LBSU Men’s Golf Wraps Up Action at the Thunderbird Collegiate

Saturday, April 17

Phoenix, Ariz.

Long Beach State University

Thunderbird Collegiate (Final Round)

Photo by: John Fajardo

LBSU Men’s Golf Wraps Up Action at the Thunderbird Collegiate

4/17/2021 10:52:00 PM | Men's Golf

Isaac Rodea led the Beach with a 4-under par showing

By: Lindy Zamora, Associate Athletic Communications Director

PHOENIX – The Long Beach State men's golf team concluded the regular season with a 10-over par showing at the competitive Thunderbird Collegiate in which the Beach finished in a tie for 15th place.

TCU won the tournament with a 34-under par performance, while host Arizona State took second with 30-under par. Oklahoma State shot a 29-under par for third place, while Texas Tech (-28) and Oregon State (-23) rounded out the top five.

The Beach turned in their best performance in the second round shooting 1-under par for a 283. However, Long Beach State struggled in the final round and finished 10-over to tie Colorado State in the 17-team field.

Sophomore Isaac Rodea was the Beach's top finisher as he shot a 68 in the final round to finish 4-under par. Rodea completed the tournament shooting 72-69-68 to place in the top 25 among nearly 100 golfers.

Hunter Epson shot a 69 in the second round, but finished 3-over par after shooting 74 in the final round. Hunter Reed opened the tournament with an impressive 66, but finished 10-over par after struggling in the final two rounds.

Long Beach State will be back in action at the Big West Conference Championships which run from May 2-4 in La Quinta, Calif.

Team Results
1. TCU 274-264-280=818 (-34)
2. Arizona State 273-276-273=822 (-30)
3. Oklahoma State 266-276-281=823 (-29)
4. Texas Tech 272-273-279=824 (-28)
5. Oregon State 271-277-281=829 (-23)
T6. North Carolina 273-276-281=830 (-22)
T6. Utah 270-274-286=830 (-22)
8. New Mexico 278-282-275=835 (-17)
9. Arizona 273-280-283=836 (-16)
10. UNLV 282-282-288=852 (E)
11. South Florida 283-280-290=853 (+1)
12. Baylor 278-292-288=858 (+6)
13. Ohio State 279-294-286=859 (+7)
14. Iowa State 284-282-294=860 (+8)
T15. Colorado State 291-276-295=862 (+10)
T15. Long Beach State 285-283-294=862 (+10)
17. UCLA 294-287-294=875 (+23)

Individual Results (95 Players)
T23. Isaac Rodea 72-69-68 = 209 (-4)
T55. Hunter Epson 73-69-74 = 216 (+3)
T86. Hunter Reed 66-71-86 = 223 (+10)
T89. Clay Seeber 74-74-76 = 224 (+11)
94. Tyler Schafer 74-78-76 = 228 (+15)