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EUGENE, Ore. – For the fourth time in six years, Stanford captured the Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships, coming from behind on Wednesday at cold and breezy Eugene Country Club. It marks the 11th conference title for the program.
 
Trailing Cal by four strokes starting the fourth and final round, the Cardinal surged in front early on the front nine and never relinquished the lead. Stanford closed with a 4-over-par 359 in tough conditions to conclude at 7-under 1,413. UCLA earned second at 1,420 and Cal was third at 1,421.
 

 
"I think the wind surprised everyone today, but we did a good job all week keeping the big numbers off the card," said Conrad Ray, the Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf. "We had a couple but dodged the bullet and made the birdie putts when it mattered."
 

 
Previously, Stanford secured conference crowns in 1960, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
 
Wednesday's win was the third-straight by the No. 15 Cardinal, following triumphs at The Goodwin and Western Intercollegiate. The last time Stanford won three-consecutive tournaments was in 2013-14, when it claimed The Goodwin, Western Intercollegiate, Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Regional.
 
Once again, Stanford received contributions from throughout the lineup, with four-of-six players earning top-10 finishes. Senior Isaiah Salinda closed with an even-par 71 and placed fifth at 3-under 281, while senior Brandon Wu (73) and freshman Daulet Tulebayev (72) tied for seventh at 1-under 283. Junior David Snyder (71) finished at even-par 284 to secure a share of 10th. Sophomore Nate Menon (73) tied for 23rd at 6-over 290 and junior Henry Shimp (75) tied for 37th at 10-over 294.   
 
Wednesday's five counting players recorded 10 birdies during the last seven holes. Tuleubayev reeled off three in a row and Snyder finished birdie-birdie. Salinda and Wu birdied No. 17 and Menon birdied two of his last six.
 

 
"All week we kind of made our birdies on the back nine and did that again today," Ray said. "Everyone contributed in a good way and I was happy for the guys to pull it out."

Salinda (51) and Snyder (50) finished first and second in the field in pars made, while Tuleubayev ranked first in par-5 scoring (4.33) and led the Cardinal with 16 birdies.
 
Collin Morikawa of Cal won the individual title at 12-under 272.
 
Stanford is now a combined 25-under par during its current three-tournament win streak and 35-under in its last four starts. In the last three events, the team has posted the top final-round score.
 

 
"Momentum is a real thing in team golf and I think our guys are feeling that," said Ray. "Our guys are motivated to see where we can ride this thing. We have great young team and they are hungry to go win."
 
The Cardinal will host an NCAA Regional at Stanford Golf Course, May 13-15. Participants for all regional sites will be announced next Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT on the Golf Channel.