{"id":440349,"date":"2026-01-29T07:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/440349\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T07:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:22:09","slug":"choi-leads-golf-to-fifth-place-finish-at-southwestern-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/440349\/","title":{"rendered":"Choi Leads Golf to Fifth-Place Finish at Southwestern Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/usdtoreros.com\/documents\/2026\/1\/28\/Southwestern_Team_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TEAM RESULTS (PDF)<\/a> &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/usdtoreros.com\/documents\/2026\/1\/28\/Southwestern_Final_Results.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (PDF)<\/a> &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. \u2014 A top-10 finish from junior <a href=\"https:\/\/usdtoreros.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/you-seong-choi\/12066\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12066\" target=\"_blank\">You Seong Choi<\/a> headlined a well-rounded effort from San Diego Golf on Wednesday afternoon at the Southwestern Invitational, leading five top-50 finishes for the Toreros as they claimed a tied-for-fifth place finish of 13 total teams at North Ranch Country Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Choi, the Hacienda Heights, CA, native, carded rounds of 68, 69, and 72 for a total of 209 strokes that was one under par and tied for sixth place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a team, USD combined for rounds of 286, 277, and 295 for a total of 858 strokes that was 18 over par and good for tied-for-fifth place in the 13 team field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usdtoreros.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ian-maspat\/12067\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12067\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Maspat<\/a> set forth San Diego&#8217;s next strongest performance, carding a three-over 213 after rounds of 70, 66, and 77 strokes to finish tied for 15th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/usdtoreros.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/cooper-humphreys\/12297\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12297\" target=\"_blank\">Cooper Humphreys<\/a> was just behind at T-25, turning in a six-over 216 (74, 71, 71), which was closely followed by a duo of true freshman in <a href=\"https:\/\/usdtoreros.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/reid-piron\/12990\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12990\" target=\"_blank\">Reid Piron<\/a> at T-39 (+11, 74, 71, 76, 221), and <a href=\"https:\/\/usdtoreros.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/reed-arnaldo\/12987\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12987\" target=\"_blank\">Reed Arnaldo<\/a> at T-49 (+14, 77, 71, 76, 224).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>USD will be back in action on February 16, when it begins play in The Prestige hosted by UC Davis at the PGA West &#8211; 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