PALM DESERT, Calif., Feb. 24 - Sammy Cole shot 1-under
par 71 to lead Southern Utah to its best round of Wyoming's Desert
Intercollegiate on Sunday. The Thunderbirds combined to shoot 296, one shot
better than Saturday's round, and finished in ninth place at 38-over par 902,
five shots better than 10th-place Arkansas-Little Rock.
Cole finished at 4-over par 220 in three rounds over the par
72, 7,061-yard Classic Club course to place 22nd. SUU's Jake Holt shot his
second consecutive 73 on Sunday to finish at 11-over par 227 and in 48th
place, tied with teammate Tim Leonard, who shot 76 on Sunday. John Reid shot 76
as well on Sunday to finish at 236 and in 79th place, while Taylor Schone had a
final-round 80 to finish at 232 and in 62nd place. SUU's Brady Welburn, who was
competing as an individual, shot his best round of the tournament on Sunday,
76, to finish tied for 95th.
After struggling to an opening-round 309 on Friday the
Thunderbirds battled back with a 297 on Saturday and Sunday's 296 to move up
seven spots in the last two days, from a tie for 16th place
following Friday's play at the 17-team tournament. The team was 12th
heading into Sunday's round.
Sixteenth-ranked TCU ran away with the team title. The
Horned Frogs were the only team to play all three rounds at par or better and
finished with a score of 8-under par 280 for a final 845. St. Mary's finished
second at 870, with San Francisco and Texas Tech tied in third at 874. Oregon
State (875) finished fifth, followed by Iowa State (888), Cal Poly (893),
Nebraska (895) and SUU.
Arkansas State finished 10th at 907, followed by
Idaho (909), Kansas (910), Santa Clara (916) and host Wyoming (918), with
George Mason and Louisiana-Monroe tied for 15th at 936. Wichita
State did not post a final score as two Shocker players withdrew from the
tournament.
TCU's Julien Brun was the leader wire-to-wire. Brun finished
at 10-under par 206, five shots better than teammate Eli Cole, who finished
second, while Texas Tech's Finley Ewing was third at 213.
Complete tournament results are available at Golf GameBook
by using the following link:
http://www.golfgamebook.com/club/tournament/elastic/2up-wzfl/primary
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