PALM DESERT, CALIF -- SUU Men's Golf competed in their first tournament of the season at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif. 

SUU finished 17th of 17 teams with an overall team score of 897 (+33).

Cal State Fullerton used a deep -11 final round to just three spots and took the tournament by one shot. Finishing at -16 as a team. Grand Canyon finished second place at -15, and Oral Roberts finished third at -11.

WAC Finishes
2nd - GCU (-16)
8th - Seattle U (+12)
9th - CBU (+13)
13th - Tarleton St. (+27)
14th - Utah Tech (+28)
17th - SUU (+33)

Medalists
Tegan Andrews of CSUF won the tournament, shooting a combined 10-under par for the tournament. Nicky Cling from GCU finished second at -8, and Kevin An from Oral Roberts came in third at -5.

Thunderbirds
SUU was led by a stellar performance from Colton Cherry, who finished T20 at even par on the tournament. Cherry was tied for second place after both of the first two rounds of the tournament but started the third round with a double-bogey, bogey, and another bogey and did well just to battle back to even par overall. 

Leo Torres finished second best for the Thunderbirds, coming in a tie for 66th at +9. Torres didn't have any rounds under par but stayed away from some big numbers. 

Mitchell Abbott didn't have his best tournament to open the year. Shooting a season-high 81 in the opening round and did his best to battle back. Finishing T81, +13.

Rashon Williams had some really good rounds going but couldn't avoid the blow-up holes, leading to a T90 finish at +15. 

Donovan Barnes finished T100, +26. 

Charlie Gillespie competed as an individual and finished 98th at +21.

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