PULLMAN, Wash. – Zachary Miller shot a 63 in the third and final round, tying an Oregon State single-round record for fewest strokes to pace the Beavers at the Palouse Collegiate on Wednesday.
Miller paced the Beavers, who ended the trip to Pullman by shooting a 28-under 824, an Oregon State team record.
Miller posted nine birdies in his third and final round at the Collegiate, held at the par-71, 7,302-yard Palouse Ridge Golf Course. Only two other Beavers had shot 63 in a round, both 9-under: Alex Moore at the 2011 Oregon Duck Invitational and Jonas Liebich at the 2016 Amer Ari Invitational.
Miller’s 8-under, meanwhile, tied with Calum Hill (2016 Alister McKenzie Invitational) and Tim Mickelson (2000 Pac-10 Championship) for the third-best single round in OSU history.
The Beavers’ team mark, meanwhile, surpasses OSU’s 27-under 825 at the 2010 Alister McKenzie Invitational. Miller’s 8-under highlighted the day, while Bradley Smolinski finished with a 3-under 68 and Brandon Eyre was at a 2-under 69.
Miller finished the Collegiate third with an 11-under 202. He was followed closely by Collin Hodgkinson, who took seventh with a 10-under 203.
Smolinski, playing in his first collegiate tournament, shot an 8-under 205, taking 12th.
Eyre and Rylan Johnson both finished 68th, shooting 4-over 217 each.
Stanley Lin competed as an individual. He shot a 3-under 68 Wednesday ended the trip tied for 38th with a 1-under 212.
Palouse Collegiate
Oregon State Results – Final
3rd (-28, 278-275-271—824)
T5. Zachary Miller – 67-72-63—202 (-11)
T7. Collin Hodgkinson – 65-65-72—203 (-10)
T12. Bradley Smolinski – 72-65-68—205 (-8)
T38. Stanley Lin – 70-74-68—212 (-1)
T68. Rylan Johnson – 73-73-71—217 (+4)
T68. Brandon Eyre – 74-74-69—217 (+4)
Lin competes as an individual and his score does not count toward the team’s tally
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