Ethan Waters

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In the last event of the season, the blue and gold put together a stellar seven-under final round to finish in seventh place.

Finigan Tilly placed in the top 10 and the Bears in the top half of the field as a team for the first time all season at the Western Intercollegiate.

Tilly and the Bears will try to find consistency in their lineup and establish confidence heading into the weekend at Pasatiempo.

With two tournaments left in its already abbreviated spring season, Cal men’s golf is beginning to gain ground in what can only be defined as a lesson of a campaign.

After going 3-17 in conference play this season, the Bears enter the Pac-12 tournament as the last seed. Their road to a Cinderella run will begin Wednesday when they take on sixth-seeded Stanford.

“Golf is such a great sport because it always tests you. It tests how you respond to expectations, how you respond under pressure. Today was another test. We failed the test. But we have to grow from it,” said head coach Walter Chun.

Though it’s just the second tournament of the season, the Bears’ upcoming event Feb. 15-17 will be chock-full of Pac-12 talent, making it an important early season round.

A small blue and gold spark came about too little, too late, as the Bears fell 76-70 to their rival Stanford and emerged winless from the season series.

The issue is not a lack of talent overall; it’s an inability to weave that talent into a seamless whole.