Gardner Leads Houston at Ka'anapali Classic

Sunday, November 5

Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i (Ka'anapali Golf Club)

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University of Houston

Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic

11/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

Nov. 5, 2017

Scoring \| Results \| Schedule

Team		Rounds				Score
		1	2	3	F
1.	#12662 LSU	268	275	278	821	-31
2.	#40 South Carolina	268	279	281	828	-24
3.	#15 California	266	280	283	829	-23
4.	#48 Kansas	277	275	281	833	-19
5.	Houston	275	283	284	842	-10
6.	Georgia	276	285	286	847	-5
7.	Pepperdine	276	296	278	850	-2
8.	Boise State	275	295	282	852	E
9.	#18 Kent State	272	297	290	859	+7
10.	Uonn	279	293	290	862	+10
11.	Gonzaga	287	300	285	872	+20
t12.	Bowling Green State	282	301	290	873	+21
t12	#34 Wyoming	278	290	305	873	+21
t14.	Loyola Marymount	287	291	296	874	+22
t14.	West Virginia	274	303	297	874	+22
16.	Indiana	276	298	303	877	+25
17.	Sacramento State	287	303	298	888	+36
18.	Hawai'i	286	307	297	890	+38
19.	Ball State	287	306	301	894	+42
20.	Air Force	287	311	314	912	+60
21.	Hawai'i (B)	303	303	310	916	+64

HOUSTON LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
t9.	George Gardner	68	69	69	206	-7
t18.	Alan De Bondt	71	70	69	210	-3
t22.	Michael Perras	67	70	74	211	-2
t36.	Matt Williams	69	75	72	216	+3
t82.	Papito Gonzalez	72	74	78	224	+11

OVERALL LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
1.	K.K. Limbhasut California	67	68	66	201	-12
2.	Scott Stevens South Carolina	65	68	69	202	-11
3.	Andy Spencer Kansas	68	65	70	203	-10
4.	Will Miles South Carolina	66	72	66	204	-9
t5.	#9 Collin Morikawa California	64	68	73	205	-8
t5.	#88 Jacob Bergeron LSU	69	67	69	205	-8
t5.	#55 Sahith Theegala Pepperdine	66	72	67	205	-8
t5.	Philip Barbaree LSU	67	68	70	205	-8

LAHAINA, MAUI, Hawai'i -- For the third straight day, University of Houston Men's Golfer George Gardner posted a round in the 60s to earn a season-best ninth-place finish following the Final Round of the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic on Sunday afternoon.

Gardner closed out the tournament with a 69 on the final day and finished with a 54-hole total of 7-under 206. Starting the day on No. 4 on the 6,700-yard, par-71 Royal Ka'anapali Course, Gardner quickly birdied the par-5 sixth hole but gave the stroke back with a bogey on No. 7.

Fortunately, he rallied with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 9-10 and overcame his second bogey of the day on No 13 with a birdie on the par-4 14th hole. Following four straight pars, the Southlake, Texas, native bogeyed No. 1 but enjoyed his fifth and final birdie of the day on No. 3 before sinking par on the 72nd hole.

As a team, the Cougars fired a score of even-par 284 in the Final Round and finished fifth at 10-under 842. No. 12 LSU captured the team title with a score of 821 to win by seven strokes over No. 40 South Carolina.

No. 15 California finished third at 829 with No. 48 Kansas standing fourth at 833. Following the Cougars, Georgia (847), Pepperdine (850), Boise State (852), No. 18 Kent State (859) and UConn (862) rounded out the top-10 leaders.

Individually, California's K.K. Limbhasut posted a 66 in the Final Round to climb three spots and earn medalist honors at 12-under 201. South Carolina's Scott Stevens finished second at 202, while Kansas' Andy Spencer finished third at 203.

Senior Alan De Bondt joined Gardner with a sub-par round Sunday and lowered his score for the third straight round. The Antwerp, Belgium, native opened the Final Round with birdies on three of his first six holes, including back-to-back efforts on Nos. 9-10.

Although he battled through two bogeys in a three-hole stretch on Nos. 11-13, De Bondt made five straight pars before sinking birdie on No. 1 and closing the tournament with three straight pars.

Senior and 2017 American Athletic Conference Championships medalist Michael Perras tied for 22nd at 211, while junior Matt Williams tied for 36th at 216. Senior Papito Gonzalez tied for 82nd at 224.

UP NEXT
Following the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic, the Cougars will take a break before opening the spring season at their own All-American Intercollegiate on Feb. 16-18, 2018, at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.

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