Cui Fourth in Fall Finale

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Edan Cui’s final-hole eagle highlighted a successful individual effort, catapulting him into the top five as he and the Stanford men’s golf team wrapped up the fall slate following the third round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Sunday. Stanford, which shot its best round of the tournament on Sunday at 3-under, finished sixth overall at 6-under. 

Cui, who entered the day three shots off the individual crown, battled back from a slow start with three eagles on the day before his eagle on the par-five hole 18. The sophomore turned a 2-over front nine into a bogey-free 3-under back nine, ending the day at 1-under. Cui’s 8-under total brought him two shots from the individual crown as he finished tied for fourth overall. 

Carlo Roman served as Stanford’s No. 2 on the day, earning six birdies during the final round as he finished 1-under for the day. Roman tallied three birdies along the front nine before negating two bogeys with three birdies on the final nine holes of the day to end his fall slate with his third collegiate round in the 60s. Roman slotted tied for 18th place at even-par. 

Following Roman, Giovanni Binaghi and Jay Leng also shot well for the Cardinal with Binaghi going 1-under par while Leng earned an even-par 72. Binaghi went bogey-free through the front nine with three birdies before some early trouble on the back nine brought the freshman back to even-par. Binaghi ended his day with a birdie on 18, placing him three-over for the tournament and tied for 41st. Leng, meanwhile, secured all three of his birdies on the front nine, hitting the turn at 2-under before ending the day at even-par. Leng ended the tournament at 2-over and tied for 27th place. 

Daniel Zou served as the reserve score for Stanford on Sunday, earning three birdies during the round as he ended the tournament tied for 56th. Golfing individually, Cooper Stearns turned in one birdie on the day as he tied for 72nd overall. 

Stanford now waits until the new year to resume action, heading down to The Vintage Club in Palm Springs, Calif., on January 24 for a match play bout against Oregon.