Golfers place 15th at Stanford

A disappointing 15th place out of 18 teams at the U.S. Intercollegiate Saturday at Stanford University was not what the Long Beach State men's golf team had hoped for.

"Everybody was very mediocre," said Head Coach Bob Livingstone. "You have one bad shot here and there and it just adds up."

LBSU shot a total of 899, while UC Berkeley finished in first place with a score of 855. Senior Steve Mena shot the lowest score (220) for the 49ers, but unfortunately, because he was golfing as an individual, his rounds were not counted in the team score.
 

Junior John Mallinger shot a 224, good for 41st place individually, and four other 49ers, senior Jason Beach, junior Perry Dickey, junior Brian Merrick and junior Kevin Wurtz, all shot 228 to tie for 58th place.

Despite the poor finish at Stanford, LBSU will still be advancing to the NCAA West Regionals in Fresno on May 18-20.

"We did get the spot, but it won't be official until this afternoon," Livingstone explained.