PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Stanford finished second Wednesday at the St. Mary's Invitational contested at Poppy Hills Golf Club to close the fall season.
The Cardinal (-22) posted rounds of 283-273-274 to place six strokes behind tournament champion USC (-28). Colorado State (-12) was third among the 18-team field.
"It was a close race all day out there, and we fought hard," said Conrad Ray, Stanford's Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf. "USC played a really solid round and were just a little bit better. We had good contributions from everyone on the team, and I think this is good motivation for everyone to get better in the offseason."
Brandon Wu (-7) and Franklin Huang (-5) led the Cardinal with fifth- and eighth-place finishes, respectively.
Isaiah Salinda (-3), Jeffrey Swegle (-4) and Bradley Knox (-1) each finished among the top-20. Nate Menon (+3) was 38th.
Stanford gets back on the course Feb. 1-3 at the Amer Ari Invitational held in Waikoloa, Hawaii.