For the second consecutive tournament, the Menlo Oaks fought through difficult weather to finish in 5^th place at the Simpson Invitational. The rain soaked conditions put a halt to play midway through the second round making day two only nine holes of play, instead of the normal 18.

Although Menlo had hoped for a better placing in a rainy Redding, CA, freshman Patrick McNamara showed us once again his enormous potential by shooting an overall score of 119, good enough for a 7^th place finish out of 30 possible golfers. For Head Coach Bill Imwalle, this could be a sign of good things to come heading into the final stretch of events. "Patrick has had two really good results in the last two tournaments, so hopefully he will carry us into the Cal Pac Championships," commented Imwalle on his freshman sensation.

As far as the Oaks other golfers are concerned, junior Kamalu Kaina put together a second straight stellar showing, posting an overall score of 127 which put him in 12^th place. Juniors Dylan Braden, Javier Garcia, and Cody Grimes finished 15^th, 16^th, and 17^th respectively with Braden shooting an overall score of 134.