LA QUINTA, Calif. – Senior Mateusz Gradecki finished Wednesday’s final round of The Prestige at PGA West with a 2-under-par 69 en route to turning in a top-10 finish from the Greg Norman Course at PGA West.
Gradecki – who recorded his sixth top-10 collegiate finish after placing tied for ninth – totaled a 54-hole score of 2-under-par 211 (72-70-69). On Wednesday, Gradecki was even through nine, but his birdie on the par-4, 359-yard No. 9 gave the Buccaneer leader momentum heading down the stretch run. Following the turn, Gradecki birdied the par-5, 566-yard 12th while collecting an eagle on the par-5, 537-yard 16th to finish with the 69.
Overall, the Blue and Gold finished ninth at 30-over-par 882 (292-291-299), while sophomore Geuntae Kim finished tied for 32nd at 7-over-par 220 (74-72-74).
LSU defended its title as the fourth-ranked Tigers fired a 1-under 283 on Wednesday en route to posting a three-day team total of even-par 852 (291-278-283). Pepperdine went low on Wednesday to jump five spots up the leaderboard as the 49th-ranked Waves finished second at 4-over-par 856 (281-296-279), while No. 11 Oklahoma placed third at 6-over-par 858 (286-290-282).
Arizona State’s Jared duToit earned medalist honors as he registered a 54-hole score of 9-under-par 204 (67-67-70). DuToit – the 22nd-ranked player via Golfstat – shot a 1-under 70 on Tuesday and defeated LSU’s Sam Burns (No. 2) by four strokes.
Three teams in the tournament were ranked in the top 10, while five are ranked in the top 25. Individually, two golfers are ranked in the top 10, four in the top 25 and 10 in the top 50.
The Bucs are back in action March 11-12 as ETSU heads to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for the General Hackler Championship.