Coach Greg Hutton's Cougar men's golf team finished up play at its first tournament of the fall on Tuesday, shooting a solid round three score of 309 to finish in 9th place at the Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational.
Competing in a field with eight NCAA teams, the Cougars stayed competitive with a three-round total of 921. The tournament was won by the host school's "B" team, who shot 865 to defeat the "A" team by two strokes.
Leading the way for the Cougars was Robert Nicanor, who got his season off to a fantastic start. Nicanor shot 74 on Tuesday after rounds of 74 and 77 on Monday, giving him a three-round total of 225, good for 25th place.
Not far behind was sophomore Adam Loran, who tied for 31st with a score of 229. He shot rounds of 73, 77, and 79.
Kevin Ruby finished off a solid performance in his first tournament as a Cougar, shooting 75-80-79 to tie for 38th with a score of 234. One shot back was Marco Gomez, who finished tied for 40th after shooting 74-84-77 (235).
Rounding out the squad was Devon Jeon, who took 50th at 248 (84-82-82).
CSUSM will be back in action on October 25-26 at CSU Northridge.
