RESULTS
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CRESWELL, Ore. – The University of British Columbia won the 2023 Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s Golf Championship, presented by U.S. Bank, while Caden Stubbs of Bushnell University took home individual medalist honors.
British Columbia, who is ranked No. 10 in the most recent NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Poll, won the team title by just one stroke over Bushnell. The Thunderbirds (295-291-298—884) held a one stroke lead entering the final hole and it was Aidan Schumer who made the victory-sealing putt for par with his Thunderbird squad watching along the cart path.
The Beacons maintained their spot in the standings by recording a 291 as a team and a three-round score of 885.
The final team scores were: (1) British Columbia 295-291-298--884, (2) Bushnell 301-293-291--885, (3) LC State 295-303-291--889, (4) Multnomah 312-305-303—920, (5) College of Idaho 311-311-302—924, (6) Oregon Tech 316-310-313—939, (7) Southern Oregon 308-320-314—942, (8) Walla Walla 323-323-299—945, (9) Corban 322-335-320—977.
Stubbs won the individual title by five strokes, finishing 3-under on the tournament, to earn himself an automatic qualification to the NAIA National Championship. He was in a tie for first entering the day but pulled away with a steady third round.
Jackson Muramoto (73-73-69—215) of Bushnell and Jorgen Viken (66-74-75—215) of LC State tied for second, while Mackenzie Bickell (76-70-72—218) and Schumer (70-73-77—220) of UBC finished off the top-5.
UBC also won the CCC regular-season title with a record of 24-0. Lewis-Clark State College was honored as the Team Sportsmanship Award winner while LC State Coach Zach Anderson was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year.
The All-Cascade Collegiate Conference Team was also named, with the top-ten finishers in order of stroke average being selected. Golfers must have played in a minimum of seven rounds to be eligible.
PLAYER STROKE AVERAGE
Tristan Belue (CI) 74.6
Devon Caruso (LCSC) 74.3
Sondre Andresen (LCSC) 74.1
Jackson Holman (MU) 73.9
Hudson Lafayette (UBC) 73.6
Dylan Macdonald (UBC) 73.3
Caden Stubbs (BU) 72.7
Jackson Muramoto (BU) 72.4
Mackenzie Bickell (UBC) 72.3
Jorgen Viken (LCSC) 72.1 (CCC Player of the Year)
The NAIA Men’s Golf Championship takes place on May 16-19 at the Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona.