Six Bulldogs earn Top 20 finishes

Monday, September 27

Fresno, Calif. (San Joaquin Country Club)

8:30 a.m. PT

Fresno State

Nick Watney Invitational

Photo by: Cary Edmondson

Six Bulldogs earn Top 20 finishes

9/28/2021 5:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day 2 - Results: Team (PDF)Day 2 - Results: Individual (PDF)Fall 2021 Nick Watney Invitational (GolfStat.com)

The Fresno State men’s golf team earned a third-place finish in the Fall 2021 Nick Watney Invitational at San Joaquin Country Club.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

The Breakdown

Six Bulldogs finished in the Top 20 of the 84-man Fall 2021 Nick Watney Invitational field.
Fresno State senior Michael Cliff tied for sixth to earn his ninth career Top 20 collegiate finish (third Top 10 finish).
Fresno State junior Seldon Doyle earned his best collegiate individual finish by also tying for sixth place.
The tournament returned to San Joaquin Country Club for the first time since 2016.

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's golf team earned a third-place finish in the Fall 2021 Nick Watney Invitational at San Joaquin Country Club, which concluded on Tuesday afternoon in northwest Fresno.

Six Bulldogs placed in the Top 20 in the individual competition: Michael Cliff (T-6th), Seldon Doyle (T-6th), Kevin Huff (14th), Andrew Lee (T-15th), Matthew Sutherland (T-19th) and Matthew Manganello (T-19th).

The winner of individual medalist honors was Sacramento State's Ethan Davidson, while Stanislaus State's Michael Jura III was the runner-up.

Fresno State will next compete in the Wolf Pack Classic in Reno, Nev., where the winner will earn a spot in the area's annual PGA Tour stop. The tournament, returning for the first time since the 2011-12 season, will take place on Oct. 11-12, 2021 at Hidden Valley Country Club.

Notes:

This was the Bulldogs' 57th all-time home tournament, which was originally titled the Fresno State Classic and renamed after Fresno State alumnus and PGA Tour star Nick Watney in 2014.
Notable Fresno State Classic individual medalists include: Tom Watson (1969, Stanford), Craig Stadler (1973 & 1974, USC), Bobby Clampett (1979 & 1980, BYU), Billy Andrade (1983, Wake Forest), Phil Mickelson (1989, Arizona State) and Nick Watney (2001 & 2002, Fresno State).
The Fresno State Classic three-round record is 197, which is held by Pavan Sagoo (2015, Saint Mary's) at Fort Washington Country Club. Fresno State's Nick Watney carded the lowest three-round score (204) during a Fresno State Classic held at San Joaquin Country Club in 2002.

Tournament Results
Fall 2021 Nick Watney Invitational
San Joaquin Country Club (Par 71: 7,001 yards)
Fresno, Calif.

Team
1. CSU Fullerton (-7) -- (286-280-279 = 845)
2. Sacramento State (-2) -- (284-282-284 = 850)
3. Fresno State (+2) -- (281-279-294 = 854)
4. CSUN (+8) -- (281-285-294 = 860
5. Pacific (+18) -- (298-286-286 = 870)
6. UC Irvine (+20) -- (292-289-291 = 872)
7. California Baptist (+30) -- (284-294-304 = 882)
8. Seattle U (+32) -- (296-293-295 = 884)
9. Hawai'i (+35) -- (292-293-302 = 887)
10. Gonzaga (+44) -- (297-300-299 = 896)
11. Idaho (+46) -- (297-295-306 = 898)
12. UC San Diego (+47) -- (306-294-299 = 899)
13. UC Santa Barbara (+52) -- (302-291-311 = 904)
14. UC Riverside (+73) -- (306-304-315 = 925)

Individual
1. Ethan Davidson (Sacramento State): 72-66-68 = 206 (-7)
2. Michael Jura III (Stanislaus State): 69-69-71 = 209 (-4)
T-6. Michael Cliff: 68-69-74 = 211 (-2)
T-6. Seldon Doyle: 71-66-74 = 211 (-2)
14. Kevin Huff: 70-73-72 = 215 (+2)
T-15. Andrew Lee*: 73-71-72 = 216 (+3)
T-19. Matthew Sutherland*: 75-68-74 = 217 (+4)
T-19. Matthew Manganello: 72-71-74 = 217 (+4)
T-31. Lane Pulliam*: 71-74-76 = 221 (+8)
T-57. Jake Bettencourt: 76-77-75 = 228 (+15)

[Note: * = Competed as individual]

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