Utah Golf Wraps Up Regular Season at the Thunderbird

Friday, April 10

Tempe, Ariz.

University of Utah

The Thunderbird

Utah Golf Wraps Up Regular Season at the Thunderbird

4/9/2026 4:11 PM | Men's Golf

Utes are in Arizona for one final tune up before postseason play

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Dates: April 10-11
Location: Papago Golf Club | Phoenix, Ariz.
Par/Yardage: Par 71, 7,555 yards

THIS WEEK
Utah golf heads down to Phoenix, Ariz. this weekend to wrap up regular season play in the 52^nd annual Thunderbird Collegiate before turning their attention to the Big 12 Championship from April 27-29.

In their last outing at the Goodwin, the Utes struggled to find consistency through three 18-hole rounds, tying for eighth after going 5-over 845.

Junior Sergio Jimenez had the best turnout at the Goodwin, carding a 5-under 65 on the final day of play and a 3-under total score to tie for 16^th, getting the Utes inside the top 10.

Junior Jack Jerge recorded back-to-back even pars on days two and three and carded a 1-over final score.

Senior Brandon Robison did his best work on day two at the Goodwin, finishing 1-under 69 but ended the tournament 4-over. Fellow senior Davis Johnson carded his best score of the tournament on day one, another 1-under 69, for a 3-over final tally.

Last year at the Thunderbird, the Utes ended the tournament in third place as a team, with junior Gabriel Palacios earning his fifth top five finish of the 2024-25 season.

In 2026, Palacios will be one of three individuals competing for the Utes at the Thunderbird, along with Utah's starting five.

The Thunderbird Collegiate is the sixth longest running college golf tournament in the country.

THE FIELD
The Utes are one of nine teams competing at the Thunderbird Collegiate:

#32 University of Utah (-)	#9 Arizona State (-)	#21 New Mexico (-)
#28 Long Beach State (-)	#31 UCLA (-)	#43 Colorado (-)
#47 San Diego (-)	#61 Oregon State (-)	#92 Grand Canyon (-)

UTAH'S LINEUP
Utah's starting five at the Thunderbird Collegiate:

Jack Jerge
Sergio Jimenez
Brandon Robison
Davis Johnson
Adam Croix

Individuals:
Gabriel Palacios
Ivan Enguita
Jan Farre

COACHES THOUGHTS

Garrett Clegg on final tune up ahead of postseason play…
"We love competing at Papago. This is our final event before we start the postseason run. We are excited to have eight of our players here because it allows us to get a real feel for how everyone is playing as the regular season ends. Hopefully we gain some momentum before the Big 12 Championships."

TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The Thunderbird will span two days with two rounds of 18 holes (36) played on Friday, April 10, and the final 18 being played on Saturday, April 11.

LIVE SCORING
To keep up with the results at the Thunderbird Collegiate, 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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