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Golf Heads Back to Colorado for Mark Simpson Invitational
9/22/2017 2:14 PM | Men's Golf
Utes set to compete in second event of the season
UTAH MEN'S GOLF at Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
DATE: Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 25-26, 2017
LOCATION: Colorado National Golf Club | Erie, Colo.
PAR/YARDAGE: Par 72 / 7,676 yards
LIVE SCORING: GolfStat.com
WEEKLY NOTES: Utah Men's Golf Notes
THIS WEEK
The Utah men's golf team is set to compete in the Eighth Annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, which will take place at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo. The two-day event will run Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 25-26.
THEFIELD
Nineteen teams are slated to compete in this year's tournament, including Air Force, Arkansas-Little Rock, Cal State-Northridge, Colorado, Houston Baptist, Idaho, Loyola-Marymount, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Seattle, Southern Utah, UC-Riverside, Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley State, UT-Rio Grande Valley, Weber State, Wofford and Wyoming. Colorado will also compete with a "B" team, but the squad will not be included in the final standings.
Along with 13 individual slots, there will be an overall 108-man field.
THE COURSE
Colorado National Golf Club will play at par-72 and 7,676 yards this week. According to the CNGC website, the golf course is spaced over 232 acres of land with strategically placed bunkers and lakes, and only two holes that run alongside each other. The elevation changes, water features, and mountain views of Long's Peak and Mount Meeker provide the golfer with a wonderful tranquil experience. The golf course previously hosted the Men's NCAA Regionals back in 2011.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Utah's line-up this week will consist of: Freshman Blake Tomlinson, sophomore Mitchell Schow, sophomore Jordan Costello, junior Kyler Dunkle, freshman Tristan Mandur and junior Nathan Wunderli.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
(54 holes) Afternoon practice rounds on Sunday, Sept. 24; 36 holes of continuous play (foursomes) on Monday (Sept. 25) with a shotgun format start at 8:15 a.m. (MDT), 18 holes on Tuesday (Sept. 26) in a staggered shotgun format (top four teams will play in five tee times off No. 1 beginning at 7:55 a.m.; rest in a shotgun start at 8:15).
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for this week's Mark Simpson Invitational can be found at www.GolfStat.com or by clicking the "Live Stats" link on the Utah Golf schedule page at www.UtahUtes.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah opened the 2017-18 campaign taking fifth place at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, which was held at Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Utah finished the three-day event posting a combined score of 12-under par (292-279-281=852) – just one stroke behind No. 12-ranked UNLV, who finished the tournament with a score of 13-under par (851). Wyoming won the event registering a score of 29-under par and Colorado State followed with a score of 24-under par.
Junior Kyler Dunkle (-6) and freshman Blake Tomlinson (-5) registered top-10 performances in the first event of the season for the Utes. Dunkle finished in a tie for seventh place, while Tomlinson tied for 10th place overall.
Sophomore Jordan Costello posted a three-day score of 1-under par and finished in a tie for 24th place, while fellow sophomore Mitchell Schow came back to finish in a tie for 46th overall with a score of 3-over par. Freshman Tristan Mandur rounded out Utah's scoring with a combined total of 6-over par to finish in a tie for 63rd place.
GOING LOW
Utah's three-day score of 12-under par last week, matched its season-low from the 2016-17 campaign, which came back at the PING Cougar Classic in Provo back on Apr. 10-11, 2016.
PAIR OF UTES RECORD TOP-10 FINISHES
Junior Kyler Dunkle and freshman Blake Tomlinson both recorded top-10 finishes in Utah's first event of the season. Dunkle finished in a tie for seventh place, carding a three-day score of 6-under par (71-70-69=210), while Tomlinson finished in a tie for 10th place with an overall score of 5-under par (73-66-72=211).
It was Tomlinson's first career top-10 finish, while Dunkle recorded the third top-10 finish of his career.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM 2016-17
• Freshman Jordan Costello ranked tied for sixth in the nation with eight eagles recorded last season, according to GolfStat.com rankings. He also ranked in a tie for 56th in the nation with 108 birdies.
• Sophomore Kyler Dunkle finished tied for 41st in the nation with five eagles recorded on the year. He was also tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies and 87th among golfers with a 3.91 sub-par strokes per round average.
• Senior Gentry Hicks was tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies on the season.
• Utah was tied for fourth in the nation with 20 eagles as a team. The Utes were eighth in the nation with a team-total 532 birdies.
QUOTABLE
"Our goal is to have a complete week," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "We started last week feeling good about ourselves, but we were uncertain and we just fell apart in that first round. We knew that we were better and we wanted to show that, and we did over the last 36 holes. This week will be a week where we are ready for round one and then it is just a matter of getting the job done. The conditions are not going to be ideal, but it will be like that for all of the teams.
