BREMERTON, Wash. - The Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club got the best of the Gaels in round three as Saint Mary's finished four-over-par to remain in tenth place at The Tindall. Oregon and Oregon State also finished in a tie for tenth at three-over as the Ducks fell three spots with a final round of six-over-par while the Beavers surged into tenth with a round of four-under for their best of the week.
Three of the team's starting five finished inside the top-40 including senior
Inigo Izuzquiza who jumped six spots with a round of even par in Tuesday's final round. Izuzquiza made his SMC debut last month at the Island Resort Intercollegiate in Michigan and earned himself a second consecutive start this week. Three birdies and an eagle on the par four second helped him to a 33rd individual finish.
Veterans
Aidan Lee and
Avery Lazarski each put together 73's and combined for four birdies on the final day. The duo would each bogey the par three eighth to finish one-over for the round. Lee was the team's top finisher though at even par over his three rounds good for 30th place. Redshirt freshman
Sam Baumuller concluded his second ever collegiate event at two-over to round out the top-40 in 37th place.
The course did play tough over the three rounds as teams combined for an average score of 72.37. Saint Mary's did find success though on the par five's as they tallied three eagles and ranked fourth in par five scoring at 4.67 (-20).
Along with the team tournament, Saint Mary's did travel three additional individuals in
James Williams,
Matthew Almajano and
Winston Shen who competed in The Tindall Individual.
Winston Shen would make his SMC debut after transferring in from fellow WCC school San Diego. Shen led the group of individuals for Saint Mary's, finishing in a tie for 21st at six-over-par.
Matthew Almajano made his collegiate debut after redshirting during the 2024-25 season and finished in 24th place at seven-over. Redshirt sophomore
James Williams rounded out the group at ten-over, but recorded a 72-even par in his second round which featured four birdies.
Complete tournament scores can be found
HERE or at smcgaels.com.
Saint Mary's will return to action the very next week and head back to Michigan for the second time this fall to compete in the Jim Delapa Collegiate hosted by Central Michigan. Live scoring and additional tournament information can be found at smcgaels.com.
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