FINAL STATS
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Led by Blake Bourelle's championship performance, the Sonoma State Seawolves wrapped up the 2018 Sonoma State Invitational with a four-stroke victory over second place Holy Names University Tuesday afternoon at Foxtail Golf Club.
"The tournament was awesome," said head coach
Val Verhunce after play concluded Tuesday afternoon. "The guys played exceptionally well that first round. Blake Bourelle was an exceptional key to our lineup this weekend and I hope for the continuing season."
Bourelle, a junior transfer from Taft Junior College, stole the show for the Seawolves, shooting the second-lowest round of the tournament—a five-under-par 67—which propelled him to an eight-under-par finish of 208 (67-70-71).
"He won his first tournament he played in Division II golf which says a lot," added Verhunce. "It's not easy to do—and with only four players fielding the team and having to count all four scores there's a lot of pressure on a lot of the guys and they just came through like champs."
Spencer Clapp (71-72-71—214; -2) joined Bourelle on the All-Tournament team, tied for fourth with Jed Enomoto of Holy Names University. Ian Hoffmann (68-77-72—217; 1) shot a 68 in the first round which propelled him to a T7 finish with Christian Ingul of Menlo College, while
Devin Gregg (73-76-75—224; 8) rounded out the Seawolf lineup, finishing tied for 19th with Raynard Belmonte of Cal State Dominguez Hills.
As a team, the Seawolves combined for a one-under-par 863 performance in the 54-hole tournament.
"They did great. We're very excited to start the season with a win and hopefully we'll keep it rolling."
The Seawolves return to action on October 15 and 16 when they travel to Hurricane, Utah for Dixie State's Regional Preview at Sand Hollow Resort.
