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Ultimately, SMU and Clemson finished their rounds in a tie, which began a playoff for the final spot in match play and ended the Bears’ season.

This is the final event of the Bears’ postseason, and they hope to cap off a successful season with one final victory as a team.

Morikawa is the second player in Cal men’s golf history to be named the Pac-12 Golfer of the Year.

The Bears showed some real depth this week as they came away with a third-place finish, led by senior Collin Morikawa, whose first-place finish marked the fourth time in program history a Bear has won the Pac-12 championships.

The six golfers representing the No. 12 Cal men’s golf team at the upcoming Pac-12 championships are prepared to show off their resilience and patience on collegiate golf’s biggest stage.

Despite a rocky start, strong final rounds from some of their experienced golfers allowed the Bears to defend their second-place standing at the Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz.

After this tournament, Cal now has one last event before the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA regionals. With a dedicated group of graduating seniors as well as new talent, the Bears hope to avoid a repeat of last season which ended in disappointment, as they failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Cal bounced back in the final round, led by Morikawa and sophomore Kaiwen Liu. Morikawa had the fourth-best round of the day, finishing at 4-under for the day, and Liu recorded a 2-under. These scores vaulted the Bears into fifth place overall, only one shot behind No. 18 Texas Tech.

Coming into this tournament, the Bears had a great deal of confidence. This was their second tournament of the month in Southern California, and coming off back-to-back victories, the team understood the game plan it needed to follow in order to win.

The Cal men’s golf team has now won two straight tournaments, with two different players capturing individual medalist honors, and their season seems to finally be heading in the right direction. The Bears hope to keep on rolling as they take on some tougher competition this week at the Southwestern Invitational.