PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Vanderbilt men’s golf finished their opening tournament of the season in second place after dropping the Carmel Cup championship at Pebble Beach on Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Club, 4.5 to 1.5, to the UNLV Running Rebels. Texas Tech defeated Arizona, 4-2, in the third place match.
The Commodores received their points from senior Charlie Ewing, who won his match over Zane Thomas, 6 and 5, and junior Ben Fogler, who halved his match with Taylor Montgomery. Two matches were won by UNLV, 2 and 1, (Kurt Kitayama over Zach Herr; Carl Jonson over Hunter Stewart), one 2 up (AJ McInerney over John Voetsch), and one match 5 and 4 (Chris Tuulik over Matthias Schwab).
Vanderbilt next competes at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Challenge Cup September 20-22 at the Golf Club of Tennessee.
Championship Match Final Results
Carl Jonson (UNLV) def. Hunter Stewart (Vanderbilt), 2 and 1
Charlie Ewing (Vanderbilt) def. Zane Thomas (UNLV), 6 and 5
A.J. McInerney (UNLV) def. John Voetsch (Vanderbilt), 2 up
Taylor Montgomery (UNLV) and Ben Fogler (Vanderbilt) halved
Chris Tuulik (UNLV) def. Matthias Schwab (Vanderbilt), 5 and 4
Kurt Kitayama (UNLV) def. Zach Herr (Vanderbilt), 2 and 1
Third Place Match Final Results
Nathan Weant (Texas Tech) and Tucker Wadkins (Arizona) halved
Henry Todd (Texas Tech) def. Benson Liu (Arizona), 7 and 6
Drew Dorsey (Texas Tech) and Dylan Kornberg (Arizona) halved
Eric Oja (Arizona) def. Clement Sordet (Texas Tech), 2 and 1
Matias Dominguez (Texas Tech) def. Christian Colegrove (Arizona), 2 and 1
Esteban Restrepo (Texas Tech) def. Alex McMahon (Arizona), 7 and 5
