COURSE REVIEWS
Long
Beach State:
Men Finish Eighth at
Pacific Match Play Tournament
Fresno State wins the team title
COPPEROPOLIS, Calif. (Nov. 9) -- The 49er men's golf team finished in eighth place at the 1999 Pacific Match Play Tournament at the Saddle Creek Golf Course in Copperopolis, Calif.
The 49ers lost in the first round on Monday to Arizona 3-2 and then fell to Utah in the second round. In today's action the 49ers fell to UC Santa Barbara, 3-2. Fresno State won the team title defeating BYU via a second tiebreaker. Pacific won third place over Arizona and Utah fifth over Boise State.
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Arizona def. Long Beach State, 3-2
Scott Moore (UA) def. John Mallinger (LBSU) 5 & 3
Brandon Smith (UA) def. Jason Beach (LBSU) 4 & 3
Steve Mena (LBSU) def. David Bates (UA) 1 & 0
Aaron Friedman (UA) def. Perry Dickey (LBSU) 5 & 4
Ryan Wyman (LBSU) def. John Wine (UA) 2 & 1
Second Round
Utah def. Long Beach State, 2.5-2.5 (Utah won tiebreaker, winning one more hole)
Steve Mena (LBSU) and Gregg Oliphant (UU) halved
Ryan Ellis (UU) def. Ryan Wyman (LBSU) 2 & 1
Jason Beach (LBSU) def. Shawn Edwards (UU) 4 & 2
Jake Sowby (UU) def. John Mallinger (LBSU) 5 & 4
Perry Dickey (LBSU) def. Brock Padilla (UU) 2 & 1
Seventh Place Match
John Mallinger (LBSU) def. Scott Linklater (UCSB) 2 & 1
Gavin Owen (UCSB) def. Jason Beach (LBSU) 2 & 1
Joe Pearl (UCSB) def. Steve Mena (LBSU) 5 & 3
Christian Helland (UCSB) def. Ryan Wyman (LBSU) 3 & 2
Long Beach State had a bye at one position




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