Final Results

SAN BERNARDINO — Gene Webster Jr. may have just made his statement as one of the best golfers in NCAA Division II with a 54-hole 196 to finish 14 under par to win the Coyote Classic.

The two-day tournament at Arrowhead Country Club was attended by some of the best teams in the nation. No. 1 Barry, No. 3 Chico State, No. 9 Western Washington, No. 24 Abilene Christian and No. 25 Cal State Stanislaus were five of the 17 teams at the tournament.

Webster led a field of 88 golfers and was the only one to shoot under 200 and was just one of two to fire three rounds under 70 (69-63-64) which happened to be he par for the tournament. As a team, the Coyotes finished fifth after starting the second round in 12th. CSUSB bounced back from a 300 first round with a 281 in the second and a 279 third for a team total 860. The 279 was the lowest team score in the third the second lowest round total for any team at the tournament.

Cal State Monterey Bay won the Coyote Classic with an 848 three-round total while Barry and Chico State tied for second at 851. Defending national champion, Sonoma State finished fourth at 854.

Chico's Sylvester Gama, who played as an individual, finished second at 203 behind Webster while Patrick Bauer of Sonoma State finished third at 209. Chico State's Kyle Souza, who led the tournament after round one, finished in a tie for seventh at 211.

The Coyotes got a 214 from Joe Alldis who finished in a tie for 18th while Thomas Chu was a stroke behind at 215 in a tie for 21st. Kenny Anthony moved up to spots from the first round to finish in 80th with a 235 total score while Jake Lynch finished 84th at 240.

Two other CSUSB golfers also competed as individuals. Nick Kelley completed his day with a 225 and in a tie for 55th while Bryan Kim shot a 242 for 86th.

The Coyotes now get set for the SoCal Intercollegiate Tournament hosted by UC San Diego at the Mission Viejo Country Club, March 22-23.