Stanford Finishes Sixth at Morris Williams IntercollegiateStanford Finishes Sixth at Morris Williams Intercollegiate

Stanford in the Hunt at Morris Williams Invitational

Stanford Finishes Sixth at Morris Williams Intercollegiate

April 5, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas - Stanford's men's golf team finished sixth at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate which wrapped up on Tuesday at the University of Texas Golf Course in Austin, Texas.

The Cardinal shot a final round team score of 298 and finished +57 (909) for the 54-hole event.

Texas won the team title with a score of 892 (+40), clipping Texas Tech (892) by one stroke. Arkansas placed third at (900)followed by TCU (904) and Kent State (905).

Stanford's Andrew Yun made a strong run at the invididual title with a closing round 69 (-3), but finished one stroke behind medalist Tom Hogue of TCU, who won the event with a 215 (+3).

Yun was one-under after his first five holes but suffered a double bogey at the par-4 sixth hole. He rattled off four straight birdies to start the back nine before making another double on hole No. 14.

Yun, who finished at 216 (+3) for the event, notched his fifth top-five finish of the year, including his third straight.

Steven Kearney tied for 30th at 231 (+18). Brockington closed witha 77 on Tuesday while Kearney carded a 74.

Senior Steve Ziegler finished tied for 52nd after a final round 81 while Cameron Wilson tied for 62nd at 239 (+26) after a final round 78.

Stanford will next be in action at the Western Intercollegiate Championships, scheduled for April 16-17 at the Pasatiempo Golf Club.