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Head Coach Christian Newton talks with junior Jake Staiano prior to a shot at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational
CSU Finishes Seventh at ASU Thunderbird Invitational
4/15/2018 9:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
Rams continue solid play against field that featured eight teams in the top 45 nationally
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Colorado State men's golf team finished seventh at the 2018 ASU Thunderbird Invitational, April 14-15. The two-day, 54-hole event, hosted by Arizona State University, was played at Karsten Golf Course (Par 71 – 7,032 yards) in Tempe, Ariz.
The No. 44 Rams battled on the final day to hold it together, including finishing with four birdies to three bogeys on the final three holes, to post a 4-over 288 and finish at 3-over 855 in seventh. Host No. 25 Arizona State won the team title at 22-under 830, defeating No. 27 UNLV by one shot at 21-under 831. No. 3 Oklahoma was third at 19-under 833, with No. 1 Oklahoma State shooting the top round of the day at 14-under to move up to fourth at 17-under 835. No. 32 Arizona was fifth at 14-under 838, with all six teams ahead of CSU in the final standings also ranked in the top 32 nationally. CSU did defeat Pac-12 schools Colorado, Oregon State, Utah and Washington State in the event, finishing the regular season with a 3-1 head-to-head record over the in-state rival Buffaloes.
"Overall, the result was good this week," head coach Christian Newton said. "We played the closing stretch very good to help solidify a solid finish. I am excited with where we are heading into the post season."
CSU was led by junior Jake Staiano in a tie for 19th at 1-under 212. For Staiano, it was his first top-20 finish of the spring and fourth this season. Freshman Parathakorn Suyasri was next in a tie for 34th at 3-over 216. Freshman Jack Ainscough and sophomore AJ Ott tied for 43rd at 5-over 218, with Ainscough posting a team-best 1-under 69 in the final round, including a 3-under in his final nine holes. Senior Max Oelfke completed the Rams' play one shot back at 6-over, tied for 46th.
The Rams will head to Bremerton, Wash., for the 2018 Mountain West Men's Golf Championship, Fri.-Sun., April 20-22 at Gold Mountain Golf Club. Last year, CSU finished as the runner-up by one shot to UNLV.
The No. 44 Rams battled on the final day to hold it together, including finishing with four birdies to three bogeys on the final three holes, to post a 4-over 288 and finish at 3-over 855 in seventh. Host No. 25 Arizona State won the team title at 22-under 830, defeating No. 27 UNLV by one shot at 21-under 831. No. 3 Oklahoma was third at 19-under 833, with No. 1 Oklahoma State shooting the top round of the day at 14-under to move up to fourth at 17-under 835. No. 32 Arizona was fifth at 14-under 838, with all six teams ahead of CSU in the final standings also ranked in the top 32 nationally. CSU did defeat Pac-12 schools Colorado, Oregon State, Utah and Washington State in the event, finishing the regular season with a 3-1 head-to-head record over the in-state rival Buffaloes.
"Overall, the result was good this week," head coach Christian Newton said. "We played the closing stretch very good to help solidify a solid finish. I am excited with where we are heading into the post season."
CSU was led by junior Jake Staiano in a tie for 19th at 1-under 212. For Staiano, it was his first top-20 finish of the spring and fourth this season. Freshman Parathakorn Suyasri was next in a tie for 34th at 3-over 216. Freshman Jack Ainscough and sophomore AJ Ott tied for 43rd at 5-over 218, with Ainscough posting a team-best 1-under 69 in the final round, including a 3-under in his final nine holes. Senior Max Oelfke completed the Rams' play one shot back at 6-over, tied for 46th.
The Rams will head to Bremerton, Wash., for the 2018 Mountain West Men's Golf Championship, Fri.-Sun., April 20-22 at Gold Mountain Golf Club. Last year, CSU finished as the runner-up by one shot to UNLV.
| Teams | ||
| 1 | Arizona State | 274-276-280=830 (-22) |
| 2 | UNLV | 276-274-281=831 (-21) |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 282-271-280=833 (-19) |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 283-282-270=835 (-17) |
| 5 | Arizona | 278-284-276=838 (-14) |
| 6 | Baylor | 276-281-282=839 (-13) |
| 7 | Colorado State | 277-290-288=855 (+3) |
| 8 | Utah | 290-282-284=856 (+4) |
| 9 | Colorado | 287-291-285=863 (+11) |
| T10 | Oregon State | 290-281-297=868 (+16) |
| T10 | Denver | 292-284-292=868 (+16) |
| 12 | Wyoming | 287-286-297=870 (+18) |
| 13 | Boise State | 288-303-291=882 (+30) |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 295-302-287=884 (+32) |
| 15 | Washington State | 299-286-300=885 (+33) |
| 16 | UC Irvine | 296-298-300=894 (+42) |
| 17 | Hawaii | 302-298-316=916 (+64) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| T1 | Yannik Paul (Colorado) | 67-66-69=202 (-11) |
| T1 | Shintaro Ban (UNLV) | 69-64-69=202 (-11) |
| 3 | Quade Cummins (Oklahoma) | 67-67-70=204 (-9) |
| 4 | Blake Wagoner (Arizona State) | 69-68-68=205 (-8) |
| 5 | David Laskin (Arizona) | 64-70-72=206 (-7) |
| T19 | Jake Staiano (Colorado State) | 67-72-73=212 (-1) |
| T34 | Parathakorn Suyasri (Colorado State) | 69-75-72=216 (+3) |
| T43 | A.J. Ott (Colorado State) | 71-72-75=218 (+5) |
| T43 | Jack Ainscough (Colorado State) | 70-79-69=218 (+5) |
| T46 | Max Oelfke (Colorado State) | 74-71-74=219 (+6) |
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