By Tom LaMarre,
San Martin, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2010) — The UCLA men’s golf team was tooling up the 405 freeway when someone realized Patrick Cantlay was not in the team van.
It’s a good thing the Bruins made the 10-minute trip back to the Westwood campus to get him, because Cantlay after some adversity rallied to win the individual title and helped top-ranked UCLA win the Gifford Collegiate Championship at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, Calif.
“That just goes to show (Cantlay’s) maturity,” coach Derek Freeman said of the freshman from Los Alamitos, Calif. “He’s a very, very mature player who handles his emotions well, and in situations like this, you have to handle your emotions. He has complete control over those.
“(The Bruins) knew they had a challenge. It’s nice to see them respond in a situation where their backs were up against the wall.”
UCLA, which finished second in its first two events of the Fall season, rallied from 11 shots behind Stanford in the final round to post a score of 367-360-347–1074, nine-over par.
The Cardinal finished second in its second consecutive event at 368-348-371–1087, followed by Northwestern at 371-360-368–1099.
USC totaled 378-351-375–1104 and tied for fourth with Washington, which finished at  370-364-370–1104.
Oregon was sixth at 375-362-368–1105, followed by the University of San Diego at     380-364-366–1110, Oklahoma at 379-369-366–1114, Arizona at 383-368-376–1127, Lamar at 384-375-376–1135 and Long Beach State at 381-376-384–1141.
Reigning NCAA champion Augusta State did not post a final score because the Jaguars had Patrick Reed withdraw because of a wrist injury before Carter Newman was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard after the final round.
Cantlay, who captured the CIF Sate High School Championship last June in his senior year at Servite High in Anaheim, posted a score of 67-69-71–207, six-under par at CordeValle, where the PGA Tour played the Frys.com Open in October.
It was Catlay’s first college victory and it didn’t come easy, as he had a one-stroke lead after two rounds, but gave it a way with a double bogey on the fourth hole and also made four birdies in the final round.
However, he recovered with four of his six birdies on the last seven holes.
“I bounced back and never got too excited, or too down on myself, and it all worked out,” said Cantlay, who reached the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur Championship during the summer.
“For me, it’s all about getting as comfortable (with college golf) as I can. Every tournament I just feel more in my own bubble, and more focused.”
Daniel Miernicki of Oregon shot 72-70-69–211 and tied for second with Henrik Norlander of Augusta State, who wound up at 68-73-70–211.
Cory McElyea of Washington totaled 72-70-70–212 and tied for fourth with Eric Chun of Northwestern, who came in at 73-71-68–212, and Sihwan Kim of Stanford was sixth at 71-68-74–213.
Gregor Main of UCLA carded a score of 76-70-69–215 and tied for seventh with Martin Trainer of USC, who wound up at 73-70-72–215.
Cameron Wilson shot 77-70-69–216 and tied for ninth with his David Chung, his Stanford teammate, who came in at 69-68-79–216.
Team Results
1. UCLA……………………………………………………….. 367–360–347—1074
2. Stanford…………………………………………………… 368–348–371—1087
3. Northwestern……………………………………………. 371–360–368—1099
T4. Southern California……………………………………. 378–351–375—1104
T4. Washington……………………………………………… 370–364–370—1104
6. Oregon…………………………………………………….. 375–362–368—1105
7. San Diego………………………………………………….. 380–364–366—1110
8. Oklahoma…………………………………………………. 379–369–366—1114
9. Arizona…………………………………………………….. 383–368–376—1127
10. Lamar……………………………………………………… 384–375–376—1135
11. Long Beach State………………………………………. 381–376–384—1141
Augusta State………………………………………………….. 385–365–D—DNF
Individuals
1. Patrick Cantlay, UCLA………………………………………… 67–69–71—207
T2. Daniel Miernicki, Oregon………………………………….. 72–70–69—211
T2. Henrik Norlander, Augusta State………………………… 68–73–70—211
T4. Eric Chun, Northwestern………………………………….. 73–71–68—212
