WAYZATA, Minn. - The Santa Clara University men's golf team struggled in its first tournament of the 2011-12 season, finishing 14th overall at the Gopher Invitational at Spring Hill Golf Club in Wayzata, Minnesota. All-West Coast Conference senior Cory Mehl shot rounds of 75, 79 and 74 to tie for 32nd as the top SCU fininsher.

SCU played with a pair of true freshmen, Brett Komoto and Colin Gunstream as well as returners Ronnald Monaco and Bobby Monaco (no relation). Arkansas - who will co-host the Cabo Collegiate later this fall with Santa Clara - won the team title. 

SANTA CLARA RESULTS
14 Santa Clara 316 328 312 956
T32 Cory Mehl (1) 75 79 74 228
65 Ronnald Monaco (2) 84 79 80 243
T67 Bobby Monaco (3) 81 87 77 245
T67 Brett Komoto (4) 80 84 81 245
T71 Colin Gunstream (5) 80 86 84 250

Gopher Invitational
Dates: Sunday, Sept., 11 and Monday, Sept. 12, 2011
Host: University of Minnesota Field (14 teams): University of Iowa (13), University of Arkansas (16), Kent State University (31), Liberty University (34), University of North Texas (45), University of Notre Dame (48), Southern Methodist University (51), UNC Charlotte (59), Penn State University (74), Lamar University (72), Santa Clara University (99), University of Houston (104), University of Wisconsin (183)
Details: Three rounds over two days. The first and second rounds will be played consecutively on Sunday, beginning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. (CT). Tee times for Monday's final round will begin at 8:30 a.m. (CT).
Course: Spring Hill Golf Club, Wayzata, Minn. (Par 72, 7,020 yards) The course rating is 74.3 and it has a slope rating of 150 on Bent grass, designed by Thomas Fazio.
Course Phone Number: (952) 473-1500
Course Address: 725 County Road 6, Wayzata, MN 55391
Course Website: SpringHillgc.com
Live Scoring: GolfStat.com