PALM DESERT, Calif. — The University of Colorado men’s golf team slipped two spots into fourth place here Thursday, after completion of the second round of the Wyoming Cowboy Intercollegiate.
Host Wyoming turned in the best single round team score of the event – a 9-under 279 – to take over the lead with one round remaining. The Cowboys have a 7-under 569 total, which leads Utah (575) by six strokes and first round leader Fresno State (576) by seven.
The No. 47 Buffaloes, the highest ranked team competing here, are by no means out of the hunt for the team title, as CU recorded a second straight 1-over 289 score for a 2-over 578 total. Hawai’i rounds out the top five with a 580 count, before more separation with the 11 other teams.
Sophomore Dylan McDermott fashioned CU’s best second round score, a 3-under 69 that has him tied for third overall with a 2-under 142. He had his school record streak of 13 straight subpar rounds come to an end in the first round, but it didn’t deter the Buff scoring average leader (69.8) from rebounding quickly. He opened with two pars and then bogeyed No. 3, but came right back with his first eagle of the season on the par-5 4th, driving the green in two and sinking about a 5-foot putt. From there, he scored four birdies, eight more pars against two bogeys for his round on the 7,305-yard, par-72 Classic Club Course layout.
Sophomore Justin Biwer bounced back from his high score for the season (only a 2-over 74) with a 2-under 70 to pull even at 144 and stand in a tie for 10th place. He had a team-high six birdies with eight pars opposite four bogeys on his second 18 here, with two of the birds over his last four holes to get to under par for the day.
Sophomore Jack Holland shot a 3-over 75 for a 1-over 145 score after two trips around the Classic Club, which has him in a 19th place tie. He had three birdies and 10 pars against four bogeys and double, the latter of which he opened his round with, but he gathered himself and played the rest of the front at 1-under. He closed his round with a birdie to climb back into the top 20.
Freshman Hunter Swanson also put a 3-over 75 into the books, and he stands tied for 31st with a 3-over 147 total. He had two birdies and 11 pars with five bogeys Thursday.
Sophomore Tucker Clark had his struggles for the…
Host Wyoming turned in the best single round team score of the event – a 9-under 279 – to take over the lead with one round remaining. The Cowboys have a 7-under 569 total, which leads Utah (575) by six strokes and first round leader Fresno State (576) by seven.
The No. 47 Buffaloes, the highest ranked team competing here, are by no means out of the hunt for the team title, as CU recorded a second straight 1-over 289 score for a 2-over 578 total. Hawai’i rounds out the top five with a 580 count, before more separation with the 11 other teams.
Sophomore Dylan McDermott fashioned CU’s best second round score, a 3-under 69 that has him tied for third overall with a 2-under 142. He had his school record streak of 13 straight subpar rounds come to an end in the first round, but it didn’t deter the Buff scoring average leader (69.8) from rebounding quickly. He opened with two pars and then bogeyed No. 3, but came right back with his first eagle of the season on the par-5 4th, driving the green in two and sinking about a 5-foot putt. From there, he scored four birdies, eight more pars against two bogeys for his round on the 7,305-yard, par-72 Classic Club Course layout.
Sophomore Justin Biwer bounced back from his high score for the season (only a 2-over 74) with a 2-under 70 to pull even at 144 and stand in a tie for 10th place. He had a team-high six birdies with eight pars opposite four bogeys on his second 18 here, with two of the birds over his last four holes to get to under par for the day.
Sophomore Jack Holland shot a 3-over 75 for a 1-over 145 score after two trips around the Classic Club, which has him in a 19th place tie. He had three birdies and 10 pars against four bogeys and double, the latter of which he opened his round with, but he gathered himself and played the rest of the front at 1-under. He closed his round with a birdie to climb back into the top 20.
Freshman Hunter Swanson also put a 3-over 75 into the books, and he stands tied for 31st with a 3-over 147 total. He had two birdies and 11 pars with five bogeys Thursday.
Sophomore Tucker Clark had his struggles for the…
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