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Pablo Ereño (photo: Pac-12 Conference)
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Bruins to Close Fall Season at Cal Poly Invitational
October 26, 2023 | Men's Golf
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's golf team closes its Fall 2023 season at The Cal Poly Invitational at The Preserve Golf Club in Carmel, Calif., beginning Monday, Oct. 30.
The two-day, 54-hole stroke play event runs through Tuesday, Oct. 31. Live scoring is available at this link. The field features 15 teams.
UCLA Lineup: Omar Morales, Luke Powell, Pablo Ereño, Mason Greene and Luciano Conlan.
The Field: Cal Poly (course host), California, Colorado State, Duke (22), Jacksonville, Northwestern, Ohio State (25), Oregon (24), Oregon State, SMU, Toledo, USC, UCLA, San Diego and San Francisco.
Weather Report: Sunny skies with temperatures in the high 60s.
Par and Yardage: Par 72, 7,041 yards.
Last Time Out
Morales claimed the second medal of his collegiate career at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 15. Morales won with a score of 11-under (68-68-69) in a field of 75 golfers. He recorded just one bogey in each of his final two rounds. Morales' performance earned him Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week honors.
Morales is the third Bruin to medal at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, joining Eddy Lai (2019) and Erik Flores (2009).
As a team, the Bruins finished 11th out of 15 teams at even par (288-293-283).
Back-to-Back Medals
Morales' victory marked UCLA's second medal in back-to-back events with freshman Luke Powell winning his first medal at the Hamptons Intercollegiate on Oct. 3. Powell won the Hamptons Intercollegiate with a score of 17-under (64-67-68) which is the second lowest score in relation to par in program history.
This marks the first time since the 2018-2019 season that UCLA has won an individual medal in back-to-back events (Hidetoshi Yoshihara and Cole Madey). The Bruins last won two individual medals in the fall portion of their schedule in the 2012-2013 season (Jonathan Garrick and Pontus Widegren).
Freshman Phenom
Powell has had a dominant start to his UCLA career with two top-3 finishes in his first two tournaments. The Laguna Niguel, Calif. native shot six consecutive under par rounds to begin the season, including five in the 60s. He leads the Bruins with a 67.5 scoring average.
Powell opened round one of the Hamptons Intercollegiate on Oct. 2 with a bogey-free, 8-under 64. That mark is tied for the seventh lowest 18-hole score in program history and is tied with Patrick Cantlay, Jonathan Garrick and Steve Conway for the lowest 18-hole score by a UCLA freshman.
Powell prepped at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools where he the captured both the 2023 CIF State Championship and 2023 CIF Southern Section Individual Regional title.
2022-23 In Review
UCLA recorded five top-5 team finishes in Kirakossian's first year as head coach. The season was highlighted by a t-5th mark at the highly competitive Southwestern Invitational where two Bruins – Pablo Ereño and Omar Morales – finished in the top 20.
Morales was the most impressive individual performer in Kirakossian's debut season. After finishing 89th in his first event of the season, Morales improved each tournament, culminating in the first medal of his collegiate career at the El Macero Classic.
Morales led UCLA with a 72.2 scoring average in 22 rounds and three top 20s last season. Ereño ranked second with a 72.3 average in 28 rounds, the most action by a Bruin golfer in 2022-23.
The sophomore An notched two top 20s in the his first fall season at the Folds of Honor Collegiate (t-19th, +4) and Blessings Collegiate Invitational (t-15th, +4).
Morales in the U.S. Open
Morales competed in his first major championship event this summer at the 123rd U.S. Open at hallowed Los Angeles Country Club (June 15-18). Morales, who hit the first tee shot of the tournament, sat atop the leader board at -3 after the turn in round one. Caddying for the Puebla, Mexico native was UCLA head coach Armen Kirakossian.
Morales earned his spot in the field by winning his qualifying round at one of the Bruins' home courses in Hillcrest Country Club with back-to-back 65s to finish -12.
Marked Improvement for Mason
Graduate student Mason Greene had his best season yet as a Bruin in 2022-23, recording a career-low 72.5 scoring average. Greene achieved his first top 20 since his freshman year in 2019-20 at the Lamkin San Diego Classic where he tied for 15th (-2). The performance marked his first under-par tournament finish since 2020.
