Husky men finish off fall schedule

In their final tournament of the fall, Washington finished off a dominating performance at the Gifford Collegiate at the Legends Course at La Costa, winning by nine strokes. The Huskies shot the low round of the day for the third-straight round, firing a 2-over 286 to finish at 6-under 846 for the week.

The win was the second of the fall for Washington who also tied Oregon for the team title at the Husky Invitational back in September. The Dawgs had not won multiple fall tournaments since way back in 2001 when that team won three times (The Prestige at Desert Willow, The Nelson at Stanford and the Husky Invitational at Gold Mountain).

The win was the 33rd for Washington since Matt Thurmond took over as head coach and the 74th in program history.

In addition to the team win, Corey Pereira and Chris Babcock tied for the individual win with Maverick McNealy of Stanford who is currently the No. 1 ranked player in college golf. The win was the second of the fall for Pereira and third of his Husky career. For Babcock it was his first collegiate win.

Pereira becomes just the sixth Husky to win at least three tournaments, joining the greats of Washington golf that include Cheng-Tsung Pan, Chris Williams, Brock Mackenzie, Nick Taylor and O.D. Vincent.

• Washington head coach Matt Thurmond has announced that three players have signed National Letters of Intent. Joining the Huskies for the 2016-17 season will be Shamu Bodhidatta, Henry Lee and Sam Warkentin.

The three-player class will bring an immediate impact to the Washington program that has established itself as one of the elite in the nation over the past decade. All three new Huskies have been top junior players and will bring different strengths to the Montlake.

“Each class of recruits has its own personality and responsibility,” said Thurmond. “Like every group that comes in, we expect this group the leave our program better than they found it. That is their task. They’ve already connected as classmates and look forward to being teammates and part of the larger Husky Golf Family. We will expect a lot of them and know they will stand on the shoulders of giants and add to the legacy of those that have gone before them.”