California Baptist University
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
Lancers Finish Up Play in Palm Desert
2/8/2024 3:55:00 PM | Men's Golf
PALM DESERT--- The California Baptist men's golf program opened its spring slate on Tuesday afternoon as they competed in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Wyoming. The Lancers finished ninth of 17 squads, posting a final 877 score. Eeli Kujanpää, Kurtis Rodriguez, and Sean Citherlet led the charge for CBU, all tying for 28th with a 2-over finish.
TL Brown's squad maintained a 9th place spot from the very start of the event, as Citherlet quickly emerged as a lead through the first round. The Mexico native carded a 2-under par score on the first day, starting the weekend in the top 15 golfers. Luke Bartram also opened the weekend well, finishing even with par on Tuesday afternoon. Kujanpää righted his sails during the second round of the event, posting a 71 final score to bump himself back into the top 50. Rodriguez got in on the action on Wednesday as he finished the day with a clean 72 final score.
Kujanpää continued to go low during the third round of Wyoming's tournament and placed in the top 30 golfers after going 1-under par during his final round. Rodriguez finished even with par again, while Citherlet finished with a 74 final score. The three CBU leaders finished in 28th for the Lancers, while Bartram ended in 69th, and true freshman Ka'ena Kaulia finalized a 93rd-place finish.
The Lancers finished in the top ten of teams with the most par 5s and also fared well against the toughest hole of the day. Kujanpää, Citherlet, and Rodriguez all finished the 10th hole in round three with an even with par or under-par score.
California Baptist will head to Orange County next, as they gear up for a two-day tournament on February 12-13th at the Orange County Collegiate.
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