Mar. 4, 1997

Cal Finishes Ninth at Aldila Classic

SANTEE, Calif. - USC's Chad Wright defeated Arizona's Rory Sabbatini in a playoff to capture the individual title and lead the Trojans to the team championship of the Aldila Collegiate Classic at the Carlton Oaks Country Club.

USC captured the team title with an 8-over-par 872. Arizona and Pepperdine finished in a tie for second place eight strokes behind, while Cal was ninth with a 29-over-par 893.

The individual playoff was necessary after both Wright and Sabbatini finished the tournament at 3-under-par 213. Jay Berkowitz, who finished in a six-way tie for 10th, led the Golden Bears with a 3-over-par 219.

Team Results
 1. USC                      280  297  295    872   +8
T2. Arizona                  287  294  299    880   +16
T2. Pepperdine               287  296  297    880   +16
 4. BYU                      292  297  292    881   +17
 5. San Jose State           294  295  293    882   +18
 6. San Diego State (A)      291  296  296    883   +19
 7. UNLV                     295  291  303    889   +25
 8. Oregon State             294  294  303    890   +26
 9. Cal                      296  290  307    893   +29
10. Fresno State             297  297  303    897   +33

Individual Results
 1. Chad Wright, USC              66  73  74   213   -3
 2. Rory Sabbatini, Arizona       70  74  69   213   -3
 3. Roger Tambellini, USC         69  76  70   215   -1
T4. Paul Meyer, Pepperdine        72  72  72   216    E
T4. Joe Summerhays, BYU           71  72  73   216    E 
T6. Justin Russo, San Jose St.    74  72  71   217   +1
T6. Mike Ruiz, UNLV               71  70  76   217   +1
T8. Matt Murray, San Diego St.    74  71  73   218   +2
T8. Steve Grier, San Jose St.     74  70  70   218   +2