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9/29/2017 12:11 PM | Men's Golf
Utes coming off tournament title in Colorado last week
UTAH MEN'S GOLF AT NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL
DATE: Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 2-3, 2017
LOCATION: Sunnyside Country Club | Fresno, Calif.
PAR/YARDAGE: Par 71 / 6,921 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 Nick Watney Invitational, which will take place at Sunnyside Country Club in Fresno, Calif. The two-day event will run Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3.
THE FIELD
A total of 16 teams will comprise the field for the Nick Watney Invitational, which includes tournament host Fresno State, BYU, Saint Mary's, Sacramento State, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, Loyola Marymount, San Francisco, Seattle University, Utah, Gonzaga, Pacific, Cal Poly, CSUN and San Diego.
THE COURSE
Sunnyside Country Club will play at par 71, 6,921 yards for the Nick Watney Invitational (Hole No. 5 will play as a par 4 measuring 496 yards). Sunnyside Country Club (located on the southeast side of Fresno, Calif.) is known for its tree-lined fairways, beautiful bunkering, and challenging bentgrass greens.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Utah's line-up this week will consist of: Junior Kyler Dunkle, sophomore Mitchell Schow, freshman Tristan Mandur, sophomore Jordan Costello and freshman Blake Tomlinson.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The event will span two days and feature 54 holes of stroke play. A shotgun start format will be used for rounds one and two, both held on Monday. All players will be re-grouped before the final round on Tuesday, based on scores, and tee off every 10 minutes from holes No. 1 and No. 10. For the purposes of tournament honors and awards, ties will be split per NCAA Championship tie-breaking procedures.
Monday's tee times include an 8:30 a.m. PT/9:30 a.m. MT shotgun start, while players will begin teeing off at 8 a.m. PT/9 a.m. MT on Tuesday.
The Fresno State Classic, formerly called the 'Fresno State Lexus Classic', was renamed 'The Nick Watney Invitational' prior to the September 2014 edition after former Fresno State standout and PGA golfer Nick Watney. Watney played at Fresno State from 2000-2003, and was a three-time All-American. Watney was the WAC Freshman of the Year in 2000 and the WAC Player of the Year three consecutive seasons, 2001-03.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for this week's Nick Watney 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
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, this past Tuesday, Sept. 26, 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 a Utah team 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.
Sophomore Mitchell Schow would finish in a tie for 12th place posting a three-round score of 5-under par (71-69-71=211) and freshman Tristan Mandur tallied a top-20 finish, tying for 20th overall with a score of 2-under par (72-72-70=214). Sophomore Jordan Costello carded a score of even par (71-73-72=216) to finish in a tie for 30th place and freshman Blake 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. Junior 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).
FOR THE RECORD
Utah has a field day with the school's all-time record books, matching or breaking a few different records following its team and individual titles at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. Kyler Dunkle's score of 8-under par is tied for the lowest score under par, while his final-round score of 64 ranks second-lowest all-time. His 54-hole score of 202 is also tied for the lowest score in school history.
Utah's total team score of 842 through the 54-hole event 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 in school history.
HERE BIRDIE, BIRDIE
Utah led the entire field at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, registering 65 total birdies throughout the two-day event. 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.
GOING UNDER
Junior Kyler Dunkle has registered a score of par or better in all six rounds that he has played in so far this season. In addition to the 15 rounds of par or better last season, he has tallied a total of 21 rounds at par or better in his two seasons with the Utes.
Sophomore Mitchell Schow and freshman Tristan Mandur also carded three consecutive rounds of par or better at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational this past week. Schow has carded rounds of par or better in four straight rounds dating back to the final round of the first event of the season (Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational).
AROUND THE GREEN
• Junior Kyler Dunkle heads into the week ranked No. 7 in the nation with a versus par score of -3.33, according to GolfStat.com. His season/career-low score of 64, which he recorded in the final round of the Mark Simpson Invitational, ranks tied for 10th in the nation for low round on the season.
• Dunkle also ranks seventh in the nation with a 3.82 average on par-4's this season, while he ranks among the top-75 players in the nation with a 4.46 par-5 scoring average. He is tied for 24th overall having registered 30 total birdies on the season. His 68.67 scoring average on the season ranks 17th in the nation.
• Sophomore Mitchell Schow ranks tied for 14th in the nation with a 3.87 par-4 scoring average. He is also tied for 15th in the nation with a pair of eagles recorded on the season. His 27 birdies on the season ranks tied for 59th in the nation.
QUOTABLE
"This coming tournament will be a lot different than what we have played so far," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "Over the past two events, we played a mountainous golf course with tons of slope, and then we played a wide-open golf course that was really long. Now we will be playing a more smaller country club with narrow fairways, tiny greens, and it will be completely about ball control. It will be a different scenario for us, but we handled the first two events really well and I am excited to see how we will handle this tournament."
"A great thing about this group we have, all five of our players seem to have been in every round these past two tournaments," Clegg continued. "I do not think we have lost too much, as far as a dropped score. Even our fifth scorer in that particular round hasn't been very far behind and I hope the current trend that we have going will continue."
"The teams in this is event make up a really good field, similar to the teams that we played just this past week in Colorado. St. Mary's, BYU and Fresno State will be three teams we have to focus on. They are solid programs and will provide us with a lot of competition this week. We look forward to the opportunity to compete against them."
