No. 24 Utah Golf Set to Compete in Inaugural Desimone Invitational

Monday, March 9

Berkley, Cali.

University of Utah

The Desimone

No. 24 Utah Golf Set to Compete in Inaugural Desimone Invitational

3/8/2026 12:00 PM | Men's Golf

Utes head to Northern California to take on top field

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Dates: March 9-10
Location: Lake Merced Golf Club | Daly City, Cali.
Par/Yardage: Par 72, 6,915 yards

THIS WEEK
No. 24 Utah Golf heads to Northern California to take on a top field in the inaugural Desimone Invitational hosted by Cal.

The Utes have been slowly ramping up through their spring schedule tying for eighth place at the Southwestern Invitational and finishing sixth at the John Burns Collegiate.

Junior Sergio Jimenez has been leading the charge for the Utes tying for seventh place and 20^th in Utah's first two outings of spring. Jimenez currently ranks 65^th in the country as an individual with an adjusted scoring average of 68.8 through 18 total rounds and one top three finish.

Utah's highest ranked player, Gabriel Palacios at No. 19, proved invaluable to the Utes down the stretch at John Burns jumping 37 spots in the last day of competition to tie for 30^th place to bounce back from a rough start at the Southwestern at the start of the spring slate. He sits with a 68.6 adjusted scoring average through 18 rounds and boasts two top three finishes.

Mid-year transfer Jack Jerge has provided steady performances out of the gate for Utah in his first two tournaments as a Ute with an adjusted scoring average of 71.8 after six rounds of play.

Seniors Brandon Robison and Davis Johnson round out Utah's starting five through spring, tying for 49^th and 58^th place respectively at John Burns.

THE FIELD
The Utes are one of 15 teams competing at the Desimone Invitational:

#24 University of Utah (-)	#4 Texas (-)	#9 Arizona State (-)
#10 Pepperdine (-)	#25 USC (-)	#26 Arizona (-)
#27 Wake Forrest (-)	#32 Washington (-)	#33 UCLA (-)
#39 TCU (-)	#52 Loyola Marymount (-)	#62 SMU (-)
#72 Cal (-)	#74 Washington State	#83 San Jose State (-)

UTAH'S LINEUP
Utah's starting five in the inaugural Desimone Invitational:

Sergio Jimenez
Gabriel Palacios
Jack Jerge
Brandon Robison
Davis Johnson

COACHES THOUGHTS

What head coach Garrett Clegg is looking for from the Utes at the Desimone…
"So far this season, we have not played as a whole group to the level we are capable of. We have had good individual performances by a couple of players here or there but just have not put together complete rounds as a team. This week at Cal, I am looking for us to have four or five players compete and play at a high level. If we do that, we will be in the mix for the team title in the final round. We are going against a fantastic field—probably the best we have competed against this spring to date, but we have the firepower to compete with anyone in the country when we are sharp."

TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The Desimone Invitational will span 54 holes across two days, with 36-holes played on day one and an 18-hole round on day two.. The tournament will begin on Monday, March 9 and conclude with the final round on Tuesday, March 10.

LIVE SCORING
To keep up with the results at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, fans can visit Scoreboard. Links to live scoring on each day can also be found on UtahUtes.com.

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).

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