SANTA ANITA Calif. – A strong finish propelled the Chapman University men's golf team up the leaderboard and into a tie for third to end the season at the SCIAC Championships. Kendrick Tan's final round boosted him into the top-8 for an All-SCIAC First Team finish and Dalton Schwartz finished in the top-165 to earn All-SCIAC Second Team honors.
As a team, the Panthers were four-over par on the final day to overtake Redlands and catch Occidental to finish in a tied for third. Chapman set a new program record for a three-round tournament with a three-day total of 864 (+12) as a team.
Tan paced the record-setting effort with a program record of his own. He finished the three-day tournament three-under par with a 210 – two strokes lower than the previous 54-hole school record. His seventh place finish earned him All-SCIAC First Team honors, making him just the second Chapman men's golfer to earn First Team honors at a SCIAC Championship with a full field of teams (the 2021 championship only had four teams compete due to the COVID pandemic). He joins Bryan Wise on the short list of Chapman golfers to earn the honors.
Schwartz' magical weekend continued into the final day as he held on to 11th overall for an All-SCIAC Second Team finish. He was one-over par on the final day to finish the tournament at even par. He carded five more birdies on Saturday and ranked fifth in the tournament with 12 birdies over the three days.
Connor Conley was two-over on the final day and five-over for the tournament. He jumped up two spots to 16th. Tyler Lao finished 12-over and Nicholas Trani was 14-over for the tournament.
The Panthers finished the season with one of their best rounds of the year, jumping into the tie with Occidental for third place. CMS won the overall team title at 23-under as a team, following a 16-under final round.
Round 2 Recap
The Chapman University men's golf team climbed to fifth place after a strong second round at the SCIAC Championships. Both Dalton Schwartz and Kendrick Tan finished the second round under par and are in the top-10 entering the final round.
Schwartz continued to have his best tournament of the season with his first round under par. Both he and Tan finished one-under to move up the leaderboard. Schwartz moved to one-under on the tournament and now sits in fifth. Tan is now at even par and is in 10th.
Schwartz hit five birdies and Tan hit four to lead the Panthers up to fifth as a team. Conner Conley added three birdies and was even with par in the second round to stay at three-over for the tournament. He is in 18th overall.
Nicholas Trani and Tyler Lao also added four birdies apiece as Trani finished the second round one-over par and Lao finished two-over.
The Panthers were one-under as a team, completing the first sub-par round at the SCIAC Championships in program history. They are eight-over for the tournament and trail Redlands in fourth place by a single stroke. Cal Lutheran is just six strokes behind in sixth.
The final round tees off tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Round 1 Recap
The Chapman University men's golf team opened the SCIAC Championships nine-over par as a team and sit in sixth place after day one. Dalton Schwartz leads the Panthers individually in eighth.
Schwartz finished the first round at even par to place himself in the top-10. His season-best round included a birdie to finish off the front nine and an eagle to start off the back nine. His eagle on the 10th hole was one of just four for the tournament field on the first day.
Kendrick Tan was just one shot back in 10th overall. Conner Conley was three-over and Tyler Lao was five-over.
The Panthers are in sixth in a tight race on the team leaderboard. They are just three strokes back of Redlands in fifth place and just six strokes behind second-place Occidental.
