October 15, 2005

Some of the top Division II men's golf programs in the nation and Division I powerhouse UCLA, gathered in Chico, CA Oct. 10-11, for the Chico State Wells Fargo Invitational at the Butte Creek Country Club. The field included the Division I Bruins and seven of the top 30 Division II teams in the nation.

The 54-hole tournament kicked off with a shotgun start Monday morning. After playing 36 holes Monday, the teams reconvened Tuesday morning for the final round.

Saint Martin's, ranked No. 15 nationally according to Golfstat, finished 10th with a team score of 906. The Saints carded a round of 301 after shooting 312 and 293 on Monday in the 12-team tournament.

Cal State Bakersfield, which held a three-shot lead entering the final round, shot a 299 in the final round to drop into second place behind UCLA. UCLA carded rounds of 291, 285, and 290 to record the six-stroke win.

Individually, No. 10 ranked California State University-Stanislaus’ Ryan Thornberry shot a final round 71 to finish at six-under and win the tournament by four strokes. SMU’s Shane Prante (Sr., Olympia, WA), the top-ranked Division II player in the nation, finished 10th to lead the Saints with a score of 217 (75-71-71).

Derek Siesser (Jr., Maple Valley, WA) scored a 226 to place 32nd, and both Peter Perkins (Jr., Bremerton, WA) and Hiro Nezu (So., Shizuokoshi, Japan) scored a 233.