Golf
team starts season off three over par
By Michael Bower
On-line Forty-Niner
James
Logeman tied for 19th place with a score
of 212 as the Long Beach State men’s golf
team came in 11th place in their spring
season opener at the Ping-Arizona Intercollegiate,
in Tucson, AZ. Arizona won their 58th
team title in program history with a score
of 829.
The 49ers shot rounds of 283-289-283 to
finish three-over-par for the tournament.
Arizona’s total of 23 strokes under par
was tied for the eighth-best finish in school
history - giving them their first team title
since April 2001.
Chris Nallen, a junior, led the way for
the Wildcats shooting nine strokes under
par for the tournament. Nallen shot all
three rounds in the 60s and has four top
10 finishes this year.
Beach’s head coach Bob Livingstone was happy
with the way his team performed overall,
and was excited to see his team compete
with some of the top teams in the nation.
“We beat UC Irvine for the first time in
a year and a half,” Livingstone said. “That’s
the strongest tournament we will be in this
year unless we make the playoffs.”
Logeman, a sophomore, did a great job at
keeping the ball straight off the tees.
Livingstone said Logeman and Chris Gilley
are the best straight-ball hitters for the
Beach. Logeman shot one stroke under par
for the tournament.
“I played very well,” Logeman said. “To
shoot under par for three rounds is really
good. I’m happy.”
Gilley, a junior, also did an excellent
job at keeping his shots straight. Gilley
recorded a 73-71-70 for a three-round total
of 214 - tying for 33rd place. Gilley was
happy about his performance, but was disappointed
that he finished one stroke over par.
“I made 15 birdies,” Gilley said. “That’s
pretty good. To still finish over par was
disappointing though.”
Tyler Mays also shot well for The Beach
considering he is coming off finger surgery.
The senior posted a 68 in the first round
but had a dismal second round with a score
of 78. Mays finished with a 216 and tied
for 42nd place.
“That middle round for (Mays) was horrible
and he will be the first to tell you that.”
said Livingstone.
Livingstone is hoping that his seniors will
step-up their play in future tournaments.
Nick Seymour, Robert Sul, and Mays are the
three seniors that Livingstone is talking
about. Seymour and Sul both shot a three-round
total of 221 - eight strokes over par.
“I think we definitely have the talent,”
Logeman said of the team. “If we perform
better than we have been, like at this last
tournament, I think we will (go to the playoffs).”
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