11/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Nov. 13, 2016
EL PASO, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV men's golf junior John Oda shot a final-round 3-under-par 68 on Sunday to finish in fourth place at the 42nd Annual Sun Bowl Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic.
The tournament, which was hosted by the Sun Bowl Association and included 19 All-Americans from last year, was played at the par-71, 6,889-yard El Paso Country Club.
Oda, who has earned honorable mention All-America honors in back-to-back seasons as a freshman and sophomore, had five birdies with two bogeys during the final round. Oda finished the event with a 54-hole total of 7-under 206, five shots back of the champion.
LSU's Sam Burns took home the trophy after a final-round 5-under 66 moved him from second place to fist. His three-round total was 12-under 201. USC's Justin Suh finished second, three shots back.
The tournament is one of the premier college golf tournaments in the country. Some of golf's brightest stars have traveled to El Paso to compete in the tournament since its inaugural year in 1976.
Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, Ricky Barnes, Notah Begay and Jerry Pate are just a handful of past participants who went on to have successful PGA careers. College All-America Golf Classic Alumni have combined to win 50 major championships and have earned over $1.8 billion in career earnings.
To be eligible for competition at the event this weekend, student-athletes must have been named as an All-America team honoree during the previous year as well the U.S. Amateur Champion or Runner Up who still have collegiate eligibility.
The Rebels, ranked No. 17 in the country as a team, will be off until the spring season opens in February at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii.
