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Utes, Dunkle Win Championship Titles at Mark Simpson Invitational
9/26/2017 6:37 PM | Men's Golf
Dunkle matches school single-round low scoring record
ERIE, Colo. – For the first time in more than 25 years, the Utah men's golf team took home both individual and team titles at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, at Colorado National Golf Club. Junior Kyler Dunkle earned the program's first regular-season individual title since 2006, while guiding the Utes to the program's first team title since 2009.
Utah won in a playoff with tournament host Colorado, after the two teams finished the 54-hole event tied at 22-under par (842). The Utes, who went into the final round in third place behind Colorado and Wyoming, carded a combined 11-under par (277) in Tuesday's third round – the lowest round of the day and the second-lowest round of the tournament (Colorado, 275).
Utah earned its first tournament team title since winning the Purple & Red Invitational that was held at Valley View Golf Club in Layton, Utah, back on Sept. 28-29, 2009. Meanwhile, Dunkle would go onto card a final-round 8-under par (64) to finish at 14-under par (70-68-64=202) and take home individual honors. He becomes the first Ute to win an event since Dustin Pimm won the Wolfpack Classic in Reno, Nev., back on Oct. 3, 2006.
This also marks the first time Utah won both individual and team titles in the same event since taking home the Skywest Collegiate championship back on Oct. 30-31, 1990. Utah's Phil Holmes won the individual title for the Utes.
"This is an exciting win for us," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "There were a total of 19 different team competing in this tournament. Colorado is a great team and were without question the team to beat. Wyoming, who might not be thought of as a traditional golf power, has a strong team this year. They won the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational just two weeks ago. Our team played exceptional golf for three straight rounds to come out on top."
Utah won in a tie-breaker with Colorado as both teams played hole No. 18, counting four of the five scores, one time. Dunkle and sophomore Mitchell Schow birdied, while sophomore Jordan Costello, freshman Blake Tomlinson and freshman Tristan Mandur recorded pars. Colorado had two players record pars and another player bogeyed. Colorado's final two players conceded their holes.
Wyoming would finish third in the tournament, shooting a combined 18-under par (846). UC-Riverside (-6) and Oregon State (-4) rounded out the top five team finishes in the event.
Schow would finish in a tie for 12th place posting a three-round score of 5-under par (71-69-71=211) and Mandur tallied a top-20 finish, tying for 20th overall with a score of 2-under par (72-72-70=214). Costello carded a score of even par (71-73-72=216) to finish in a tie for 30th place and Tomlinson rounded out Utah's scoring with a total of 3-over par (71-74-74=219) to finish in a tie for 51st place.
Nathan Wunderli played as an individual this week, finishing in a tie for 71st place with a score of 8-over par (76-74-74=224).
"Kyler has now played six straight rounds under par and our team has had five straight rounds under par, as well," Clegg said. "The team is just doing a great job out there and that is as a whole, one through five. Dunkle's play was just special today. It isn't every day that you get a round like that. But, the whole group was a big part of the victory. Each player was locked in every single round. So that was great to see."
Dunkle's score of 8-under par ties for the lowest score under par, while his score of 64 in Tuesday's final round ranks second-lowest all-time. His 54-hole score of 202 is tied for the lowest score in school history.
Dunkle led all players in the 108-man field with a 4.33 par-5 scoring average and was third with a 3.73 par-3 scoring average. He also led the field with 19 total birdies.
Utah's total team score of 842 through 54 holes ranks third-lowest in school history, while its final round 11-under par, 277, ranks seventh-lowest for 18 holes. The team score of 842 is Utah's lowest in any of its team titles.
The Utes lapped the field in both par-4 and par-5 scoring, registering 14-under par on par-4's and 24-under par on the par-5's. Wyoming was second in par-5's with a score of 11-under par. Utah led the field with a total of 65 birdies in the tournament.
Utah will be back in action again next week, playing in the Nick Watney Invitational. The event, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3, will be played at San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif.
Utah won in a playoff with tournament host Colorado, after the two teams finished the 54-hole event tied at 22-under par (842). The Utes, who went into the final round in third place behind Colorado and Wyoming, carded a combined 11-under par (277) in Tuesday's third round – the lowest round of the day and the second-lowest round of the tournament (Colorado, 275).
Utah earned its first tournament team title since winning the Purple & Red Invitational that was held at Valley View Golf Club in Layton, Utah, back on Sept. 28-29, 2009. Meanwhile, Dunkle would go onto card a final-round 8-under par (64) to finish at 14-under par (70-68-64=202) and take home individual honors. He becomes the first Ute to win an event since Dustin Pimm won the Wolfpack Classic in Reno, Nev., back on Oct. 3, 2006.
This also marks the first time Utah won both individual and team titles in the same event since taking home the Skywest Collegiate championship back on Oct. 30-31, 1990. Utah's Phil Holmes won the individual title for the Utes.
"This is an exciting win for us," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "There were a total of 19 different team competing in this tournament. Colorado is a great team and were without question the team to beat. Wyoming, who might not be thought of as a traditional golf power, has a strong team this year. They won the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational just two weeks ago. Our team played exceptional golf for three straight rounds to come out on top."
Utah won in a tie-breaker with Colorado as both teams played hole No. 18, counting four of the five scores, one time. Dunkle and sophomore Mitchell Schow birdied, while sophomore Jordan Costello, freshman Blake Tomlinson and freshman Tristan Mandur recorded pars. Colorado had two players record pars and another player bogeyed. Colorado's final two players conceded their holes.
Wyoming would finish third in the tournament, shooting a combined 18-under par (846). UC-Riverside (-6) and Oregon State (-4) rounded out the top five team finishes in the event.
Schow would finish in a tie for 12th place posting a three-round score of 5-under par (71-69-71=211) and Mandur tallied a top-20 finish, tying for 20th overall with a score of 2-under par (72-72-70=214). Costello carded a score of even par (71-73-72=216) to finish in a tie for 30th place and Tomlinson rounded out Utah's scoring with a total of 3-over par (71-74-74=219) to finish in a tie for 51st place.
Nathan Wunderli played as an individual this week, finishing in a tie for 71st place with a score of 8-over par (76-74-74=224).
"Kyler has now played six straight rounds under par and our team has had five straight rounds under par, as well," Clegg said. "The team is just doing a great job out there and that is as a whole, one through five. Dunkle's play was just special today. It isn't every day that you get a round like that. But, the whole group was a big part of the victory. Each player was locked in every single round. So that was great to see."
Dunkle's score of 8-under par ties for the lowest score under par, while his score of 64 in Tuesday's final round ranks second-lowest all-time. His 54-hole score of 202 is tied for the lowest score in school history.
Dunkle led all players in the 108-man field with a 4.33 par-5 scoring average and was third with a 3.73 par-3 scoring average. He also led the field with 19 total birdies.
Utah's total team score of 842 through 54 holes ranks third-lowest in school history, while its final round 11-under par, 277, ranks seventh-lowest for 18 holes. The team score of 842 is Utah's lowest in any of its team titles.
The Utes lapped the field in both par-4 and par-5 scoring, registering 14-under par on par-4's and 24-under par on the par-5's. Wyoming was second in par-5's with a score of 11-under par. Utah led the field with a total of 65 birdies in the tournament.
Utah will be back in action again next week, playing in the Nick Watney Invitational. The event, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3, will be played at San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif.
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