Saturday, February 14
Honolulu, Hawaii
University of Utah
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John Burns Collegiate
Photo by: Ocean Course at Hokuala
Utah Golf Jumps into Top 10 Final Day of John Burns
2/14/2026 9:26 PM | Men's Golf
With Sergio Jimenez leading the charge, Utes move up three spots for a sixth-place finish
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Dates: Feb. 12-14
Location: Ocean Course at Hokuala | Lihue, Kaua'i
Par/Yardage: Par 70, 7,098 yards
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Utah Golf made a strong push in the final day of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, jumping three spots from ninth-place in day two to a sixth-place overall finish (5-over 845).
Junior Sergio Jimenez proved invaluable to the Utes through all three days of the tournament, overcoming a rough front-nine in day three (2-over 37) to finish the final day even. Jimenez was Utah's highest overall finisher, tied for seventh, going 3-under 207 for the entire tournament.
Fellow junior Gabriel Palacios made tremendous strides in the final day of John Burns, jumping 37 spots for a tie at to No. 30, going 2-under 68 and 4-over 214 for all three days.
Mid-year transfer Jack Jerge proved to be a steady force for Utah through all three days of the tournament, finishing day three just behind Palacios, tied 38th with a 2-over 72 in the final day, and 5-over 215 for the entire tournament.
Rounding out Utah's scoring was senior Brandon Robison with a 3-under 67 for day three, tying him for 49th after finishing with a 7-over 217 and Davis Johnson, another senior, who ended the tournament 9-over 219 for a 58th place tie.
Freshman Jan Farre, tied for 79th in his collegiate debut, after finishing John Burns 12-over 222 as an individual.
DAY THREE STANDINGS
COACHES THOUGHTS WITH GARRETT CLEGG
On improving finish from Southwestern…
"Well, sixth place is not where we want to be and as a whole, it still wasn't a very good tournament for us, but day three was a much better day. It was nice to play a good final round and move up the leaderboard. This team has a lot of fire power, and we just need a few good rounds to get us going."
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On Sergio Jimenez stepping up…
"Sergio is a great player, but got off to a rough start today, however, I am really proud how he battled back and was able to play a solid round of golf. In years past, that might have taken him out for the day, but he battled like crazy and that was great to see."
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On Jack Jerge's steadying force…
"Jack's solid play has helped us a lot in these first two tournaments. He has been a huge mid-year addition for us, and we haven't had that type of play from a fifth-year player yet this year."
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UP NEXT
The Utes will have a few weeks "off" before heading down to St. George for a day-match with Oregon State on March 2 before turning their attention to The Desimone from March 9-10 in Berkley, Calif. and then jumping across the country for The Schenkel from March 13-15 in Statesboro, Geor.
FOLLOW THE UTES
For an inside look at the Utah Golf program, including tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Utes on social media (X: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TODAY – UTAH 360
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Dates: Feb. 12-14
Location: Ocean Course at Hokuala | Lihue, Kaua'i
Par/Yardage: Par 70, 7,098 yards
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Utah Golf made a strong push in the final day of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, jumping three spots from ninth-place in day two to a sixth-place overall finish (5-over 845).
Junior Sergio Jimenez proved invaluable to the Utes through all three days of the tournament, overcoming a rough front-nine in day three (2-over 37) to finish the final day even. Jimenez was Utah's highest overall finisher, tied for seventh, going 3-under 207 for the entire tournament.
Fellow junior Gabriel Palacios made tremendous strides in the final day of John Burns, jumping 37 spots for a tie at to No. 30, going 2-under 68 and 4-over 214 for all three days.
Mid-year transfer Jack Jerge proved to be a steady force for Utah through all three days of the tournament, finishing day three just behind Palacios, tied 38th with a 2-over 72 in the final day, and 5-over 215 for the entire tournament.
Rounding out Utah's scoring was senior Brandon Robison with a 3-under 67 for day three, tying him for 49th after finishing with a 7-over 217 and Davis Johnson, another senior, who ended the tournament 9-over 219 for a 58th place tie.
Freshman Jan Farre, tied for 79th in his collegiate debut, after finishing John Burns 12-over 222 as an individual.
DAY THREE STANDINGS
| Â 1.) Loyola Marymount (-10) | T2) UNLV (-5) | Â T2.) Texas A&M (-5) | 4.) New Mexico (-1) |
| Â 5.) Long Beach State (+1) | 6.) Utah (+5) | Â T7.) St. Mary's (+7) | T7.) UTEP (+7) |
| Â 9.) BYU (+8) | 10.) San Diego State (+11) | Â 11.) California (+14) | 12.) Washington State (+19) |
| Â 13.) Grand Canyon (+22) | 14.) Santa Clara (+23) | Â 15.) Miami-Ohio (+30) | 16.) Missouri (+35) |
| Â 17.) Fresno State (+44) | T18.) San Francisco (+45) | Â T18.) Hawaii (+45) | - |
COACHES THOUGHTS WITH GARRETT CLEGG
On improving finish from Southwestern…
"Well, sixth place is not where we want to be and as a whole, it still wasn't a very good tournament for us, but day three was a much better day. It was nice to play a good final round and move up the leaderboard. This team has a lot of fire power, and we just need a few good rounds to get us going."
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On Sergio Jimenez stepping up…
"Sergio is a great player, but got off to a rough start today, however, I am really proud how he battled back and was able to play a solid round of golf. In years past, that might have taken him out for the day, but he battled like crazy and that was great to see."
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On Jack Jerge's steadying force…
"Jack's solid play has helped us a lot in these first two tournaments. He has been a huge mid-year addition for us, and we haven't had that type of play from a fifth-year player yet this year."
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UP NEXT
The Utes will have a few weeks "off" before heading down to St. George for a day-match with Oregon State on March 2 before turning their attention to The Desimone from March 9-10 in Berkley, Calif. and then jumping across the country for The Schenkel from March 13-15 in Statesboro, Geor.
FOLLOW THE UTES
For an inside look at the Utah Golf program, including tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Utes on social media (X: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TODAY – UTAH 360
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