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Friday, April 28
Boulder, Colo.
7:30 AM
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This Week
The Utah men's golf team head to Boulder, Colo., to compete in the 2017 Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships, which will be held at Boulder Country Club. Action will get underway on Thursday, April 28, and will conclude on Saturday, April 30.
The Line-Up
Utah's line-up for the 2017 Pac-12 Championships will consist of: (1) Senior, Gentry Hicks; (2) Sophomore, Kyler Dunkle; (3) Freshman, Jordan Costello; (4) Freshman, Mitchell Schow; (5) Sophomore, Nathan Wunderli; and (6) Freshman Peyton Hastings.
The Course
Boulder Country Club (established 1962, elevation 5,220-feet, highest ever for the Pac-8/10/12 title) is the host for the 58th Annual Pac-12 Championships; Boulder Country Club hosted the Pac-12 women's event two years ago, but last hosted a conference championship in 1972
(Big 8).
Boulder Country Club will play at par-70 and 7,129 yards this week.
Honorary Starters
A pair of former Colorado conference champions, Terry Kahl (1981) and Bobby Kalinowski (1993-94) will serve as honorary starters for Friday's first-round action.
Live Scoring/Live Stream
Live scoring for this week's Pac-12 Championships can be found at www.GolfStat.com or by clicking the "Live Stats" link on the Utah Golf schedule page at www.UtahUtes.com.
Live streaming for Friday and Saturday's action can be found at www.CUBuffs.com. The Pac-12 Network takes over on Sunday and will showcase the final round in an hour-long package on Sunday, May 7 at 12 p.m. MDT.
Last Time out for the Utes
The Utah men's golf team is coming off a ninth-place finish at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational that was held at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, Iowa. The Utes carded a three-round score of 17-over par (293-290-298=881) for the event.
Senior Gentry Hicks led the way for the Utes, posting a three-round score of even par (71-71-74=216) and finishing in a tie for 11th place. Freshman Jordan Costello registered a top-30 performance with a combined score of 3-over par (72-72-75=219) and tying for 26th place, while sophomore Kyler Dunkle finished in a tie for 34th place with a score of 5-over par (75-73-73=221).
Freshman Mitchell Schow finished in a tie for 51st place with a score of 9-over par (75-74-76=225) and sophomore Nathan Wunderli posted a score of 15-over par (75-78-78=231) to finish in a tie for 71st place.
Top-3 Finishes
The Utes have tallied a school-record five, top-three finishes this season. This marks the most top-three finishes in a single season since registering four top-three performances back in 2008.
Utah opened the fall campaign with a second-place finish at the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate and then followed with a third-place finish at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. The Utes registered a second-place finish in its lone home event back on Oct. 3-4.
Utah posted a pair of top-three finishes late in the spring regular season with third-place finishes at both the Duck Invitational and PING Cougar Classic.
Hole-In-One Club
Utah has had three different players record a hole-in-one on the season. Sophomore Nathan Wunderli became the first Ute to register a hole-in-one in a regular-season tournament since 2012 when he aced the par-3, 228-yard No. 2 hole.
Not to be outdone, senior Gentry Hicks and freshman Jordan Costello, both managed to sink a hole-in-one in the first round of the Hawkeye Invitational. Hicks aced the par-3, 206-yard No. 4 hole, while Costello managed to drain his first shot at the par-3, 195-yard No. 17 hole.
Miscellaneous Notes
• Freshman Jordan Costello ranks tied for sixth in the nation with eight eagles recorded this season, according to GolfStat.com rankings. He also ranks in a tie for 56th in the nation with 108 birdies.
• Sophomore Kyler Dunkle is tied for 41st in the nation with five eagles recorded on the year. He is tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies and is 87th among golfers with a 3.91 sub-par strokes per round average.
• Senior Gentry Hicks is also tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies on the season.
• Utah is tied for fourth in the nation with 20 eagles as a team. The Utes are eighth in the nation with a team-total 532 birdies.
What Coach Clegg Says
"I am really excited to see what we can do this week," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "A week with inclement weather, which usually means the strongest players are the ones most prepared to deal with the bad weather. Our guys are extremely excited about that and think it can be an advantage for them. Anything that helps them think is advantage for them is good for us."
"It may have been good for us to not play that great in Iowa. We had been playing really well, and then we struggled in Iowa. We need to understand that as a team, we always need to be hungry. We didn't drive the ball well in our last tournament so we have been working on and addressing that and hopefully we have that straightened out a little bit better. This golf course that we will be playing is very streamlined with trees, so we will need to hit the ball into the fairway to have any success."
"Kyler has played this course quite a bit and Colorado is home for him, so I think he is the most excited to get out there and compete on this golf course. Gentry has been playing very well as of late and I know he would like to finish his career the right way. Jordan has had some good tournaments. He has been battling his swing, but has still found a way to get the ball in the hole. Mitchell is right there and he could have a good week for us, as well."
