Sports in Brief — July 22, 2013

Michael Kim falls just short in thriller at US Amateur Public Links Championships Cal’s Michael Kim fell just short of winning the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship on Saturday. Kim went up against Jordan Niebrugge in the finals and immediately birdied the first hole to put himself in the lead. Read More…

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Power Rankings: No. 1 men’s golf

In any other year, Cal rugby would have taken the spot as the best Cal sport. It’s hard to argue with a track record that includes 26 championships since 1980. But not this year. The Cal men’s golf team had one of the greatest seasons of all time. In any Read More…

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Q&A with Cal men’s golf’s Michael Kim

In mid-June, three Cal players took part in the U.S. Open. Michael Kim was able to shine not just among the Bears competing but among the entire field as a whole when he shot up to a tie for third place on Saturday. He finished the tournament at 10 over, Read More…

Alister Mackenzie Golf Tournament

Michael Kim finishes U.S. Open at No. 17

As Michael Kim stood on the 15th green at the U.S. Open on Saturday, the Cal men’s golfer glanced up at the leaderboard and smiled. The 19-year-old rising junior wasn’t looking to see where his four birdies in the past six holes put him up on the board. He wasn’t Read More…

Cal men’s golf sends three players to U.S. Open

The Cal men’s golf team will send an unprecedented three players to the U.S. Open this weekend. Michael Kim, Max Homa and Michael Weaver will represent the Bears in the prestigious tournament at the Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania, where they will play alongside the best golfers in the world. Read More…

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Michael Kim wins prestigious Haskins award

Cal men’s golf superstar Michael Kim has done it again. The sophomore can now add “winner of the Haskins award” to the hefty list of achievements he has garnered throughout the season. The Haskins Award — college golf’s most coveted accolade — is voted on by college golfers, coaches and Read More…