Greene led UCLA with 10 under-par rounds and seven rounds in the 60s. The Orange Lutheran High School product set career-low single-round scores twice with a 68 and two 67s.
The two-day, 54-hole stroke play event runs through Tuesday, Oct. 31. Live scoring is available at this link. The field features 15 teams.
UCLA Lineup: Omar Morales, Luke Powell, Pablo Ereño, Mason Greene and Luciano Conlan.
The Field: Cal Poly (course host), California, Colorado State, Duke (22), Jacksonville, Northwestern, Ohio State (25), Oregon (24), Oregon State, SMU, Toledo, USC, UCLA, San Diego and San Francisco.
Weather Report: Sunny skies with temperatures in the high 60s.
Par and Yardage: Par 72, 7,041 yards.
Last Time Out
Morales claimed the second medal of his collegiate career at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 15. Morales won with a score of 11-under (68-68-69) in a field of 75 golfers. He recorded just one bogey in each of his final two rounds. Morales' performance earned him Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week honors.
Morales is the third Bruin to medal at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, joining Eddy Lai (2019) and Erik Flores (2009).
As a team, the Bruins finished 11th out of 15 teams at even par (288-293-283).
Back-to-Back Medals
Morales' victory marked UCLA's second medal in back-to-back events with freshman Luke Powell winning his first medal at the Hamptons Intercollegiate on Oct. 3. Powell won the Hamptons Intercollegiate with a score of 17-under (64-67-68) which is the second lowest score in relation to par in program history.
This marks the first time since the 2018-2019 season that UCLA has won an individual medal in back-to-back events (Hidetoshi Yoshihara and Cole Madey). The Bruins last won two individual medals in the fall portion of their schedule in the 2012-2013 season (Jonathan Garrick and Pontus Widegren).
Freshman Phenom
Powell has had a dominant start to his UCLA career with two top-3 finishes in his first two tournaments. The Laguna Niguel, Calif. native shot six consecutive under par rounds to begin the season, including five in the 60s. He leads the Bruins with a 67.5 scoring average.
Powell opened round one of the Hamptons Intercollegiate on Oct. 2 with a bogey-free, 8-under 64. That mark is tied for the seventh lowest 18-hole score in program history and is tied with Patrick Cantlay, Jonathan Garrick and Steve Conway for the lowest 18-hole score by a UCLA freshman.
Powell prepped at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools where he the captured both the 2023 CIF State Championship and 2023 CIF Southern Section Individual Regional title.
2022-23 In Review
UCLA recorded five top-5 team finishes in Kirakossian's first year as head coach. The season was highlighted by a t-5th mark at the highly competitive Southwestern Invitational where two Bruins – Pablo Ereño and Omar Morales – finished in the top 20.
Morales was the most impressive individual performer in Kirakossian's debut season. After finishing 89th in his first event of the season, Morales improved each tournament, culminating in the first medal of his collegiate career at the El Macero Classic.
Morales led UCLA with a 72.2 scoring average in 22 rounds and three top 20s last season. Ereño ranked second with a 72.3 average in 28 rounds, the most action by a Bruin golfer in 2022-23.
The sophomore An notched two top 20s in the his first fall season at the Folds of Honor Collegiate (t-19th, +4) and Blessings Collegiate Invitational (t-15th, +4).
Morales in the U.S. Open
Morales competed in his first major championship event this summer at the 123rd U.S. Open at hallowed Los Angeles Country Club (June 15-18). Morales, who hit the first tee shot of the tournament, sat atop the leader board at -3 after the turn in round one. Caddying for the Puebla, Mexico native was UCLA head coach Armen Kirakossian.
Morales earned his spot in the field by winning his qualifying round at one of the Bruins' home courses in Hillcrest Country Club with back-to-back 65s to finish -12.
Marked Improvement for Mason
Graduate student Mason Greene had his best season yet as a Bruin in 2022-23, recording a career-low 72.5 scoring average. Greene achieved his first top 20 since his freshman year in 2019-20 at the Lamkin San Diego Classic where he tied for 15th (-2). The performance marked his first under-par tournament finish since 2020.
Greene led UCLA with 10 under-par rounds and seven rounds in the 60s. The Orange Lutheran High School product set career-low single-round scores twice with a 68 and two 67s.
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