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No. 24 Utah Golf Takes On Mid-Season Big 12 Match Play
10/5/2024 10:31 AM | Men's Golf
The Utes will look to open up Big 12 play with a strong start as the unit heads to the Lone Star State
Dates: Oct. 7-9
Location: Houston Oaks Country Club & Retreat | Hockley, Texas
Par/Yardage: Par 71/7,007 Yards
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
THIS WEEK
The No. 24 Utah Men's Golf team will look to open up Big 12 play with a strong start as the unit heads to the Lone Star State for Big 12 Match Play at the Houston Oaks Country Club in Hockley, Texas, from Oct. 7-9.
It'll be just the 11th time in program history that Utah has competed in a tournament in Texas and the first in Hockley, after battling at the NCAA Austin Regional last season while taking fourth and advancing to the NCAA Championships.
The tournament consists of a unique format, unlike many of the competitions the Utes have participated in so far this season. The play will be Utah's first Big 12 mid-season tournament as former Big 12 member Texas won the tournament last season.
LAST TIME OUT
The Utes competed in the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational last week in Erie, Colo., and finished in sixth on the team leaderboard. Utah finished in a tie for seventh through day one but recorded the third-lowest round by any team, putting together a team 11-under 277 to jump one spot into sixth place and marked its best round of the tournament. Four out of the five Utes climbed up the individual leaderboard at the conclusion of the tournament as Brandon Robison finished in a four-way tie for 10th place, his second top-10 placement of the season.
THE FIELD
The Utes will hit the links alongside an all-Big 12 slate of teams as 14 other conference opponents will compete for the mid-season title. At Houston Oaks Country Club, Utah will battle #2 Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, #RV Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, #18 Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, and West Virginia.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Five Utes will compete at Houston Oaks Golf Course during the conference clash. The squad consists of the same lineup as the first three tournaments to start the season, including Braxton Watts, Brandon Robison, Davis Johnson, Sergio Jimenez, and Gabriel Palacios.
COACHES THOUGHTS
"After a quick turnaround, we are looking forward to competing in the Big 12 Match Play," said head coach Garrett Clegg. "I have heard it is an amazing event at a world-class golf course. The format is unique in that we will be going head-to-head with different teams vs. stroke play events where we compete against the whole field. It will be our team's first exposure to match play and should be a lot of fun!"
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The tournament will be played over three days consisting of pool play for one and a-half days. This is followed by a bracket format beginning on Tuesday afternoon, while the final round will be played on Wednesday morning. Match Play will be played during all rounds.
Each team match will consist of five individual matches.
All individual matches within the team match will produce a result (3&2, 1 up, halved) and will not be played beyond the 18th hole. An individual match win awards that team with one point. An individual match that remains tied after 18 holes awards each team with a half point. Once all individual matches are completed within a team match, the team with the greater point total will receive three points, while the losing team receives zero points. If the match is tied at the end of all five individual matches (2.5 points to 2.5 points), both teams receive one point.
If there is a tie following pool play to advance to the semifinals, a 5-count-5 sudden death playoff will break the tie. A tie in the semifinals will be broken by hole differential, then higher seed. A tie in the final match results in a 5-count-5 sudden death playoff.
Pool Play Seeding (Based on Big 12 Coaches Ranking)
Pool A: No. 1 Arizona State, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 9 Cincinnati
Pool B: No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 7 Kansas, No. 10 K-State, No. 15 UCF
Pool C: No. 3 Utah, No. 6 BYU, No. 11 Houston, No. 14 West Virginia
Pool D: No. 4 Texas Tech, No. 5 Colorado, No. 12 TCU, No. 13 Baylor
LIVE SCORING
To keep with the results during Big 12 Match Play, fans can visit here. Links to live scoring on each day can be found on UtahUtes.com.
FOLLOW THE UTES
For an inside look at the Utah Golf program along with tournament, roster, and news updates, fans can follow the Utes on social media (Twitter: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
Location: Houston Oaks Country Club & Retreat | Hockley, Texas
Par/Yardage: Par 71/7,007 Yards
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
THIS WEEK
The No. 24 Utah Men's Golf team will look to open up Big 12 play with a strong start as the unit heads to the Lone Star State for Big 12 Match Play at the Houston Oaks Country Club in Hockley, Texas, from Oct. 7-9.
It'll be just the 11th time in program history that Utah has competed in a tournament in Texas and the first in Hockley, after battling at the NCAA Austin Regional last season while taking fourth and advancing to the NCAA Championships.
The tournament consists of a unique format, unlike many of the competitions the Utes have participated in so far this season. The play will be Utah's first Big 12 mid-season tournament as former Big 12 member Texas won the tournament last season.
LAST TIME OUT
The Utes competed in the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational last week in Erie, Colo., and finished in sixth on the team leaderboard. Utah finished in a tie for seventh through day one but recorded the third-lowest round by any team, putting together a team 11-under 277 to jump one spot into sixth place and marked its best round of the tournament. Four out of the five Utes climbed up the individual leaderboard at the conclusion of the tournament as Brandon Robison finished in a four-way tie for 10th place, his second top-10 placement of the season.
THE FIELD
The Utes will hit the links alongside an all-Big 12 slate of teams as 14 other conference opponents will compete for the mid-season title. At Houston Oaks Country Club, Utah will battle #2 Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, #RV Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, #18 Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, and West Virginia.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Five Utes will compete at Houston Oaks Golf Course during the conference clash. The squad consists of the same lineup as the first three tournaments to start the season, including Braxton Watts, Brandon Robison, Davis Johnson, Sergio Jimenez, and Gabriel Palacios.
COACHES THOUGHTS
"After a quick turnaround, we are looking forward to competing in the Big 12 Match Play," said head coach Garrett Clegg. "I have heard it is an amazing event at a world-class golf course. The format is unique in that we will be going head-to-head with different teams vs. stroke play events where we compete against the whole field. It will be our team's first exposure to match play and should be a lot of fun!"
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The tournament will be played over three days consisting of pool play for one and a-half days. This is followed by a bracket format beginning on Tuesday afternoon, while the final round will be played on Wednesday morning. Match Play will be played during all rounds.
Each team match will consist of five individual matches.
All individual matches within the team match will produce a result (3&2, 1 up, halved) and will not be played beyond the 18th hole. An individual match win awards that team with one point. An individual match that remains tied after 18 holes awards each team with a half point. Once all individual matches are completed within a team match, the team with the greater point total will receive three points, while the losing team receives zero points. If the match is tied at the end of all five individual matches (2.5 points to 2.5 points), both teams receive one point.
If there is a tie following pool play to advance to the semifinals, a 5-count-5 sudden death playoff will break the tie. A tie in the semifinals will be broken by hole differential, then higher seed. A tie in the final match results in a 5-count-5 sudden death playoff.
Pool Play Seeding (Based on Big 12 Coaches Ranking)
Pool A: No. 1 Arizona State, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 9 Cincinnati
Pool B: No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 7 Kansas, No. 10 K-State, No. 15 UCF
Pool C: No. 3 Utah, No. 6 BYU, No. 11 Houston, No. 14 West Virginia
Pool D: No. 4 Texas Tech, No. 5 Colorado, No. 12 TCU, No. 13 Baylor
LIVE SCORING
To keep with the results during Big 12 Match Play, fans can visit here. Links to live scoring on each day can be found on UtahUtes.com.
FOLLOW THE UTES
For an inside look at the Utah Golf program along with tournament, roster, and news updates, fans can follow the Utes on social media (Twitter: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
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