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Senior Tyler Collier is a combined 16-under in round threes this season.
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#24 UCLA Closes Regular Season at El Macero
April 12, 2018 | Men's Golf
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EL MACERO, Calif. - The 24th-ranked Bruins finish up the regular season this weekend at the El Macero Classic at the El Macero Country Club. The three-day, 54-hole tournament runs from Friday through Sunday at the par-72, 7,138-yard layout.
The scoring fivesome for the Bruins will feature senior Tyler Collier, junior Cole Madey, sophomore Hidetoshi Yoshihara and freshmen Devon Bling and Eddy Lai. Juniors Jack Ireland and Patrick Murphy will be playing as individuals. Live scoring will be available here. Friday's tee times will have the Bruins starting on the first tee at 9:50 a.m. in the order of Lai, Yoshihara, Madey, Bling and Collier. Murphy (9:10 a.m.) and Ireland (9:21 a.m.) will go off the 10th in round one.
Joining the Bruins and host UC Davis in the 13-team field are #12 Texas Tech, #31 TCU, Air Force, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Grand Canyon, Idaho, Nevada, Northern Colorado, Omaha and Sacramento State.
In the Bruins' 10 events, they have finished in the Top 4 in eight tournaments, including a win at the Southwestern Invitational (Feb. 26-27, -8, 856). UCLA was second at both the Jackrabbit Invitational (March 9-10, -30, 834) and the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 1-3, +13, 877), tied for second at The Farms Invitational (Feb. 12-13, +8, 872), tied for third at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 18-19, -3, 565), fourth at both the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (Feb. 16-18, -16, 848) and the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (Oct. 29-31, -37, 827) and tied for fourth at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 20-22, -18, 846). The Bruins are a combined 73-under par on the season, including 47-under in their final rounds.
Collier, who on April 6 earned his Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada card for the first four events of 2018, has a pair of Top 10s and five Top 20s on the season, recording 11 under-par rounds and four in the 60s. He tied for 11th at his last tournament, the Jackrabbit (-2, 214), including a pair of 1-under 71s to close the event. Collier has been in the Top 20 in four of his five events of the spring, including a ninth at the Wyoming Desert (-7, 209) and a T-9 at the Southwestern (+1, 217). His final rounds have been outstanding, as Collier is a combined 16-under in round threes. He recorded his best round of the season (6-under 66) in his last trip at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate.
Bling was victorious at the Jackrabbit Invitational (-15, 201) for his first-ever win, shooting a 5-under 67, a 3-under 69 and a 7-under 65, with his final round tying a season low. He also has a Top 10 at the Southwestern, where he tied for fifth (E, 216), as well as two other Top 20s (Makai Invite, T-16, -8, 208 and The Farms, T-17, +4, 220). When Bling breaks par, there is a good chance it'll be a round in the 60s, as nine of his 12 under-par rounds have been below 70, including a combined 9-under in his final rounds. The freshman's other 7-under 65 occurred during the first round of the Makai Invite.
Madey is second on the team with a 71.9 scoring average, recording four Top 10s and seven Top 20s. He has 13 under-par rounds and seven in the 60s. He has four Top 15s in the spring, placing fourth at the Southwestern (-1, 215). Madey also tied for seventh at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (-8, 208), tied for 12th at The Farms (+3, 219) and was solo 13th at the Jackrabbit (-1, 215). His two other Top 10s came at the Makai Invite (7th, -14, 202) and Inverness (T-9, -3, 139). Madey has been under par in all three rounds of a tournament twice at the Makai Invite and Wyoming Intercollegiate.
Yoshihara is tops on the team with a 71.8 scoring average, including a combined 8-under in his final rounds. He has four Top 10s, five Top 20s, 12 under-par rounds and seven in the 60s. Yoshihara tied for second at The Farms (-3, 213), was solo third at the Southwestern (-3, 213), tied for third at the Marquette (-2, 214) and tied for sixth at Inverness (-4, 138). The sophomore's top round of the season came in the final round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate when he shot a 7-under 65. Yoshihara also tied for 11th at the Jackrabbit (-2, 214) with a closing 4-under 68.
Lai's top finish of the season came at the Jackrabbit when he was solo fifth (-6, 210), closing with a 6-under 66, which was a season low. The freshman has five Top 20s, tying for 12th at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (-5, 211), tying for 16th at the Marquette (+5, 221), tying for 18th at the Southwestern (+6, 222) and tying for 20th at Inverness (E, 142). Lai has 12 under-par rounds with six in the 60s. He shot a 5-under 67 in his second round of the Makai Invite and four other 3-under rounds this season.
Ireland will be competing in his seventh tournament, playing as an individual in five of his six events. He was second at the TMU Spring Invitational (Feb. 26-27), shooting a 6-under 66 in his final round to finish at 5-under 211 for the tournament. Ireland also recorded a 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 16-17) and three other 1-under 71s at The Farms (round one), Jackrabbit (round two) and the 3M Augusta Invitational (round one).
Murphy has played in seven tournaments, recording a pair of Top 20s and two under-par rounds. He tied for 17th at the Bill Cullum (E, 216) and tied for 18th at the TMU Spring Invite (+10, 226). Murphy's best round of the season came in round one at the Cullum when he posted a 3-under 69. He also recorded a 2-under 70 in round one of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate.
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