Gonzaga University
West Coast Conference Championships - Day Three
Ganz Ties for 19th at WCC Championships
4/18/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
SANTEE, Calif. - Gonzaga's David Ganz finished his collegiate career in a tie for 19th at the 2018 West Coast Conference Championships Wednesday. The event was hosted by the University of San Diego at the Carlton Oaks Golf Club.
Ganz finished a consistent week with a 74 (+2) in the third and final round. He opened the tournament with a 73 and had a 72 in the second round. The senior made 15 pars in his last collegiate round. He went even-par on the front-nine and two-over on the back-nine. Ganz ended the event at three-over (219).
Ganz made 36 pars in the tournament, while teammate Ben DuBois made 37. DuBois placed 28th at seven-over (223). He was even-par on the front-nine, but finished three-over (75). The senior made three birdies and 10 pars in the final round.
Holden Backes carded a 73 (+1) in the third round, the lowest round of the day for the Bulldogs. He tied for 34th with a three-day total of 225 (+9). The Yakima, Wash. native, made four birdies Wednesday. He was two-over on the front-nine and one-under on the back.
Tyler Munetake (40th) and Nick Nolan (T41st) finished 14-over (230) and 15-over (231). Munetake was five-over (77) in Round 3, while Nolan was 10-over (82).
As a team, Gonzaga was 22-over (886) in ninth-place. The Zags were 11-over (299) in the final round.
"The guys are pretty disappointed in how things turned out today," GU Head Coach Robert Gray said. "They had an opportunity to have a good finish this week, but we just weren't able to put everything together today. Even though we didn't have the round we wanted today, we had a lot of great things happen this season, including numerous program records. We're not going to let one round blot out those accomplishments.
"For our seniors, David and Ben, they've been great ambassadors for the program. I can't thank them enough for all of the effort and sacrifices they've made. I know they'll both find a lot of success in their future endeavors."
Pepperdine cruised to the team title at 26-under (838). Four Waves ended in the Top-10, led by Clay Feagler's first place finish. Saint Mary's finished second at one-under (863).
Feagler took medalist honors at 14-under (202). He carded a 63 (-9) in Round 3. Perry Cohen of Saint Mary's was second at six-under (210), and Pepperdine's Joshua McCarthy and Rhett Rasmussen of Loyola Marymount were third at five-under (211).
Ganz ends his GU career with a 74.64 scoring average, which ranks fourth all-time in program history. This season, his scoring average was 72.41, the second-lowest ever at Gonzaga. His career low-round record of 67 is third-lowest in program history. The Portland, Ore. native's career relative-to-par was two-over. He's had two Top-10 career finishes, with a fifth-place finish at the Pinetree Intercollegiate earlier this season.
