April 8, 2008

Final Stats

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Stevinson Ranch, CA - The Loyola Marymount University men's golf team, playing in their final tournament before the West Coast Conference Championships in one week, placed in a tie for fifth place at the Colorado Stevinson Ranch Invitational at Stevinson Ranch Golf Course on Tuesday.

The Lions posted a final round 298 to finish with a tournament score of 892. They finished tied with Missouri-Kansas City, who also shot a final round 298. New Mexico State won the tournament with a final score of 872.

With a final round of 73, senior Jason D'Amore finished in a tie for fith individually with a three-round 217. He finished five strokes behind individual winner Anthony Michael of Oklahoma City. He shot a final round 66 for the win.

Junior Brian Locke finished in a tie for seventh. He posted a final round of 74 for a three-round score of 218.

Rounding out the Lions' final scores were Greg Moss with a 228, Bryan Martin with a 230 and John Lim with a 235. The finished in ties for 34th, 41st and 61st, respectively.

The Lions now head to the WCC Championships hosted by Gonzaga at Chambers Bay April 14-16 in University Place, Wash. The United States Golf Association recently announced it has awarded the 2015 U.S. Open Championship to Chambers Bay, the spectacular municipal links course located on the scenic lower Puget Sound.

Chambers Bay will be the third municipal course to play host to the U.S. Open, following Bethpage Black in New York (2002, 2009) and Torrey Pines in California later this year. Chambers Bay will be the first golf course in the Pacific Northwest to hold the U.S. Open.