Men's Golf:
UC Irvine Finishes 7th in Topy Cup

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Sean Shahi fired a 2-under 70 Thursday
 
Sean Shahi fired a 2-under 70 Thursday
 
 

Sept. 11, 2008

Final Team Results | Final Individual Results

TANAGURA, Japan --- UC Irvine finished seventh in the 26th annual Topy Cup that concluded Thursday at Tanagura Country Club in Tanagura, Japan.

The Anteaters shot a 4-under total of 284 in the final round and had a 54-hole total of 877. Tohoku Fukushi University won its fourth consecutive Topy Cup title with a final tally of 29-under 835 over three rounds. Lamar University was second (855) and Nihon University third (857) in the 10-team field that featured four American schools and six Japanese universities.

UCI's John Chin and Sean Shahi each shot 2-under rounds of 70 Thursday. Chin finished ninth in the tournament with a 54-hole score of 3-under 213 while Shahi was 22nd at 220.

Sophomore Bryan Harris carded a 1-under 71 in the last round, senior Cean Hayashi Geronimo a 73 and freshman Michael Im 76.

Im finished 28th overall with a three-round total of 223, Harris was 31st at 224 and Geronimo 53rd at 236.

Yoshinori Fujimoto of Tohoku Fukushi shot a 4-under 68 Thursday to claim medalist honors with a total of 14-under 202, seven shots ahead of runner-up Yuuki Ito from Nihon University.

 

 

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