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Junior Patrick Murphy is making his second start this season as part of the scoring fivesome.
#21 Bruins in San Diego for USD Intercollegiate
February 10, 2018 | Men's Golf
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RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - The 21st-ranked Bruins begin the spring portion of their 2017-2018 schedule on Monday at the USD Intercollegiate at The Farms Golf Club. The two-day, 54-hole tournament will be played on Monday and Tuesday at the par-72, 6,947-yard layout.
The starting fivesome for UCLA will be senior Tyler Collier, juniors Cole Madey and Patrick Murphy, sophomore Hidetoshi Yoshihara and freshman Devon Bling. Another four Bruins, juniors Phil Delisi and Jack Ireland, sophomore Harrison Mahon and freshman Eddy Lai, will be playing as individuals. Monday's play will feature 36 holes and a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m., with Tuesday being 18 holes starting at 7:30 a.m. Live scoring is available here.
Joining the Bruins and host San Diego in the 11-team field are #25 Santa Clara, Cal Poly, Idaho, New Mexico State, Sacramento State, San Francisco, Seattle, UC Riverside and Wichita State.
The Bruins finished in the Top 4 in all four fall tournaments, placing second at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 1-3), tied for third at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 18-19), fourth at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (Oct. 29-31) and tied for fourth at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 20-22). UCLA has been under par in nine of its 11 rounds, including six straight to end the fall. The Bruins were a combined 37-under (827) at Makai, including a 20-under 268 in round two. At the Georgia Collegiate, UCLA shot a three-round 846 (-18), while at the season-opening and rain-shortened Inverness Inter, the Bruins fired a 3-under 565.
Madey has a pair of Top 10s and three Top 20 showings in four events, finishing seventh at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invite with a three-round total of 202 (-14). He was under par in all three rounds, including a 9-under 63 in round two to tie a school record for lowest individual round to par. Madey has a streak of five consecutive rounds under par dating back to the Georgia Collegiate, where he tied for 12th with a 5-under 211 thanks to a closing 5-under 67. The junior added another one of his six under-par rounds at Inverness, as he tied for ninth (-3, 139).
Madey is tied for the team scoring average lead at 71.0 with Yoshihara, who has a pair of Top 10 finishes and six under-par rounds this season. He tied for third at Marquette, posting a 2-under 214, which featured a 5-under 67 in round two. Yoshihara would tie for sixth at Inverness (-6, 138) thanks to an opening-round 67 (-4). He had two sub-70 rounds to start the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (-4, 212), as he tied for 23rd.
Collier holds a 72.5 scoring average, tying for 16th at Marquette (+5, 221). He finished his fall with back-to-back, sub-70 rounds, shooting a 4-under 68 in round two at the Warrior Princeville and a 3-under 69 in round three. The senior tied for 23rd with a 54-hole total of 6-under 210. He has four under-par rounds and is a combined 4-under in his final rounds.
Bling posted his best finish of the fall at the Makai Invite, tying for 16th. He had a pair of sub-70 rounds, including an opening 7-under 65. Bling closed with a 4-under 68 to record a 54-hole total of 8-under 208. His other two under-par rounds were 3-under 69s in round two at Marquette and round three at the Georgia Collegiate.
Murphy will be playing in his fourth tournament, but just his second as part of the scoring fivesome. He tied for 17th as an individual at the Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 16-17). Murphy recorded an even-par 216, shooting a season-best, 3-under 69 in round one. The junior has also tied for 34th at Marquette and tied for 49th at Inverness.
Lai has finished inside the Top 20 in three of four events and has six under-par rounds, including four in the 60s. He tied for 12th at the Georgia Collegiate (-5, 211), shooting under par in each of his first two rounds. He preceded that with a T-16 showing at Marquette and a T-20 finish at the season-opening Inverness Intercollegiate (E, 142). Lai shot a 5-under 67 in round two at the Makai Invite.
Delisi and Ireland are each playing in their second tournaments, as both tied for 34th (+4, 220) at the Cullum. Ireland shot a 4-under 68 in round one, while Delisi equaled that in round two. Mahon will be playing in his first tournament this season. He played in five events and 14 rounds a year ago, tying for 10th at the Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate.
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