T4. Cory McElyea, Washington……………………………….. 72–70–70—212
6. Sihwan Kim, Stanford………………………………………… 71–68–74—213
T7. Gregor Main, UCLA………………………………………….. 76–70–69—215
T7. Martin Trainer, Southern California…………………….. 73–70–72—215
T9. David Chung, Stanford……………………………………… 69–68–79—216
T9. Cameron Wilson, Stanford………………………………… 77–70–69—216
T11. Mario Clemens, UCLA…………………………………….. 74–73–70—217
T11. David Lipsky, Northwestern…………………………….. 72–71–74—217
T11. Gunner Wiebe, San Diego……………………………….. 76–70–71—217
T11. Chris Williams, Washington……………………………… 76–71–70—217
15. Andrew Yun, Stanford……………………………………… 74–71–73—218
T16. Will Kropp, Oklahoma…………………………………….. 76–73–70—219
T16. Ryan Sirman, Oklahoma………………………………….. 75–74–70—219
T18. Alex Kim  *, UCLA………………………………………….. 72–74–74—220
T18. Ramsey Sahyoun, Southern California……………….. 79–69–72—220
T20. Xavier Feyaerts, Lamar……………………………………. 75–73–73—221
T20. T.J. Vogel, Southern California………………………….. 75–71–75—221
T20. Pontus Widegren, UCLA………………………………….. 76–74–71—221
T23. Abraham Ancer, Oklahoma……………………………… 76–73–73—222
T23. Tye Beall, Arizona………………………………………….. 76–71–75—222
T23. Alex Ching, San Diego…………………………………….. 72–73–77—222
T26. Anton Arboleda  *, UCLA………………………………… 74–76–73—223
T26. Steve Lim, Southern California…………………………. 72–72–79—223
T26. Nicholas Losole, Northwestern………………………… 75–71–77—223
T26. Kenneth McCready, San Diego…………………………. 78–76–69—223
T30. Scott Brace, San Diego……………………………………. 77–73–74—224
T30. Charlie Hughes, Washington……………………………. 74–74–76—224
T30. Tarquin Macmanus, Arizona…………………………….. 78–74–72—224
T30. Eric Oja, Arizona…………………………………………….. 74–73–77—224
T30. Manav Shah, San Diego…………………………………… 77–72–75—224
T30. Andrew Vijarro, Oregon………………………………….. 75–73–76—224
T30. Eugene Wong, Oregon……………………………………. 78–71–75—224
T30. Steve Ziegler, Stanford…………………………………… 77–71–76—224
T38. Jack Dukeminier, Oregon………………………………… 79–74–72—225
T38. Josh Dupont, Northwestern…………………………….. 76–74–75—225
T38. Pedro Figueiredo, UCLA………………………………….. 82–77–66—225
T38. Jeffrey Kang, Southern California……………………… 79–69–77—225
T38. Jack Perry, Northwestern……………………………….. 76–73–76—225
T38. Brad Shigezawa, Northwestern………………………… 75–75–75—225
T44. Connor Driscoll, UCLA…………………………………….. 74–74–78—226
T44. Taylor Floyd, Augusta State……………………………… 79–75–72—226
T44. Kevin Spooner, Washington…………………………….. 74–77–75—226
T44. J.T. Taylor, Lamar…………………………………………… 74–77–75—226
T48. Olle Bengtsson, Augusta State…………………………. 81–72–74—227
T48. Sean Maekawa, Oregon………………………………….. 74–77–76—227
T48. Riley Pumphrey, Oklahoma……………………………… 76–74–77—227
T51. Kevin Hesbois, Lamar……………………………………… 79–77–72—228
T51. Raymond Ho, Long Beach State………………………… 77–76–75—228
T51. Liam Logan, Oklahoma……………………………………. 76–76–76—228
T54. Philip Chian, Long Beach State………………………….. 79–75–75—229
T54. Jonathan Khan, Arizona………………………………….. 74–75–80—229
T56. MJ Daffue, Lamar………………………………………….. 78–74–78—230
T56. Tor-Erik Knudson, Lamar…………………………………. 78–74–78—230
T56. Bobby Lange, UCLA………………………………………… 76–79–75—230
T56. Kevin Lim, Long Beach State…………………………….. 80–72–78—230
T56. Trevor Simsby, Washington……………………………… 74–72–84—230
T61. Austin Love, Long Beach State………………………….. 76–76–79—231
T61. Kevin Roy, Long Beach State……………………………. 75–77–79—231
T63. Mitchell Krywulycz, Augusta State…………………….. 78–75–79—232
T63. Benjamin Lein, Long Beach State………………………. 74–81–77—232
T65. Trent Redfern, Arizona…………………………………… 81–77–76—234
T65. PierreAlexis Rolland, Lamar……………………………… 79–77–78—234
T67. Michael Schoolcraft, Oklahoma………………………… 78–75–83—236
T67. Matt Stephens  *, Lamar…………………………………. 75–80–81—236
T67. Robbie Ziegler, Oregon…………………………………… 76–74–86—236
70. Bo DeHuff, Southern California………………………….. 79–78–80—237
71. Ty Chambers, Washington………………………………… 81–78–79—238
72. Jason Shano, San Diego……………………………………. 79–79–81—239
73. Philip Bagdade, Arizona……………………………………. 89–75–76—240
74. Shane Lebow, Stanford……………………………………. 82–78–83—243
Carter Newman, Augusta State……………………………………….. 79–73–D
Patrick Reed, Augusta State…………………………………………… 81–72–W
UCLA Wins Gifford Collegiate Championship
