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Men's Golf Captures the Title at The Goodwin
March 27, 2025 | Men's Golf
STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 15-ranked UCLA men's golf team finished in first place at The Goodwin on Saturday evening, securing the tournament title at the 54-hole, three-day competition.
The Bruins registered their second team championship during the 2024-25 season, having won the title at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel, Calif., on Oct. 29, 2024. In addition, the title at The Goodwin this week helped UCLA secure its second team victory of the Armen Kirakossian era.
UCLA tallied a final team total of 11-under 829 at Stanford Golf Course. The Bruins finished nine strokes ahead of second-place Colorado (2-under 838), while Northwestern (1-under 839), BYU (even, 840) and Santa Clara and SMU (3-over 843) rounded out the top six teams.
"It's been just an all-around, amazing team effort," head coach Armen Kirakossian said on Saturday night. "Our team vibe was in a really good spot from the beginning. You could tell that our guys were loose, having fun, and ready to play. We came out a little bit tight in the first round on Thursday, just because of the layover that we've had from our past tournament in February, about a month ago. We knew that would be the case. We rallied hard and well, and our guys fought tough on a challenging golf course. It's always a tough place to play at Stanford's home course, with 30 teams, so I couldn't be prouder of the guys. They did this in a great fashion, competed hard and everybody contributed. I'm really proud of the team's vibe and energy and how they carried themselves. We can't wait for the next one at Calusa Pines."
Seniors Omar Morales and Pablo Ereño recorded top 10 finishes at The Goodwin. UCLA's top two seniors each finished in a tie for sixth place, carding 4-under 206 over three-day event. Ereño shot 5-under 65 on Saturday to move into the top 10 on the individual leaderboard.
Ereño totaled six birdies and one bogey through 18 holes on Sunday. Starting from hole 1, he birdied the first and seventh holes, before finishing with birdies on holes 10 and 11. After a bogey on the 12th hole, Ereño had birdies on the holes 16 and 18.
Morales finished Sunday's final round with four birdies, four bogeys and one double bogey.
Junior Kyle An and freshman Baylor Larrabee registered top 20 finishes. An shot 4-under 66 on Saturday, closing the three-day tournament with a score of 1-under 209. Larrabee shot 1-over 71 in the third round to finish The Goodwin at even par (210).
Sophomore Luke Powell shot 2-over 72 on each of the tournament's three days. He concluded The Goodwin with a score of 6-over 216.
Freshman Trevor Garus shot 4-over 214, competing as an individual. After carding 4-over 74 in round one, he registered scores of 2-under 68 on Friday and 2-over 72 on Sunday.
UCLA will return to action during the first week of April, competing in the Calusa Cup located at Calusa Pines Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
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Day Two Recap
Morales shot 6-under 134 through the tournament's first two rounds
March 28, 2025
UCLA closed the second round of The Goodwin at Stanford University in a first-place tie with SMU on Friday. Both programs will enter Saturday's final round having shot 5-under 555 through the first 36 holes.
The Bruins concluded Thursday's first round in a tie for 12th place. UCLA shot a tournament-best 8-under 272 on Friday at Stanford Golf Course, marking the best single-round score by any program in the first two rounds. BYU and Colorado shot 5-under 275 on Thursday, while SMU and Northwestern shot 4-under 276 on Friday.
The top five teams, through Rounds 1 and 2, included UCLA and SMU (T-1, 5-under 555), Santa Clara (3rd, 3-under 557), Northwestern (4th, 2-under 558) and Colorado (5th, even par 560).
Senior Omar Morales shot 1-under 69 on Friday afternoon, keeping him atop the individual leaderboard through 36 holes. Morales shot 5-under 65 on Thursday and will enter the third round this Saturday having carded 6-under 134 through two rounds. He is tied with Santa Clara's JP Odland for the individual lead. Two competitors are tied for third place at 5-under 135 (SMU's Enrique Dimayuga and Pepperdine's Brady Siravo).
Morales finished with one eagle, one birdie and two bogeys in round two. After finishing with bogeys on two of the first four holes on Friday morning, he had an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole and finished with a birdie on hole No. 10.
Senior Pablo Ereño and freshman Baylor Larrabee each shot 3-under 67 on Friday. Larrabee will enter Saturday's third round at 1-under 139, while Ereño has shot 1-over 141 through both rounds.
Larrabee bogeyed the first two holes on Friday morning before registering birdies on holes No. 4, 5, 9, 11 and 15. He tied his best single-round score during his freshman season on Friday (equaling a 67 from the third round of the three-day Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Hawai'i).
Ereño finished with six birdies, one bogey and one double bogey in round two.
Junior Kyle An shot 1-under 69 on Friday, and sophomore Luke Powell finished the second day at 2-over 72. An has carded a two-round score of 3-over 143. Powell stands at 4-over 144.
Freshman Trevor Garus has shot 2-over 142 through both days. He finished Friday's second round with a score of 2-under 68.
Day One Recap
Morales Atop the Leaderboard After One Round at Stanford University
March 27, 2025
The Bruins shot 3-over 283 on the first day of competition at The Goodwin, hosted at Stanford University on Thursday. UCLA closed the first round in a tie for 12th place among 30 teams at the three-day event.
Rounds two and three are scheduled or Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Senior Omar Morales finished in first place after the opening round, carding a 5-under 65 at Stanford Golf Course. He had an eagle on the par-4 hole 13. Morales finished Thursday's action with five birdies and two bogeys. He birdied back-to-back holes in the front nine (holes six and seven), and closed the back nine holes with birdies on holes 11, 16 and 18.
Sophomore Luke Powell and freshman Baylor Larrabee shot 2-over 72 (tied, 62nd). Senior Pablo Ereño and junior Kyle An finished the opening round at 4-over 74 (tied, 92nd).
Powell concluded the first round with two birdies and four bogeys. Larrabee registered one birdie and three bogeys.
Bruins' freshman Trevor Garus shot 4-over 74, competing as an individual.
Through the first round of action, BYU and Colorado were tied atop the team leaderboard (-5, 275), followed by Utah (-4, 276), Santa Clara (-2, 278) and Pepperdine (-2, 278).
UCLA was scheduled to begin the second round on Friday, March 28, at 8:05 a.m. The Bruins started from hole No. 1 on Friday, while Garus opened at hole No. 10.
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