Men’s Golf Finishes Third At Husky Invite

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BREMERTON, Wash. – The Oregon State men’s golf team opened its 2013-14 season with a respectable third-place finish at the 15-team Kikkor Husky Invitational on Tuesday with newcomer Alex Franklin leading the Beavers with a top-10 finish.

Oregon State shot a 4-over 290-288-290--868 at the par-72, 7,124-yard Gold Mountain Olympic Course to conclude the two-day, 54-hole tournament in third behind Washington (17-under 847) and Arizona State (1-over 865). The Beavers finished ahead of four Pac-12 schools -- Oregon (t7), USC (t7), Washington State (11) and Utah (15).

Very good fight by the guys this afternoon. A couple of them could have let the round get away and they didn't. Solid start to the year.

— Jon Reehoorn (@JonReehoorn) September 17, 2013

Franklin, a junior transfer from Marion College, was steady throughout his first tournament with the Beavers, posting a 2-under 71-72-71--214 to finish in a tie for seventh. After carding three birdies in each of his two rounds on Monday, he added three more chirps on Tuesday, along with two bogeys, to finish with his second sub-par round of the tournament.

Highly-touted freshman Kevin Murphy was also making his Oregon State debut, and the Rogue River native didn’t disappoint, as he fired a 1-under 69-74-72--215 to finish in a tie for 11th place. He had a team-best 12 birdies over the three rounds and didn’t get anything worse than a bogey.

David Fink started his highly-anticipated senior campaign in a tie for 20th place after finishing with a 2-over 75-69-74--218. The All-Pac-12 golfer had eight birdies the past two days but took a double bogey in the first and third rounds that kept him from a better finish.

After opening the tourney with a 4-over 76, junior Scott Kim battled back the next two rounds with a pair of 1-over 73’s to finish in a tie for 41st place with a 6-over 222. Freshman Kevin Chen also made his Oregon State debut and finished with a 15-over 75-79-77--231 for a tie for 65th.

The other five golfers on Oregon State’s roster competed as individuals at the Gold Mountain Cascade Course, and their final results are: t3. Brian Jung 69-72-70--211 (-2); t17. Conner Kumpula 71-75-73-219 (+6); t25. Brett Johnson 76-78-69--223 (+10); 33. Tyler Carlson 73-76-76--225 (+12); t42. Chris Tedesco 76-77-76--229 (+16).

The Beavers get right back to action next Monday and Tuesday at the Mark Simpson Invitational in Erie,  Colo., a tournament they won last season with a 21-under 843, which equaled the fifth-best three-round team score in school history.