PALO ALTO, Calif. — The University of Colorado men’s golf team had a steady third round and led much of the day before settling in a tie for first place after the third round here Saturday of the 63rd annual Pac-12 Championship.
No. 4 Arizona State held a four-stroke lead over Colorado, ranked No. 57, entering the round, with defending champion and No. 37 Washington starting the day in third. The three were paired together for the third round.
The Buffaloes took over the lead after the first hole, as CU used an eagle and two birdies while Arizona State had two bogeys to turn a four-stroke deficit into a two-stroke lead. The Buffs nursed anywhere from a one-to-three stroke lead over the Sun Devils until the 16thh hole when both ASU and UW pulled even. The trio then dueled back and forth with all three assuming the lead at one point in the final hour of the round.
When the smoke cleared at the end of the day, CU and UW were tied for the lead with 17-under 1,033 team scores, with Arizona State and host and No. 9 Stanford two back at 1,035. No.22 Oregon rounded out the top five (1,038), and No. 105 Washington State is the only other team under par (8-under 1,042) and within striking distance.
The last time a Colorado team was in the lead heading into the final round of a conference championship was in 1968, when the Buffaloes led Oklahoma State by three shots heading into the final round at Lake Valley Golf Club in Boulder.
Scores were higher on Saturday as the course was playing harder for a number of reasons, including the greens being firmer with tougher pin placements, a little more wind and the rough not having been cut for a while.
One of the reasons CU is faring well here is the fact the Buffaloes have avoided big numbers on the 6,727-yard, par-70 Stanford Golf Club course layout; CU has just five holes worse than bogey (out of 324); only Washington has fewer (four) while all others have at least eight, seven of whom have 12 or more, with 123 overall by the teams combined.
Sophomore Dylan McDermott was one of three players Saturday to record a bogey-free round, his 3-under 67 giving him an 11-under total of 199 and second place, two out of the lead. In the process, he became the first player in CU history to record a 199 through 54 holes, in a…
No. 4 Arizona State held a four-stroke lead over Colorado, ranked No. 57, entering the round, with defending champion and No. 37 Washington starting the day in third. The three were paired together for the third round.
The Buffaloes took over the lead after the first hole, as CU used an eagle and two birdies while Arizona State had two bogeys to turn a four-stroke deficit into a two-stroke lead. The Buffs nursed anywhere from a one-to-three stroke lead over the Sun Devils until the 16thh hole when both ASU and UW pulled even. The trio then dueled back and forth with all three assuming the lead at one point in the final hour of the round.
When the smoke cleared at the end of the day, CU and UW were tied for the lead with 17-under 1,033 team scores, with Arizona State and host and No. 9 Stanford two back at 1,035. No.22 Oregon rounded out the top five (1,038), and No. 105 Washington State is the only other team under par (8-under 1,042) and within striking distance.
The last time a Colorado team was in the lead heading into the final round of a conference championship was in 1968, when the Buffaloes led Oklahoma State by three shots heading into the final round at Lake Valley Golf Club in Boulder.
Scores were higher on Saturday as the course was playing harder for a number of reasons, including the greens being firmer with tougher pin placements, a little more wind and the rough not having been cut for a while.
One of the reasons CU is faring well here is the fact the Buffaloes have avoided big numbers on the 6,727-yard, par-70 Stanford Golf Club course layout; CU has just five holes worse than bogey (out of 324); only Washington has fewer (four) while all others have at least eight, seven of whom have 12 or more, with 123 overall by the teams combined.
Sophomore Dylan McDermott was one of three players Saturday to record a bogey-free round, his 3-under 67 giving him an 11-under total of 199 and second place, two out of the lead. In the process, he became the first player in CU history to record a 199 through 54 holes, in a…
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