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CSUN, Sale Finish in Top 10 at Air Force's Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
9/12/2023 6:07:00 PM | Men's Golf
USAFA, Colo. - Antoine Sale finished in the top 10 in his CSUN debut and the Matadors finished eighth as a team on Tuesday at the season opening Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at the Eisenhower Blue Golf Course.
As a team, CSUN closed with a 3-over 291 on Tuesday to post its first top 10 finish of the season, tying for eighth at 10-over 874. Colorado State (851) overtook second round leader New Mexico to claim the team championship by 11 shots over Wyoming (862). The Matadors wound up posting team scores of 297-286-291 to finish eighth in the 24-team field.
Sale, a graduate transfer from Minnesota, had five birdies in the final round to post his first top 10 finish as a Matador. After opening the day in a tie for 18th, Sale had a pair of birdies and one bogey on the front nine to make the turn at 1-under. Another birdie at No. 10 moved him to 2-under on the day until a double bogey at No. 12 dropped him to even-par. He then added two more birdies - along with one bogey - over his final six holes to finish the day at 1-under 71 and the tournament at 1-under 215.
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ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH JIM BRACKEN
"Antoine played solid today, had a couple of hiccups but recovered well to finish in the top 10. Brandon also played well, finishing at even-par to finish in the top-30. There were 24 teams in this tournament and we finished eighth so it's a good start to the season. I feel like this team hasn't even approached its potential yet and we've got a long season ahead of us."
CSUN will return to the course in two weeks as the Matadors travel to Fresno for the Nick Watney Invitational which will be held Sept. 25-26 at Fort Washington Country Club.
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As a team, CSUN closed with a 3-over 291 on Tuesday to post its first top 10 finish of the season, tying for eighth at 10-over 874. Colorado State (851) overtook second round leader New Mexico to claim the team championship by 11 shots over Wyoming (862). The Matadors wound up posting team scores of 297-286-291 to finish eighth in the 24-team field.
Sale, a graduate transfer from Minnesota, had five birdies in the final round to post his first top 10 finish as a Matador. After opening the day in a tie for 18th, Sale had a pair of birdies and one bogey on the front nine to make the turn at 1-under. Another birdie at No. 10 moved him to 2-under on the day until a double bogey at No. 12 dropped him to even-par. He then added two more birdies - along with one bogey - over his final six holes to finish the day at 1-under 71 and the tournament at 1-under 215.
CSUNÂ SCORES
- Following Sale, Brandon McDonough fired a final round even-par 72 to move into the top 30. McDonough had three birdies on Tuesday, his final one coming at No. 14 to get to 1-under. A bogey at No. 17 would drop him to even-par where he would finish his round. McDonough wound up tied for 29th at 2-over 218 for the tournament.
- Thomas Burou had 16 pars and just two bogeys in a final round of 2-over 74 to finish tied for 57th at 7-over 223.
- Eirik Thomassen matched his low round of the tournament, carding a 2-over 74 to finish in a tie for 63rd at 8-over 224.
- Felix Schrott rounded out the CSUN scoring, tying for 80th at 11-over 227 following a final round 81.
- Dillon Jonke and Liam Judkins competed for CSUN in individual tournament on the Eisenhower Silver course with Jonke finishing 12th at even-par 216 (73-70-73) and Jonke finishing at 226 with rounds of 76-72-78.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH JIM BRACKEN
"Antoine played solid today, had a couple of hiccups but recovered well to finish in the top 10. Brandon also played well, finishing at even-par to finish in the top-30. There were 24 teams in this tournament and we finished eighth so it's a good start to the season. I feel like this team hasn't even approached its potential yet and we've got a long season ahead of us."
CSUN will return to the course in two weeks as the Matadors travel to Fresno for the Nick Watney Invitational which will be held Sept. 25-26 at Fort Washington Country Club.
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