The University of Idaho men’s golf team traveled to Stockton, California, from Oct. 12-14 to compete in the Stockton Pacific Invitational, hosted by the University of the Pacific at the Reserve at Spanos Park. The course played at 7,189 yards with a par of 72. The Vandals finished 16th out of 18 teams with a three-round total of 895, finishing 31-over-par.
Idaho struggled during the opening two rounds of the tournament, recording a 15-over-par first round followed by a 12-over-par second round. The opening round was the third-highest team score of the field, ahead of only Southern Utah at 19-over-par and Utah Tech at 28-over-par.
The Vandals continued to struggle in the second round, tying CSU Fullerton for the second-highest score at 12-over-par. UC Santa Barbara recorded the highest second-round score at 14-over-par. After two rounds, Idaho sat in 16th place with a combined score of 603, or 27-over-par. Utah Tech and Southern Utah remained behind the Vandals.
Idaho showed improvement during the final round, finishing at 4-over-par and tying CSU Fullerton for the round. The stronger finish helped the Vandals maintain 16th place with a final score of 31-over-par. Utah Tech finished 17th at 36-over-par, while Southern Utah placed 18th at 41-over-par.
Despite the team’s struggles, several Vandals delivered noteworthy individual performances. Junior Brae Rogalcyzk led Idaho, tying for 26th place with a three-round total of 218, or 2-over-par.
Rogalcyzk opened with a 6-over-par round of 78 before finding his rhythm during the second round. He shot 3-under-par with a 69, followed by a 1-under-par 71 in the final round. His second-round performance tied Nevada’s Jonathan Kim for the fourth-best individual round of the tournament. Rogalcyzk’s ability to rebound after a difficult opening round gave Idaho a strong individual result despite the team’s overall struggles.
Henrik Koglin also delivered a solid performance, tying for 52nd place with a total of 221, or 5-over-par. Koglin opened with a 1-over-par 73 before shooting an even-par 72 in the second round. He finished with a 4-over-par 76 during the final round, bringing his tournament total to 5-over-par.
Charley Simpson tied for 85th place, carding rounds of 74, 83 and 74 for a total of 231, or 15-over-par. Carter Frisby finished 87th with a three-round total of 232, or 16-over-par. Frisby opened with an 8-over-par 80 and followed with an 81 in the second round before closing with a 1-under-par 71. Ben Buchanan rounded out Idaho’s lineup, tying for 91st place with three consecutive rounds of 78. His total of 234 left him 18-over-par for the tournament.
The team standings featured a wide range of results, with several programs finishing well below par while others struggled throughout the three rounds. The University of the Pacific, the tournament host, won the team competition at 20-under-par. Nevada finished second at 16-under-par, followed by San Francisco in third at 12-under-par. Saint Mary’s College of California placed fourth at 9-under-par, while Utah Valley finished fifth at 7-under-par.
Denver placed sixth at 2-under-par, while Fresno State and Seattle tied for seventh at even par. Eastern Washington finished ninth at 6-over-par. Beyond the top nine teams, every program finished at least 10-over-par, with the bottom three teams all finishing more than 30 strokes over par.
Idaho’s 16th-place finish placed the Vandals near the bottom of the team standings, but the final round showed improvement from the first two days. Rogalcyzk’s top-30 finish and Frisby’s final-round performance provided individual highlights as the team looks to improve in its next competition.
The Vandals are scheduled to return to competition in two weeks at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic on Oct. 26, hosted by George Washington University.