Men?s Golf Earns Top Five Finish at Redhawk Invitational

Seattle University men’s golf earned their 11th top five finish of the season, finishing fifth at their third annual Redhawk Invitational. The host site, Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash., is one of the most majestic and breathtaking golf courses in the nation and recently played host to the 2015 U.S. Open.

“Chambers Bay proved to be the winner this week; a very difficult golf course became almost impossible with some unexpected weather conditions,” said head coach Marc Chandonnet. “I’ve been coaching for almost 12 years now and this was without a doubt the toughest test I’ve ever seen for these young men. It challenged every player both physically and mentally. My team battled on day two and I’m proud of their finish this week. Hopefully as they reflect on the experience, they will appreciate the things they’ve learned about themselves this week and, without a doubt, I believe it will prepare them to bring their best game to postseason competition.”

Finishing fifth overall, Seattle U significantly improved in round three, shooting 294, just three strokes behind tournament winner, No. 27 Washington. Their third round score was just the third lowest of the entire tournament, just behind Washington’s (291) and TCU’s (285) round three. Through all three rounds, the Redhawks were just four strokes behind fourth-place Washington State and 10 strokes behind third-place Oregon State.

Kyle Cornett (Mill Creek, Wash.) led the Redhawks with a top 10 finish, shooting 227 (+15) across the tournament as well as a personal-low 73 (+3) in round three.

Seattle U’s second finisher, Jamie Hall (Seattle, Wash.), finished T19th, shooting the team’s lowest individual round with a 70 in round three. Hall’s round three tied individual champion Jonathan Sanders (Washington) for the lowest individual round across the entire tournament.

Joe Harvie (Orting, Wash.) tied for 30th, Patrick Sato (Bellevue, Wash.) tied for 40th, and Ahren Young (Renton, Wash.) tied for 84th to round out the Redhawks’ team contributors.

No. 27 Washington earned the victory, shooting 897 (+49) as a team, led by individual champion Sanders, shooting 220 (+8).

The Redhawks’ next outing will be Friday, Apr. 15-Sunday, Apr. 17 at UC Davis’ El Macero Classic at El Macero Country Club in El Macero, Calif. The Western Athletic Conference tournament will take place from Saturday, Apr. 30-Monday, May 2 at Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine, Wash.