PALO ALTO, Calif. — The 63nd Annual Pac-12 Conference men’s golf championships, the 11th version with 12 schools, begins here Friday, with the Colorado Buffaloes looking to end a run of three straight second division finishes.
One of the youngest CU teams to ever compete in a conference championship, as the Buffaloes’ six players here are comprised of one senior, four sophomores and a true freshman, yet the head coach Roy Edwards is confident the Buffs are ready to perform their best in the spring season.
“We’re actually a lot more experienced team than it shows on paper,” Edwards said. “Though just two have played in the Pac-12 championship before, almost all have experience on the Stanford course. Tucker has played in an ACC championship and an NCAA regional, Jack Holland and Jack Hughes have been through the fire and have been a key part of our competitions all year, so it won’t be something new for them. And Hunter has as well, you’re not really a freshman any more with 10 tournaments under your belt. So I do like the make-up of this team and they’re excited to do well.”
Edwards and assistant coach Derek Tolan are going with the six players who participated in all five spring competitions: sophomores Dylan McDermott (70.17 stroke average), Justin Biwer (70.93) and Tucker Clark (72.23), freshman Hunter Swanson (72.87), senior Jack Hughes (74.00) and sophomore Jack Holland (73.30).
CU’s top two players the last two seasons are California natives and have done well in their home state in six tournaments over the last two seasons, Biwer owning a 71.17 stroke average and McDermott at 72.05. McDermott finished fourth in Stanford’s The Goodwin last month (205, -5) held at Harding Park in San Francisco.
“Dylan and Justin are two very special players,” Edwards said. “They will go down by the end of their careers as two of the best in CU history. A sophomore slump for either never entered my mind. I fully expected them to take it up a level, and both have done that.”
Swanson is one of 19 freshmen competing here this weekend; slotted in team’s No. 4 position, only five freshmen in the league are positioned higher in their team spots, with just one in the top spot (Utah’s Brian Robinson, though he is down the line in stroke…
One of the youngest CU teams to ever compete in a conference championship, as the Buffaloes’ six players here are comprised of one senior, four sophomores and a true freshman, yet the head coach Roy Edwards is confident the Buffs are ready to perform their best in the spring season.
“We’re actually a lot more experienced team than it shows on paper,” Edwards said. “Though just two have played in the Pac-12 championship before, almost all have experience on the Stanford course. Tucker has played in an ACC championship and an NCAA regional, Jack Holland and Jack Hughes have been through the fire and have been a key part of our competitions all year, so it won’t be something new for them. And Hunter has as well, you’re not really a freshman any more with 10 tournaments under your belt. So I do like the make-up of this team and they’re excited to do well.”
Edwards and assistant coach Derek Tolan are going with the six players who participated in all five spring competitions: sophomores Dylan McDermott (70.17 stroke average), Justin Biwer (70.93) and Tucker Clark (72.23), freshman Hunter Swanson (72.87), senior Jack Hughes (74.00) and sophomore Jack Holland (73.30).
CU’s top two players the last two seasons are California natives and have done well in their home state in six tournaments over the last two seasons, Biwer owning a 71.17 stroke average and McDermott at 72.05. McDermott finished fourth in Stanford’s The Goodwin last month (205, -5) held at Harding Park in San Francisco.
“Dylan and Justin are two very special players,” Edwards said. “They will go down by the end of their careers as two of the best in CU history. A sophomore slump for either never entered my mind. I fully expected them to take it up a level, and both have done that.”
Swanson is one of 19 freshmen competing here this weekend; slotted in team’s No. 4 position, only five freshmen in the league are positioned higher in their team spots, with just one in the top spot (Utah’s Brian Robinson, though he is down the line in stroke…
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