Bruins’ tournament win ends 3-year drought
By Daily Bruin Staff
Oct. 28, 1997 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Bruins’ tournament win ends 3-year drought
GOLF: Great individual performances lead to victory at Lexus
Classic
By Scott Street
Daily Bruin Contributor
In 1988, the UCLA men’s golf team won the NCAA national
championship. In 1994, they won their last tournament of the 1990s
– that is, until this past weekend.
Breaking a three-year drought, the Bruins captured the Fresno
Lexus Classic at the San Joaquin Country Club with a three-shot
victory over the BYU Cougars.
The Bruins led wire-to-wire, posting a one-under par in the
first round, while on their way to a 14-over par.
Brandon DiTullio led the Bruins with a masterful second-place
finish. DiTullio finished the 54 holes of regulation tied for the
lead with BYU’s Michael Henderson, but lost on the fourth play-off
hole.
The junior is currently second among the Bruins in stroke
average, shooting 72.8 per round.
In addition, the Bruins placed three other players among the
top-20 finishers: Steve Wagner at six-over par tied for 16th place,
followed by 17th-place finishers Jason Semelsberger and Ross
Fulgentis at seven-over par. B.J. Schlagenhauf also followed up his
fourth-place finish at the Nike Northwest Classic with an
eight-over par to tie for 26th place.
Throughout four tournaments this year, the Bruins have recorded
four top-10 finishes and have placed at least one individual player
in the top 10 at all four tournaments.
Before DiTullio’s playoff, Schlagenhauf had recorded three
top-10 finishes, including second place overall at the Realister
Invitational in mid-September.
UCLA entered the Lexus Classic ranked 26th nationally in the
MasterCard rankings, which do not include the Fresno results.
The team continues its season Nov. 6 and 7 at the Long Beach
State Invitational.
