Stephenson wins Bandon Dunes title

BANDON TRAILS, Ore. – Fresno State junior Tommy Stephenson won the 2021 Bandon Dunes Championship by three strokes on Tuesday at Bandon Trails Course.

This is the first time in Stephenson's collegiate career at Fresno State that he has captured medalist honors and the 21st individual title by a Bulldog since 1995.

Stephenson finished at 8-under-par after he opened the three-round tournament with a 70 on Sunday, carved through the wind for a tournament-low round of 65 on Monday and closed out the victory with another 70 on Tuesday while navigating the challenging 6,752-yard, Par-71 course in Oregon.

During the week, Stephenson carded 15 birdies, including four in the final round on Tuesday.

Stephenson has now placed in the top 10 in each of his last four collegiate tournament appearances, including all three events in 2021, along with the 2020 Bandon Dunes Championship.

As a team, Fresno State tied for 6th, along with Stanford and Santa Clara, in the 14-team field, which was won by San Francisco.

Quotes:
Chad Spencer, Fresno State head coach
"What a performance by Tommy. He loves playing at Bandon Dunes. Tommy's a great low ball hitter and wonderful in tough conditions."

Tommy Stephenson, Fresno State junior (2021 Bandon Dunes Individual Champion)
"I'm super happy to have won my first event. I've been playing well and it feels great to put it all together."

2021 Bandon Dunes Championship
Fresno State: Final Results
Team Competition
1. San Francisco: 274-283-279 = 836 (-11)
T-6. Fresno State: 283-287-293 = 863 (+2)

Individual Competition
1. Tommy Stephenson: 70-65-70 = 205 (-8)
T-23. Kevin Huff: 71-70-77 = 218 (+5)
T-28. Michael Cliff: 71-76-72 = 219 (+6)
T-46. Matthew Manganello: 71-76-76 = 223 (+10)
T-67. Matthew Sutherland: 75-78-75- = 228 (+15)

Tournament Field (14): Boise State, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Northern Colorado, Long Beach State, Oregon, Oregon State, San Francisco, Santa Clara, SeattleU, Stanford, Utah, Utah Valley and Washington State. There are also 10 individuals in the 80-man field.

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Stephenson wins Bandon Dunes title

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Players Mentioned

Michael Cliff

Kevin Huff

Matthew Manganello

Tommy Stephenson

Matthew Sutherland

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