Men’s golf struggled as it finished 17th at the Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay, the site of the 2015 U.S. Open.

The Redhawk Invitational, hosted by Seattle University, played 36 holes Monday and concluded the tournament with 18 holes on Tuesday. The Huskies struggled both days and head coach Tom Porten said putting was a major issue throughout the tournament.

“The greens have a ton of slope, and if you’re on the wrong side of the slope you’re putting over a ridge four of five feet high,” Porten said. “Our distance control and lag putting was bad all week.”

Freshman Raphael Denais posted a team-best score of 73 on Tuesday for his best round as a Huskie. Freshman Caulen Coe also played well, shooting a final round score of 75.

Chambers Bay played at par 70 and 7,000 yards for the first two rounds on Monday, and on Tuesday it played at par 71 at almost 7,400 yards. Porten said he was impressed with how Coe and Denais came back and played on Tuesday after they struggled in the first round.

“I was pleased with how Caulen and Raphael played today,” Porten said. “They really bounced back nicely today, and I think it’ll help them with their confidence heading into Iowa next weekend.”

Although the Huskies struggled on the greens throughout the tournament, Porten said his team played well tee to green throughout the tournament. He said some of his guys got discouraged and though they weren’t making any putts, especially since they were hitting a lot of greens in regulation.

“Tee to green, we did almost everything right,” Porten said. “The fairways are pretty generous at Chambers Bay. Caulen shot 75 today and hit 16 greens, but he didn’t make a birdie. When you hit greens and can’t make any putts, you can’t gain any ground, and internally you get frustrated, when putts aren’t going in.”

NIU”s attempts to adjust its putting didn’t help.

“We’d try and take some break out and hit it firmer and then run it 4, 5, even 6 feet by and then miss the comebacker,” Porten said. “It’s something we have to work on, and we’ve got to get more discipline on the greens.”

UCLA won the team title with a team total of 835, which was three strokes better than second-place Washington. San Diego’s Grant Forrest took individual medalist honors with an 11-under total of 200.