October 11, 2011 Muirfield Village Golf Club: The UCLA Golf Team finished 5th at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational hosted by Ohio State University. This was the first tournament of the fall season for the Bruins. Played at the challenging Muirfield Village Golf Club, designed by Buckeye Jack Nicklaus and host course for the PGA Tour's Memorial Golf Tournament.

Results:

Anton Arboleda: 70/74/74(218) T9

Alex Kim: 73/75/74(222) 17

Jay Hwang: 76/72/75(223) T18

Pontus Widegren: 71/77/77(225) T25

Matt Pinizzotto: 75/76/80(231) T40

Cordevalle Golf Club October 9th, 2011: Sophmore Patrick Cantlay wrapped up his fifth PGA Tour event this past weekend at the Frys.com tournament. Played at Cordevalle Golf Club, where UCLA hosts its annual college tournament, the Gifford Collegiate. This spectacular venue is where Cantlay took home is first victory as a Bruin. Making a buzz this week was Patrick's playing partner the first two days, Tiger Woods. Cantlay made his fifth cut in so many PGA Tour starts, shooting rounds of 69,74,70,72(285) t67th. Look for Patrick to make his Bruin debut of the season at the Windon Memorial hosted by Northwestern October 17th and 18th.

Monarch Dunes Golf Club October 2, 2011: Junior Pedro Figueiredo shot rounds of 73,71,67(211) to win his first collegiate tournament. The talented Bruin from Portugal took home the title after a blistering final round 67. Taking advantage of a hot start and a dependable putter, Figueiredo beat fellow Bruin Preston Valder by one shot. This marks the second straight year UCLA has taken the individual title, last year Mario Clemens won the event. This win will secure a spot for Pedro  on the team to play in the U.S Collegiate hosted by Georgia Tech October 23-25th.

Results:

Pedro Figueiredo: 73,71,67(211) 1st

Preston Valder: 65,73,74(212) 2nd

Bobby Lange: 76,76,79(231) T44

Lompoc, CA September 20, 2011: The UCLA golf team wrapped up its first qualifying of the year. Contested at La Purisima Golf Club in Central California, nine players competed for the five open spots. Qualifying for the first event were Alex Kim, Anton Arboleda, Matt Pinizzotto, Pontus Widegren, and Jay Hwang. These players will travel to Columbus Ohio October 10th and 11th to compete in the Jack Nicklaus Invitational at Muirfield Village Golf Club. 

Results:

Alex Kim: 76/77/77(219)

Anton Arboleda: 76/74/69(219)

Matt Pinizzotto: 77/72/72(221)

Pontus Widegren: 72/76/75(223)

Jay Hwang: 77/69/77(223)

Pedro Figueiredo: 76/73/75(224)

Mario Clemems: 75/76/77(228)

Preston Valder: 79/76/73(228)

Washington D.C.: Patrick Cantlay continued his impressive play by posting a second round 67 at Congressional Country Club. Cantlay was hot with his putter as he finished with a back nine 30.  This ensures the recently named college player of the year he'll play the weekend at his first U.S. Open. 

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