UP NEXT
Utah will wrap-up fall play competing in the Mountaineer Intercollegiate, which will take place Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9-10, at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, W. Va.
DATE: Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 2-3, 2017
LOCATION: Sunnyside Country Club | Fresno, Calif.
PAR/YARDAGE: Par 71 / 6,921 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 Nick Watney Invitational, which will take place at Sunnyside Country Club in Fresno, Calif. The two-day event will run Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3.
THE FIELD
A total of 16 teams will comprise the field for the Nick Watney Invitational, which includes tournament host Fresno State, BYU, Saint Mary's, Sacramento State, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, Loyola Marymount, San Francisco, Seattle University, Utah, Gonzaga, Pacific, Cal Poly, CSUN and San Diego.
THE COURSE
Sunnyside Country Club will play at par 71, 6,921 yards for the Nick Watney Invitational (Hole No. 5 will play as a par 4 measuring 496 yards). Sunnyside Country Club (located on the southeast side of Fresno, Calif.) is known for its tree-lined fairways, beautiful bunkering, and challenging bentgrass greens.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Utah's line-up this week will consist of: Junior Kyler Dunkle, sophomore Mitchell Schow, freshman Tristan Mandur, sophomore Jordan Costello and freshman Blake Tomlinson.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The event will span two days and feature 54 holes of stroke play. A shotgun start format will be used for rounds one and two, both held on Monday. All players will be re-grouped before the final round on Tuesday, based on scores, and tee off every 10 minutes from holes No. 1 and No. 10. For the purposes of tournament honors and awards, ties will be split per NCAA Championship tie-breaking procedures.
Monday's tee times include an 8:30 a.m. PT/9:30 a.m. MT shotgun start, while players will begin teeing off at 8 a.m. PT/9 a.m. MT on Tuesday.
The Fresno State Classic, formerly called the 'Fresno State Lexus Classic', was renamed 'The Nick Watney Invitational' prior to the September 2014 edition after former Fresno State standout and PGA golfer Nick Watney. Watney played at Fresno State from 2000-2003, and was a three-time All-American. Watney was the WAC Freshman of the Year in 2000 and the WAC Player of the Year three consecutive seasons, 2001-03.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for this week's Nick Watney 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
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, this past Tuesday, Sept. 26, 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 a Utah team 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.
Sophomore Mitchell Schow would finish in a tie for 12th place posting a three-round score of 5-under par (71-69-71=211) and freshman Tristan Mandur tallied a top-20 finish, tying for 20th overall with a score of 2-under par (72-72-70=214). Sophomore Jordan Costello carded a score of even par (71-73-72=216) to finish in a tie for 30th place and freshman Blake 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. Junior 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).
FOR THE RECORD
Utah has a field day with the school's all-time record books, matching or breaking a few different records following its team and individual titles at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. Kyler Dunkle's score of 8-under par is tied for the lowest score under par, while his final-round score of 64 ranks second-lowest all-time. His 54-hole score of 202 is also tied for the lowest score in school history.
Utah's total team score of 842 through the 54-hole event 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 in school history.
HERE BIRDIE, BIRDIE
Utah led the entire field at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, registering 65 total birdies throughout the two-day event. 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.
GOING UNDER
Junior Kyler Dunkle has registered a score of par or better in all six rounds that he has played in so far this season. In addition to the 15 rounds of par or better last season, he has tallied a total of 21 rounds at par or better in his two seasons with the Utes.
Sophomore Mitchell Schow and freshman Tristan Mandur also carded three consecutive rounds of par or better at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational this past week. Schow has carded rounds of par or better in four straight rounds dating back to the final round of the first event of the season (Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational).
AROUND THE GREEN
• Junior Kyler Dunkle heads into the week ranked No. 7 in the nation with a versus par score of -3.33, according to GolfStat.com. His season/career-low score of 64, which he recorded in the final round of the Mark Simpson Invitational, ranks tied for 10th in the nation for low round on the season.
• Dunkle also ranks seventh in the nation with a 3.82 average on par-4's this season, while he ranks among the top-75 players in the nation with a 4.46 par-5 scoring average. He is tied for 24th overall having registered 30 total birdies on the season. His 68.67 scoring average on the season ranks 17th in the nation.
• Sophomore Mitchell Schow ranks tied for 14th in the nation with a 3.87 par-4 scoring average. He is also tied for 15th in the nation with a pair of eagles recorded on the season. His 27 birdies on the season ranks tied for 59th in the nation.
QUOTABLE
"This coming tournament will be a lot different than what we have played so far," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "Over the past two events, we played a mountainous golf course with tons of slope, and then we played a wide-open golf course that was really long. Now we will be playing a more smaller country club with narrow fairways, tiny greens, and it will be completely about ball control. It will be a different scenario for us, but we handled the first two events really well and I am excited to see how we will handle this tournament."
"A great thing about this group we have, all five of our players seem to have been in every round these past two tournaments," Clegg continued. "I do not think we have lost too much, as far as a dropped score. Even our fifth scorer in that particular round hasn't been very far behind and I hope the current trend that we have going will continue."
"The teams in this is event make up a really good field, similar to the teams that we played just this past week in Colorado. St. Mary's, BYU and Fresno State will be three teams we have to focus on. They are solid programs and will provide us with a lot of competition this week. We look forward to the opportunity to compete against them."
UP NEXT
Utah will wrap-up fall play competing in the Mountaineer Intercollegiate, which will take place Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9-10, at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, W. Va.
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