SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Hayden Shieh was outstanding once again on Tuesday, following up his second round 65 with a 1-under par 71 in final round play at the Bill Cullum Invitational in Southern California.
Shieh (pictured far right) finished 8-under and the Bronco contingent thought he had won the event before watching Fidel Concepcion of Utah State have his round of 67 post - edging Shieh by a single stroke.
"There was an issue with the live scoring, so (Concepcion's) score hadn't been there all day," said Santa Clara head coach Rob Miller. "So all of the sudden (Concepcion) went from 4-under to 9-under as we watched here in the clubhouse."
It was still another good finish for Shieh, a sophomore from nearby Fremont, Calif., who is becoming one of the top ranked players in the West Coast Conference. Shieh was coming off his second career tournament title, having won the Cabo Collegiate earlier this month. His score of 8-under this week gave him runner-up honors among a field of 92.
As a team, the Broncos were competing for the team title with No. 37 Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount until the final few holes. LMU's final round 283 was its second-best in school history. Junior Tyler Kertson (-4) and true freshman Michiel Eyre III (-1) also placed among the leaders for SCU. Kertson shot an opening round 67 and Erye III a 69.
The event wrapped up Santa Clara's four-event fall season. The team returns to action Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29-30 at the Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson.
Bill Cullum Invitational
Dates (Site): Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 19-20 (Simi Valley, Calif.)
Host: Cal State Northridge
Field (16 teams + GolfWeek Ranking): Pepperdine (37), Long Beach State (89), Santa Clara (121), Utah State (135), Cal State Northridge (145), Cal State Fullerton (150), UC Santa Barbara (167), Cal Poly (168), UC Riverside (189), Boise State (190), Loyola Marymount (196), Northern Colorado (208), Seattle (218), Hawai'I (232), Southern Utah (288).
Details: The event will span two days and feature 54 holes of stroke play. Monday's first and second rounds will begin with a shotgun start at 7:45 a.m. (PT). Tuesday's 18-hole final round will begin at 8:00 a.m. (PT) .
Course: Wood Ranch Golf Club
Yardage-Par: 6,819-yards, Par 72
Course Website: www.woodranchgc.com
Course Number: (805) 522-7262
Scoring/Results: www.golfstat.com
