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Tindall Invitational
Utah Golf Powers Into First Place Through Day One at The Tindall
9/24/2024 12:07 AM | Men's Golf
The Utes rank first on the team leaderboard while Davis Johnson sits in first place
SAMMAMISH, Wash. – The University of Utah Men's Golf team continued its strong start to the season with a sizzling first two rounds of play at The Tindall on Monday, leading the field on the team leaderboard while Davis Johnson and Sergio Jimenez sit atop the player rankings.
"It was a great day," said head coach Garrett Clegg. "Davis and Sergio were awesome today! They played great golf all day. We had a really strong final few holes to with birdies from both of them to give us a five-stroke lead. Last week we were in this position, and it is great to be right back here again. I'm excited to see how the boys react tomorrow. This is the first time for Davis to hold the lead after 36 holes in a college tournament…his game is in a great place, and it will be fun to see how he competes tomorrow!"
Johnson put together a sensational day on the links to begin his tournament, rounding out the first round of play with a 4-under 67 before adding a 5-under 66 to match his career-best round of golf. Johnson's first nine began with two birdies and seven even scores to head into the back nine 2-under. The redshirt junior followed the same path into the final round of the course, adding two more red marks to finish the course 4-under. The second round began on a high note, starting things off with birdies in three of his first six holes. A bogey brought him back to 2-under heading into the back half of the course as Johnson turned up the intensity with three more red marks to jump seven spots on the leaderboard and own sole possession of first place.
Jimenez was on his game at Aldarra after claiming the Palouse Collegiate title earlier in September. Jimenez began the tournament with a birdie on the first hole he saw and tallied two more over the next three holes on the first and second hole. The Madrid, Spain native tacked on one more red mark to finish his first nine holes, 4-under. Over the back half of the course, Jimenez added a pair of birdies and bogeys to settle into eighth place 4-under. It was a similar story in the sound round, beginning with a birdie and concluding the next 18 holes, 4-under. The sophomore is just one stroke behind Johnson at 8-under with a share of second place.
Brandon Robison also used a pair of similar rounds of golf to find himself slotted into a tie for 23rd. The first 18 began with a bogey before recording three birdies and one more bogey to reach 1-under 70. The 15th hole continued to give Robison problems into the second round, forcing a triple bogey. Robison worked around this early hole with four birdies on the front nine with two more on the back nine to straighten his line. After two more bogeys found their place in his second round, Robison finished even with par to move up one spot.
Braxton Watts had two different rounds of golf to conclude his first day at Aldarra Golf Course. His first round was highlighted by five red cards and 12 holes even with par, however a triple bogey on the seventh hole put himself 2-under through the first 18. In the second round, Watts began 4-over through the first 10 holes but settled in and recorded birdies in three of the next four holes. A bogey, a double bogey, and a birdie finalized Watts' second round score at 3-over to move him into 31st.
Gabriel Palacios struggled through the first half of the first round, shooting 6-over but totaled four birdies over the final six holes to level out at 2-over 73. This hot finish allowed Palacios to climb seven spots into a tie for 44th after finishing even in the second round.
NEXT UP
The Utes will look to continue their stronghold on first place and finish the final round of play at Aldarra Golf Course tomorrow morning with a shotgun start to conclude the final 18 holes of The Tindall.
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).
"It was a great day," said head coach Garrett Clegg. "Davis and Sergio were awesome today! They played great golf all day. We had a really strong final few holes to with birdies from both of them to give us a five-stroke lead. Last week we were in this position, and it is great to be right back here again. I'm excited to see how the boys react tomorrow. This is the first time for Davis to hold the lead after 36 holes in a college tournament…his game is in a great place, and it will be fun to see how he competes tomorrow!"
Johnson put together a sensational day on the links to begin his tournament, rounding out the first round of play with a 4-under 67 before adding a 5-under 66 to match his career-best round of golf. Johnson's first nine began with two birdies and seven even scores to head into the back nine 2-under. The redshirt junior followed the same path into the final round of the course, adding two more red marks to finish the course 4-under. The second round began on a high note, starting things off with birdies in three of his first six holes. A bogey brought him back to 2-under heading into the back half of the course as Johnson turned up the intensity with three more red marks to jump seven spots on the leaderboard and own sole possession of first place.
Jimenez was on his game at Aldarra after claiming the Palouse Collegiate title earlier in September. Jimenez began the tournament with a birdie on the first hole he saw and tallied two more over the next three holes on the first and second hole. The Madrid, Spain native tacked on one more red mark to finish his first nine holes, 4-under. Over the back half of the course, Jimenez added a pair of birdies and bogeys to settle into eighth place 4-under. It was a similar story in the sound round, beginning with a birdie and concluding the next 18 holes, 4-under. The sophomore is just one stroke behind Johnson at 8-under with a share of second place.
Brandon Robison also used a pair of similar rounds of golf to find himself slotted into a tie for 23rd. The first 18 began with a bogey before recording three birdies and one more bogey to reach 1-under 70. The 15th hole continued to give Robison problems into the second round, forcing a triple bogey. Robison worked around this early hole with four birdies on the front nine with two more on the back nine to straighten his line. After two more bogeys found their place in his second round, Robison finished even with par to move up one spot.
Braxton Watts had two different rounds of golf to conclude his first day at Aldarra Golf Course. His first round was highlighted by five red cards and 12 holes even with par, however a triple bogey on the seventh hole put himself 2-under through the first 18. In the second round, Watts began 4-over through the first 10 holes but settled in and recorded birdies in three of the next four holes. A bogey, a double bogey, and a birdie finalized Watts' second round score at 3-over to move him into 31st.
Gabriel Palacios struggled through the first half of the first round, shooting 6-over but totaled four birdies over the final six holes to level out at 2-over 73. This hot finish allowed Palacios to climb seven spots into a tie for 44th after finishing even in the second round.
NEXT UP
The Utes will look to continue their stronghold on first place and finish the final round of play at Aldarra Golf Course tomorrow morning with a shotgun start to conclude the final 18 holes of The Tindall.
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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