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No. 17 Redlands Men’s Golf Debuts with Fourth-Place Finish at CSUSM Invitational

The No. 17 University of Redlands men’s golf team placed fourth out of 12 teams at the CSU San Marcos Invitational, which took place on Monday and Tuesday at the San Luis Rey Downs Golf Course in Bonsall.

Redlands compiled a final team score of 902 on the par-72, 6,750-yard course, competing against a field comprised mostly of NCAA Division II and NAIA programs. After the first two rounds on Monday, the Bulldogs stood in fifth (600), but a strong final day helped them jump Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Senior Ross Canavan (Redlands, CA) led the Bulldogs with a 12th-place performance, carding scores of 73, 71 and 78 to finish at a 6-over-par 222. In addition, Canavan paced the field in pars with 39 on the event.

Junior Alex Hedlund (Arlington, WA) tied for 16th (225) while junior Todd Steller (Poway, CA) wound up in a tie for 20th overall (227). Juniors Tom Sponheim (Redlands, CA) and Scott Peña (Encinitas, CA) tied for 29th and 32nd, respectively, with scores of 232 and 233.

Holy Names University placed five golfers in the top 10 to cruise to a first-place finish by 15 strokes (868).

Redlands takes a week off from competition before traveling to the Sierra La Verne Golf Course in La Verne for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) 18-hole No. 1 on Thursday, Feb. 18. The first tee time is set for 12 noon.