Men's golf places third at Pac-10 Championship

April 29, 2009

Arizona State held off Stanford in the final round of the Pac-10 championship, scoring a 16-over par 1456 (375-362-356-363) to take home third place.<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/borsheim_knut00.html"></… href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/borsheim_knut00.html">Kn… Borsheim</a> continued his consistent play into the final day, ending the event tied for 11th place, his fifth top-15 finish of the year. His 1-over par 289 (73-73-70-73) was a team-high for the contest. Also sitting near the top of the leaderboard, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kennegard_jesper00.html"… Kennegard</a> (T13) carded a 2-over par 290 (72-73-71-74).<separator></separator>With the pressure on in Seattle, freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kim_chan00.html">Chan Kim</a> shot a 2-under par 70, his best round of the tournament. Finishing at 4-over par 292 (78-71-73-70) and tied for 21st, the Honolulu, Hawaii, native solidified himself as a serious contender in the Pac-10 for years to come.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/byrne_james00.html">James Byrne</a>, who placed third at last year's conference championship, had another solid showing, carding a 6-over par 294 (76-73-74-71) to end tied for 24th. Lowering his already scintillating scoring average to 72.56, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/gross_stephan00.html">St… Gross</a> also finished tied for 24th with a 6-over par 294 (78-72-69-75).<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/pinckney_scott00.html">S… Pinckney</a> completed a 10-over par 298 (76-73-73-76) to finish tied for 38th.<separator></separator>The University of Washington won the championship at 16-under par, while the Oregon Ducks took second at 2-over par. Stanford placed fourth, with Oregon State, UCLA, Cal, Southern California, Arizona and Washington State following.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils do not compete again until the NCAA Regional, May 14-16 in Daly City, Calif.