BANDON, Ore. -- The Weber State men's golf team opened the 2010 spring season over the weekend with a fifth-place finish at the Bandon Dunes Championship, which was shortened to 36-holes due to inclement weather.

The Wildcats opened the tournament with a 334 and then posted a much-improved 311 over the second round for a total of 645.

The University of Notre Dame captured the tourney with a 622 for a 12-shot victory over runner-up University of Idaho at 634.

Doug Fortner of Notre Dame captured medalist honors with round of 77-73 for a 150 in extreme weather conditions over the Pacific Dunes Golf and Country Club Course that played 6,536 yards to par 71.

But the weather caused the course to play considerably longer. Winds gusting to 50 mph and rain Monday impacted scores, and another 1½ inches of rain fell Tuesday from 4 a.m.-noon, causing the tournament to be shortened to 36 holes. Monday's second round was called by darkness with all but two teams still on the course.

Kurt Owen and Brett Jessen each posted top-10 finishes to lead the Wildcats. Owen shot a two-round total of 157 to finish eighth, while Jessen was two shots back in 10th place.

Nick Despain and Keaton Woodland also placed in the top-20, as Despain finished 17th at 164 and Woodland finished 19th with a 165. Alex Sutton rounded out the Wildcat scoring five with a 167, which tied him for 27th.