Utah Golf Finishes 10th at John A. Burns Intercollegiate

Saturday, February 17

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Utah Golf Finishes 10th at John A. Burns Intercollegiate

2/17/2018 6:19 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

Two Utes post top-20 finishes in Hawaii.

LIHUE, Hawaii – The Utah men's golf team closed out the spring opener finishing in 10th place at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, which was held at the par 72, 6,991-yard Wailua Golf Course in Lihue, Hawaii.

Utah posted a third-round score of 7-over par (295) to finish the three-day event at a combined score of 3-over par (285-287-295=867). No. 4-ranked Texas A&M (-29) won the event after posting 14-under par in the third round. North Carolina (-12) and UNLV (-12) finished in a tie for second place, while Virginia (-6) and Arizona (-6) finished in a tie for fourth place to round out the top-five teams.

"Overall we are disappointed in how we played today," said head coach Garrett Clegg. "We were playing good golf most of the day and then finished poorly to drive down to 10^th place. Overall, it was a decent way to get the season started. We have a lot of lessons to learn and we will be better prepared for the National Invitational Tournament because of what we went through this week."

Two Utes recorded top-20 performances following Saturday's third round of play. Sophomore Jordan Costello finished the event with a combined 3-under par (71-67-75=213) to place in a tie for 14^th overall. Freshman Blake Tomlinson registered a three-day score of 2-under par (73-71-70=214) to finish in a tie for 17^th place.

The top-20 performance marks Costello's second of the season and sixth of his career, while Tomlinson notched the third top-20 finish of his freshman season.

"Blake Tomlinson had a great day today. He finished the tournament at two under par and made some crucial par putts to keep his round going," Clegg said. "Jordan Costello had a great tournament also. He struggled today, but his play helped us a lot this week."

Freshman Tristan Mandur (71-72-77=220) and junior Nathan Wunderli (70-77-73=220) each posted a combined score of 4-over par to finish in a tie for 51^st place. Rounding out the Utes competing in Hawaii, sophomore Peyton Hastings finished in 111^th place with a combined score of 19-over par (76-80-79=235).

Utah will be back in action at the National Invitational Tournament next Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 26-27. The two-day event will take place at the OMNI Tucson National Golf Course in Tucson, Ariz.