2008 Woodie Awards
Golf team finishes twelfth at Alister
Kelley finishes in 19th place
Sean Kent
Issue date: 10/17/06 Section: Sports
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This past week, the Saint Mary's golf team placed twelfth out of fifteen teams at the annual Alister MacKenzie Invitational in Fairfax, CA.
While the Gaels finished third out of three West Coast Conference teams in the tournament, a bright spot for the team was junior Josh Kelley's low score of one over par.
Kelley opened the tournament with a 69, the lowest single round score of the tournament for any Gael golfer. Kelley followed up his first round performance with scores of 73 and 72, respectively, to finish the tournament tied individually at 19th place.
The tournament attracted competition from local powerhouses Cal and San Jose State to distant ones, such as Kansas State and Penn State.
The Gaels finished just one shot behind cross-bay rival University of San Francisco (USF) and a total of 42 shots behind the host Cal, who easily defeated second place San Jose State.
While Kelley set the individual mark for the Gaels, brothers Mike and Robert McRae also played well, finishing 25th and 35th, respectively.
Junior Mike McRae, finished three over par with a low round score of 71, while freshman Robert McRae posted a low round score of 70, yet finishing overall five over par.
Junior Brett Mormann also matched Kelley's low round score of 69, yet posted scores of 75 and 78 to finish 59th overall.
For redshirt freshman Giuliano DeLecce, the Alister MacKenzie Invitational was his first collegiate tournament. The youngster's best round was an even par 71, sandwiched between rounds of 77 and 79. DeLecce finished 75th overall.
While the twelfth place finish is the worst finish thus far for the Gaels, the Alister MacKenzie Invitational was the largest field the team had faced to this point.
In two previous tournaments, the Saint Mary's golf team had not finished lower than third, yet they faced fields of 12 teams or fewer.
The Gaels will hope to regain their winning stroke in their next event on October 23-24 at the San Diego State University Classic on the Barona Creek Golf Course in Lakeside, CA.
While the Gaels finished third out of three West Coast Conference teams in the tournament, a bright spot for the team was junior Josh Kelley's low score of one over par.
Kelley opened the tournament with a 69, the lowest single round score of the tournament for any Gael golfer. Kelley followed up his first round performance with scores of 73 and 72, respectively, to finish the tournament tied individually at 19th place.
The tournament attracted competition from local powerhouses Cal and San Jose State to distant ones, such as Kansas State and Penn State.
The Gaels finished just one shot behind cross-bay rival University of San Francisco (USF) and a total of 42 shots behind the host Cal, who easily defeated second place San Jose State.
While Kelley set the individual mark for the Gaels, brothers Mike and Robert McRae also played well, finishing 25th and 35th, respectively.
Junior Mike McRae, finished three over par with a low round score of 71, while freshman Robert McRae posted a low round score of 70, yet finishing overall five over par.
Junior Brett Mormann also matched Kelley's low round score of 69, yet posted scores of 75 and 78 to finish 59th overall.
For redshirt freshman Giuliano DeLecce, the Alister MacKenzie Invitational was his first collegiate tournament. The youngster's best round was an even par 71, sandwiched between rounds of 77 and 79. DeLecce finished 75th overall.
While the twelfth place finish is the worst finish thus far for the Gaels, the Alister MacKenzie Invitational was the largest field the team had faced to this point.
In two previous tournaments, the Saint Mary's golf team had not finished lower than third, yet they faced fields of 12 teams or fewer.
The Gaels will hope to regain their winning stroke in their next event on October 23-24 at the San Diego State University Classic on the Barona Creek Golf Course in Lakeside, CA.