his score by three strokes between the second and third rounds, carding a 2-over 74 in round three and tying for 90th. Freshman Alec Brown rounded out SFA's lineup with a two-day tally of 20-over 236.
Ranked 39th nationally, UCLA took home the title with a 54-hole score of 23-over 841 as No. 77 Cal State Fullerton claimed runner-up honors with a 16-under 848. Grand Canyon (14-under 850) placed third nine strokes off the lead.
The Wyoming Cowboy Classic wraps up the Lumberjacks' 2018-19 regular season with SFA now turning its attention to postseason action.
Up Next…
The 2019 Southland Conference Championship, which will be held in two weeks at the Stonebridge Ranch Country Club's Dye Course in McKinney, Texas, Monday-Wednesday, April 22-24, awaits SFA next.
Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack golf throughout the fall.
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