Santa Barbara, CA– The UC Riverside Men's Golf 2017 Season came to a close in the Big West Championship at Sandpiper Golf Club, where they finished eighth.
Sophomore
Andrew Spilman fired a two-under 70 on day three on his way to claiming team honors in a tie for 21st for the championship.
Senior
Sam Gillis carder a two-under 74 in his final round for the blue and gold. He finished his collegiate career in style with a birdie on the par four 9th having started on hole 10 in the final round. Gillis came in with a three-day total of 220, tied for 26th in the fourth conference event of his career.
Tournament host UC Santa Barbara withstood a final round charge from CSUN to claim the title by a single stroke. The Matadors' move up the team leaderboard was aided by Felix Mory's 10-under 206 tally, which earned him individual medalist honors.
Pachara Sakulyong also concluded his career for UC Riverside. The senior from Bangkok, Thailand finished +12 in a tie for 37th after 54 holes of play.
"I'm proud of these guys. Of course we didn't get the result we wanted, but they fought hard all year long." said Coach
Rick Todd.
