University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Finish Fourth at The Prestige at PGA WEST
10/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The University of Minnesota men's golf team finished fourth at The Prestige at PGA WEST in La Quinta, Calif. The Gophers fired a final round 290 for a tournament score of 6-over 870, 21 shots behind tournament titleist Stanford.
The Gophers were led by freshman Ben Pisani with a career best fourth-place finish. Pisani fired a 1-under 71 today and recorded a 54-hole best 5-under-par 211. Senior Niall Turner tied for 15th at even-par 216 after a 72 on Tuesday. Senior Bronson La'Cassie carded a third round 75 and tied for 27th at 6-over 222. Junior Clayton Rask also carded a final round 75 and tied for 35th at 8-over 224. Sophomore Victor Almstrom shot his best round of the tournament with a final round 72 and tied for 48th at 12-over 228.
The Gophers are back in action next week at the Big Ten vs. Pac 10 Challenge at Bandon Dunes in Oregon.
The Prestige at PGA West
Final Team Results
1 Stanford — 288 281 280 849 (−15)
2 UCLA — 294 276 281 851 (−13)
3 UC−Irvine — 288 286 285 859 (−5)
4 Minnesota — 288 292 290 870 (+6)
T5 Southern California — 294 303 280 877 (+13)
T5 Kansas — 301 294 282 877 (+13)
7 Notre Dame — 302 295 282 879 (+15)
8 UC Davis — 296 292 292 880 (+16)
9 Colorado — 297 298 289 884 (+20)
10 Illinois — 304 297 292 893 (+29)
11 California — 298 299 298 895 (+31)
12 Northern Colorado — 293 305 302 900 (+36)
13 Oregon — 302 305 295 902 (+38)
14 San Diego — 300 299 311 910 (+46)
15 Princeton — 317 301 317 935 (+71)
Gopher Results
T4 Ben Pisani — 70 70 71 211 (-5)
T15 Niall Turner — 67 77 72 216 (E)
T27 Bronson LaCassie — 76 71 75 222 (+6)
T35 Clayton Rask — 75 74 75 224 (+8)
T48 Victor Almstrom — 78 78 72 228 (+12)
Players Mentioned
