Utah Golf Ties for Fifth at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

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Utah Golf Ties for Fifth at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

3/4/2018 4:19 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

Tomlinson tabs first top-five finish of career

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Utah men's golf team wrapped up competition at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate on Sunday, placing in a tie for fifth place at Desert Mountain's Outlaw Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Utah carded 6-over par (294) in the final round of play to finish the two-day event with a combined score of 15-over par (282-303-294=879).

"Overall we played great for stretches and then played really poorly for stretches this week," head coach Garrett Clegg said. "We need to show more consistency throughout our rounds. This is a tournament that we felt like we had a great chance to win, but we needed to execute a lot better. Overall, we hopefully learned a lot this week."

Kansas took home the team title after registering a two-day score of 11-under par (853), which would win by a 21-stroke margin ahead of the second-place finishers Purdue (+10) and tournament host, Michigan (+10). Washington State (+13) finished in fourth place, and St. Mary's (+15) finished in a tie for fifth place with the Utes in the 12-team field.

Freshman Blake Tomlinson finished in a tie for fourth place with a three-round score of 3-under par, just one stroke behind the tournament's individual champions, to mark the first top-five finish of the freshman's career. Tomlinson (64-75-74=213) carded 2-over par (74) in the final round on Sunday.

"Blake had his best finish of his career," stated Clegg. "He was only one stroke out of tying for medalist. He learned a lot from this week and that is exceptionally valuable for him moving forward."

Freshman Tristan Mandur tabbed a top-20 performance, placing in a tie for 13^th place. Mandur shot 2-over par (74) in the third round to finish with a combined score of 1-over par (73-70-74=217).

"Tristan had a good showing which was great since he has struggled a bit the past two tournaments," Clegg said.

Junior Kyler Dunkle registered even par (72) during the final round to finish the event in a tie for 31^st place with a combined score of 10-over par (75-79-72=226). Sophomore Jordan Costello also had his best round of the event on Sunday, recording 2-over par (74) in the third round to have a combined score of 14-over par (77-79-74=230). Costello finished in a tie for 43^rd overall.

Rounding out Utah's five-man team, junior Nathan Wunderli finished in a tie for 46^th with a combined score of 15-over par (70-79-82=231).

Utah will be back in action next at the Bandon Dunes Championship. The Utes will compete in the three-day event hosted by Gonzaga next Sunday through Tuesday, March 11-13, in Bandon, Ore.