University of Washington
Gifford Intercollegiate
Simsby Leads UW At CordeValle
October 31, 2011 | Men's Golf
Oct. 31, 2011
SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- The No. 3 ranked Washington men's golf team got off to a fast start in Monday's first round of the Gifford Collegiate at CordeValle Golf Club, but a shaky back nine dropped them to fourth as they entered the clubhouse.
The Huskies, competing in their first play-six, count-five formatted tournament, were a combined 6-under after the first nine holes. They could not keep it up on the back and shot +16.
Washington's top five counting scorers ended up 4-over-par after combining to shoot 359, thanks largely to sophomore Trevor Simsby shooting a team-best 4-under 67.
Among the 11 teams competing, USC leads after a first round 10-under 345. UCLA is second and 7-under, while Virginia is third at even-par 355. Oregon is fifth behind UW at +7.
Simsby sits in fourth after day one and is four strokes behind first round leader Patrick Cantlay of UCLA. Cantlay, the No. 1 amateur in the world, shot a sizzling 63 to take a three shot lead into Tuesday's second round.
| 4 | Washington | 359 | 359 |
| 4 | Trevor Simsby (5) | 67 | 67 |
| T9 | Chris Williams (2) | 70 | 70 |
| T20 | Cheng-Tsung Pan (1) | 72 | 72 |
| T31 | Gerrit Chambers (6) | 74 | 74 |
| T50 | Cory McElyea (3) | 76 | 76 |
| T54 | Charlie Hughes (4) | 77 | 77 |
Simsby tried his best to catch Cantlay, but no one could get close to him. The UW sophomore from Carlsbad, Calif., was one of a handful of golfers who eagled the reachable par-4 No. 8th and he followed that with a birdie on No. 9 to make the turn at 5-under par. Simsby would bogey No.'s 10 and 11, before gaining a stroke back on No. 12 with a birdie. He shot par golf the rest of the way to lead the way for UW.
The next best round among Huskies was 1-under 70 turned in by Chris Williams. The junior from Moscow, Idaho is tied for 9th.
Williams was 3-under after 12 holes before bogeys on No.'s 13, 15 and 16 put him even. He needed a birdie on No. 18 to get back to 1-under for the round.
Cheng-Tsung Pan is the only other Husky among the top-20 individuals. He shot 1-over 72 and is tied for 20th.
Gerrit Chambers, making his first team start of the season, is fourth among Huskies after a first round 74. He is tied for 31st.
Cory McElyea shot 76 (tied for 50th) and Charlie Hughes shot 77 (tied for 54th).
Tomorrow's second round gets underway at 8:00 a.m. with the Huskies starting to tee off at 9:00 a.m. from No. 1.
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| Course:CordeValle: Championship Tees Par 71 - 7360 yards |
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team | scoring | rounds | total score |
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-10 | F | -10 | 345 | 345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |
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-7 | F | -7 | 348 | 348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |
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E | F | E | 355 | 355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |
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+4 | F | +4 | 359 | 359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |
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+7 | F | +7 | 362 | 362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |
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+14 | F | +14 | 369 | 369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |
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+15 | F | +15 | 370 | 370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |
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+16 | F | +16 | 371 | 371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |
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+17 | F | +17 | 372 | 372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |
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+18 | F | +18 | 373 | 373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |
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+23 | F | +23 | 378 | 378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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