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Utah Golf Concludes Second Round, Prepares for Final Swings at Bremerton Regional
5/13/2025 6:29 PM | Men's Golf
Braxton Watts shined in the second round, posting a 6-under 66 to lead the Utes
BREMERTON, Wash. – Senior Braxton Watts put the team on his back with a stellar performance in Tuesday's second round of action as the University of Utah Men's Golf team ranks tied for seventh on the team leaderboard with just one round remaining in the Bremerton Regional at Gold Mountain Golf Club.
"The beauty of this group is that it's not necessarily the same player who will step up every day," head coach Garrett Clegg said. "We have five players who can all be that guy. Today, Braxton stepped up and we needed him. We're only two strokes out of qualifying, so a good round tomorrow and we'll be just fine. We need more than one or two players to play well; we need all of our players. I'm confident that we'll come out and we'll have a better day."
Watts continued to put together another strong regionals performance, climbing 11 spots into a tie for third place. The senior opened play with back-to-back birdies to move 2-under right out of the gate, but a bogey on the ensuing hole moved Watts to 1-under. After six even marks to close out the front half, Watts tallied five birdies on the first six holes of the back half to launch up the rankings at 6-under. On the seventh hole of the course, Watts added a bogey but added another red mark on the final hole of the course to record a 6-under 66. The best score by any player in the tournament was a 7-under 65, just one stroke ahead of the Utah captain.
Gabriel Palacios began day two with seven even scores before recording a double bogey on the No. 17 hole to head into the front nine 2-over. A double bogey plagued the Ute on the first hole of the course before adding two more bogeys throughout the rest of the round. Palacios heads into the final round 3-over and in a tie for 29th.
Sophomore Sergio Jimenez found himself in a quick hole after recording a bogey on the second hole of the day but responded with two birdies across the remainder of the back nine to sit 1-under heading into the front nine. Jimenez tallied two more bogeys on the first five holes of the course but came back with his third birdie on the ensuing hole. On the next hole, the Spaniard grabbed a double bogey before finishing the round 2-over and in a tie for 48th.
Davis Johnson started the second round with each a birdie and a bogey on the first three holes before tallying five even marks. The redshirt junior ran into another bogey on the final hole of the back nine and added another on the first hole of the front nine to shoot 2-over. After another bogey, Johnson came back with a massive birdie two holes later to move back to 2-over with three holes left. On the second-to-last hole of the round, Johnson added his fifth bogey to finish the day 3-over and in a tie for 67th.
Brandon Robison had a hard time finding his swing in the second round, shooting 2-over in the front half and 5-over in the back half to sit 8-over for the tournament and tied for 54th.
LEADERBOARD (TOP FIVE TEAMS ADVANCE)
1. Florida (-25)
2. Arizona State (-16)
3. South Carolina (-2)
4. Colorado (+1)
5. Kansas State (+6)
6. Charlotte (+7)
T7. Utah (+8)
T7. USF
9. Colorado State (+15)
10. Kansas (+16)
11. Seattle (+24)
12. Elon (+27)
13. Coastal Carolina (+28)
14. Oral Roberts (+31)
NEXT UP
The Utes will hit the Olympic Course one final time tomorrow morning at Gold Mountain Golf Club. Tee times begin at 9 A.M. MT for the concluding round of the Bremerton Regional.
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 (X: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
"The beauty of this group is that it's not necessarily the same player who will step up every day," head coach Garrett Clegg said. "We have five players who can all be that guy. Today, Braxton stepped up and we needed him. We're only two strokes out of qualifying, so a good round tomorrow and we'll be just fine. We need more than one or two players to play well; we need all of our players. I'm confident that we'll come out and we'll have a better day."
Watts continued to put together another strong regionals performance, climbing 11 spots into a tie for third place. The senior opened play with back-to-back birdies to move 2-under right out of the gate, but a bogey on the ensuing hole moved Watts to 1-under. After six even marks to close out the front half, Watts tallied five birdies on the first six holes of the back half to launch up the rankings at 6-under. On the seventh hole of the course, Watts added a bogey but added another red mark on the final hole of the course to record a 6-under 66. The best score by any player in the tournament was a 7-under 65, just one stroke ahead of the Utah captain.
Gabriel Palacios began day two with seven even scores before recording a double bogey on the No. 17 hole to head into the front nine 2-over. A double bogey plagued the Ute on the first hole of the course before adding two more bogeys throughout the rest of the round. Palacios heads into the final round 3-over and in a tie for 29th.
Sophomore Sergio Jimenez found himself in a quick hole after recording a bogey on the second hole of the day but responded with two birdies across the remainder of the back nine to sit 1-under heading into the front nine. Jimenez tallied two more bogeys on the first five holes of the course but came back with his third birdie on the ensuing hole. On the next hole, the Spaniard grabbed a double bogey before finishing the round 2-over and in a tie for 48th.
Davis Johnson started the second round with each a birdie and a bogey on the first three holes before tallying five even marks. The redshirt junior ran into another bogey on the final hole of the back nine and added another on the first hole of the front nine to shoot 2-over. After another bogey, Johnson came back with a massive birdie two holes later to move back to 2-over with three holes left. On the second-to-last hole of the round, Johnson added his fifth bogey to finish the day 3-over and in a tie for 67th.
Brandon Robison had a hard time finding his swing in the second round, shooting 2-over in the front half and 5-over in the back half to sit 8-over for the tournament and tied for 54th.
LEADERBOARD (TOP FIVE TEAMS ADVANCE)
1. Florida (-25)
2. Arizona State (-16)
3. South Carolina (-2)
4. Colorado (+1)
5. Kansas State (+6)
6. Charlotte (+7)
T7. Utah (+8)
T7. USF
9. Colorado State (+15)
10. Kansas (+16)
11. Seattle (+24)
12. Elon (+27)
13. Coastal Carolina (+28)
14. Oral Roberts (+31)
NEXT UP
The Utes will hit the Olympic Course one final time tomorrow morning at Gold Mountain Golf Club. Tee times begin at 9 A.M. MT for the concluding round of the Bremerton Regional.
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 (X: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
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