Senior Stanford golfer Matt Savage took second place in the 40th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship this Aug. 1-4. Savage finished the four round tournament with a total of 286 + 3, falling just one shot short of champion Patrick Nagle of Pacifica, CA.

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Peter Krutzik

Matt Savage

Savage both started and finished the tournament strongly, going two under par 69 in the opening round to share the lead. He struggled in the second round, golfing a six over par 76, and took a one over par 72 in the third. His performance started out shaky in the final round, as he made bogeys on three of the first five holes, but he made up for it on the front side with five birdies coming in. Savage was the only golfer in the tournament to score under par on the final day.

Unfortunately, the accomplishment was not quite enough to take down leader Nagle, a senior at the University of Illinois. A rough bogey four on the 157-yard 15th hole took away Savage’s chances for a playoff, leaving him one shot behind Nagle, who won with 285 + 4 (70-73-69-73).