The Utah men's golf team head to Boulder, Colo., to compete in the 2017 Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships, which will be held at Boulder Country Club. Action will get underway on Thursday, April 28, and will conclude on Saturday, April 30.
| Tournament Schedule | |
| • Friday, April 28 | |
| 7:30 a.m. MDT | First Round, Wave I |
| No. 1 Tee: | Stanford, Oregon State, Utah |
| No. 10 Tee: | Arizona, California, USC |
| 8:36 a.m. MDT | First Round, Wave II |
| No. 1 Tee: | Colorado, Oregon, UCLA |
| No. 10 Tee: | Arizona State, Washington, Washington State |
| 12:45 p.m. MDT | Second Round, Wave I |
| No. 1 Tee: | Stanford, Oregon State, Utah |
| No. 10 Tee: | Arizona, California, USC |
| 1:51 p.m. MDT | Second Round, Wave II |
| No. 1 Tee: | Colorado, Oregon, UCLA |
| No. 10 Tee: | Arizona State, Washington, Washington State |
| • Saturday, April 29 | |
| 10:00 a.m. MDT | Third Round, Wave I |
| No. 1 Tee: | Teams 4, 5, 6 |
| No. 10 Tee: | Teams, 7, 8, 9 |
| 11:06 a.m. MDT | Third Round, Wave II |
| No. 1 Tee: | Teams 1, 2, 3 |
| No. 10 Tee: | Teams 10, 11, 12 |
| • Sunday, April 30 | |
| 8:00 a.m. MDT | Fourth Round, Wave I |
| No. 1 Tee: | Teams 4, 5, 6 |
| No. 10 Tee: | Teams, 7, 8, 9 |
| 9:06 a.m. MDT | Fourth Round, Wave II |
| No. 1 Tee: | Teams 1, 2, 3 |
| No. 10 Tee: | Teams 10, 11, 12 |
The Line-Up
Utah's line-up for the 2017 Pac-12 Championships will consist of: (1) Senior, Gentry Hicks; (2) Sophomore, Kyler Dunkle; (3) Freshman, Jordan Costello; (4) Freshman, Mitchell Schow; (5) Sophomore, Nathan Wunderli; and (6) Freshman Peyton Hastings.
The Course
Boulder Country Club (established 1962, elevation 5,220-feet, highest ever for the Pac-8/10/12 title) is the host for the 58th Annual Pac-12 Championships; Boulder Country Club hosted the Pac-12 women's event two years ago, but last hosted a conference championship in 1972
(Big 8).
Boulder Country Club will play at par-70 and 7,129 yards this week.
Honorary Starters
A pair of former Colorado conference champions, Terry Kahl (1981) and Bobby Kalinowski (1993-94) will serve as honorary starters for Friday's first-round action.
Live Scoring/Live Stream
Live scoring for this week's Pac-12 Championships can be found at www.GolfStat.com or by clicking the "Live Stats" link on the Utah Golf schedule page at www.UtahUtes.com.
Live streaming for Friday and Saturday's action can be found at www.CUBuffs.com. The Pac-12 Network takes over on Sunday and will showcase the final round in an hour-long package on Sunday, May 7 at 12 p.m. MDT.
Last Time out for the Utes
The Utah men's golf team is coming off a ninth-place finish at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational that was held at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, Iowa. The Utes carded a three-round score of 17-over par (293-290-298=881) for the event.
Senior Gentry Hicks led the way for the Utes, posting a three-round score of even par (71-71-74=216) and finishing in a tie for 11th place. Freshman Jordan Costello registered a top-30 performance with a combined score of 3-over par (72-72-75=219) and tying for 26th place, while sophomore Kyler Dunkle finished in a tie for 34th place with a score of 5-over par (75-73-73=221).
Freshman Mitchell Schow finished in a tie for 51st place with a score of 9-over par (75-74-76=225) and sophomore Nathan Wunderli posted a score of 15-over par (75-78-78=231) to finish in a tie for 71st place.
Top-3 Finishes
The Utes have tallied a school-record five, top-three finishes this season. This marks the most top-three finishes in a single season since registering four top-three performances back in 2008.
Utah opened the fall campaign with a second-place finish at the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate and then followed with a third-place finish at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. The Utes registered a second-place finish in its lone home event back on Oct. 3-4.
Utah posted a pair of top-three finishes late in the spring regular season with third-place finishes at both the Duck Invitational and PING Cougar Classic.
Hole-In-One Club
Utah has had three different players record a hole-in-one on the season. Sophomore Nathan Wunderli became the first Ute to register a hole-in-one in a regular-season tournament since 2012 when he aced the par-3, 228-yard No. 2 hole.
Not to be outdone, senior Gentry Hicks and freshman Jordan Costello, both managed to sink a hole-in-one in the first round of the Hawkeye Invitational. Hicks aced the par-3, 206-yard No. 4 hole, while Costello managed to drain his first shot at the par-3, 195-yard No. 17 hole.
Miscellaneous Notes
• Freshman Jordan Costello ranks tied for sixth in the nation with eight eagles recorded this season, according to GolfStat.com rankings. He also ranks in a tie for 56th in the nation with 108 birdies.
• Sophomore Kyler Dunkle is tied for 41st in the nation with five eagles recorded on the year. He is tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies and is 87th among golfers with a 3.91 sub-par strokes per round average.
• Senior Gentry Hicks is also tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies on the season.
• Utah is tied for fourth in the nation with 20 eagles as a team. The Utes are eighth in the nation with a team-total 532 birdies.
What Coach Clegg Says
"I am really excited to see what we can do this week," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "A week with inclement weather, which usually means the strongest players are the ones most prepared to deal with the bad weather. Our guys are extremely excited about that and think it can be an advantage for them. Anything that helps them think is advantage for them is good for us."
"It may have been good for us to not play that great in Iowa. We had been playing really well, and then we struggled in Iowa. We need to understand that as a team, we always need to be hungry. We didn't drive the ball well in our last tournament so we have been working on and addressing that and hopefully we have that straightened out a little bit better. This golf course that we will be playing is very streamlined with trees, so we will need to hit the ball into the fairway to have any success."
"Kyler has played this course quite a bit and Colorado is home for him, so I think he is the most excited to get out there and compete on this golf course. Gentry has been playing very well as of late and I know he would like to finish his career the right way. Jordan has had some good tournaments. He has been battling his swing, but has still found a way to get the ball in the hole. Mitchell is right there and he could have a good week for us, as well."
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