Junior leads ASU men's golf at Western Intercollegiate

April 18, 2011

The Arizona State men's golf team, led by the play of junior Philip Francis, finished in seventh place at the Western Intercollegiate in Pasatiempo, Calif. Francis tied for ninth with a 3-over par 213 (72-70-71) to help the Sun Devils to a 39-over par 1089 (355-368-366).

Francis carded an even par 70 and a 1-over par 71 in the second and third rounds, respectively, to move up 13 spots from 22nd to ninth. This is the third top-10 finish of the 2010-11 season for Francis, who placed sixth at the Topy Cup in November and seventh at The Battle at the Beach in February.

Senior Scott Pinckney tied for 15th after carding a team-best 1-under par 69 in the final round to finish with a 5-over par 215 (72-74-69). He was tied 29th after the second round, but holed four birdies in the following round to crack the top 20.

Senior Jesper Kennegard ended with an 8-over par 218 (66-75-77) to tie for 25th and senior James Byrne tied for 33rd at 10-over par 220 (73-72-75). Senior Oscar Zetterwall finished tied for 64th at 17-over par 227 (72-81-74) after starting the final round in 70th and senior Thomas Buran recorded a 23-over par 233 (78-77-78) to tie for 78th.

Timothy Madigan of New Mexico State took individual medalist honors with a 3-under par 207 (69-68-70), while UCLA won the team title at 16-over par 1066 (347-348-371). USC finished second at 24-over par 1074 (362-249-363), and Oregon (360-364-352) and Augusta State (355-357-364) tied for third with a 26-over par 1076.

The Sun Devils return to the course April 29 to May 1 for the Pac-10 Championship in Stanford, Calif.

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