UP NEXT
Utah will compete in the Nick Watney Invitational next Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3, which will be held at San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif.
DATE: Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 25-26, 2017
LOCATION: Colorado National Golf Club | Erie, Colo.
PAR/YARDAGE: Par 72 / 7,676 yards
LIVE SCORING: GolfStat.com
WEEKLY NOTES: Utah Men's Golf Notes
THIS WEEK
The Utah men's golf team is set to compete in the Eighth Annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, which will take place at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo. The two-day event will run Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 25-26.
THEFIELD
Nineteen teams are slated to compete in this year's tournament, including Air Force, Arkansas-Little Rock, Cal State-Northridge, Colorado, Houston Baptist, Idaho, Loyola-Marymount, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Seattle, Southern Utah, UC-Riverside, Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley State, UT-Rio Grande Valley, Weber State, Wofford and Wyoming. Colorado will also compete with a "B" team, but the squad will not be included in the final standings.
Along with 13 individual slots, there will be an overall 108-man field.
THE COURSE
Colorado National Golf Club will play at par-72 and 7,676 yards this week. According to the CNGC website, the golf course is spaced over 232 acres of land with strategically placed bunkers and lakes, and only two holes that run alongside each other. The elevation changes, water features, and mountain views of Long's Peak and Mount Meeker provide the golfer with a wonderful tranquil experience. The golf course previously hosted the Men's NCAA Regionals back in 2011.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Utah's line-up this week will consist of: Freshman Blake Tomlinson, sophomore Mitchell Schow, sophomore Jordan Costello, junior Kyler Dunkle, freshman Tristan Mandur and junior Nathan Wunderli.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
(54 holes) Afternoon practice rounds on Sunday, Sept. 24; 36 holes of continuous play (foursomes) on Monday (Sept. 25) with a shotgun format start at 8:15 a.m. (MDT), 18 holes on Tuesday (Sept. 26) in a staggered shotgun format (top four teams will play in five tee times off No. 1 beginning at 7:55 a.m.; rest in a shotgun start at 8:15).
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for this week's Mark Simpson Invitational can be found at www.GolfStat.com or by clicking the "Live Stats" link on the Utah Golf schedule page at www.UtahUtes.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah opened the 2017-18 campaign taking fifth place at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, which was held at Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Utah finished the three-day event posting a combined score of 12-under par (292-279-281=852) – just one stroke behind No. 12-ranked UNLV, who finished the tournament with a score of 13-under par (851). Wyoming won the event registering a score of 29-under par and Colorado State followed with a score of 24-under par.
Junior Kyler Dunkle (-6) and freshman Blake Tomlinson (-5) registered top-10 performances in the first event of the season for the Utes. Dunkle finished in a tie for seventh place, while Tomlinson tied for 10th place overall.
Sophomore Jordan Costello posted a three-day score of 1-under par and finished in a tie for 24th place, while fellow sophomore Mitchell Schow came back to finish in a tie for 46th overall with a score of 3-over par. Freshman Tristan Mandur rounded out Utah's scoring with a combined total of 6-over par to finish in a tie for 63rd place.
GOING LOW
Utah's three-day score of 12-under par last week, matched its season-low from the 2016-17 campaign, which came back at the PING Cougar Classic in Provo back on Apr. 10-11, 2016.
PAIR OF UTES RECORD TOP-10 FINISHES
Junior Kyler Dunkle and freshman Blake Tomlinson both recorded top-10 finishes in Utah's first event of the season. Dunkle finished in a tie for seventh place, carding a three-day score of 6-under par (71-70-69=210), while Tomlinson finished in a tie for 10th place with an overall score of 5-under par (73-66-72=211).
It was Tomlinson's first career top-10 finish, while Dunkle recorded the third top-10 finish of his career.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM 2016-17
• Freshman Jordan Costello ranked tied for sixth in the nation with eight eagles recorded last season, according to GolfStat.com rankings. He also ranked in a tie for 56th in the nation with 108 birdies.
• Sophomore Kyler Dunkle finished tied for 41st in the nation with five eagles recorded on the year. He was also tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies and 87th among golfers with a 3.91 sub-par strokes per round average.
• Senior Gentry Hicks was tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies on the season.
• Utah was tied for fourth in the nation with 20 eagles as a team. The Utes were eighth in the nation with a team-total 532 birdies.
QUOTABLE
"Our goal is to have a complete week," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "We started last week feeling good about ourselves, but we were uncertain and we just fell apart in that first round. We knew that we were better and we wanted to show that, and we did over the last 36 holes. This week will be a week where we are ready for round one and then it is just a matter of getting the job done. The conditions are not going to be ideal, but it will be like that for all of the teams.
UP NEXT
Utah will compete in the Nick Watney Invitational next Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3, which will be held at San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif.
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