SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The University of Colorado men’s golf team was cruising along for much of Sunday’s third round of the NCAA Championship Finals, but struggled down the stretch and wound up finishing 21st out of 30 teams.
The top 15 teams advanced into Monday’s final round. Colorado, ranked No. 48, hung around the cut line for its first 11 holes of the day, ranging from a tie for 13th to a tie for 16th; but the tougher back nine that had baked all day in the sun started to catch up with the Buffs, as well as most of the teams that had the afternoon tee times. Just 3-over par as a team through 11, the four scorers finished 12-over on the last seven holes, with just two birdies, eight bogeys and three double bogeys down the stretch, including 5-over alone on No. 18, the toughest hole of the day and tournament.
No. 3 Illinois maintained its lead, as the Fighting Illini turned in a second straight subpar team round of 4-under 276 to end three rounds of play at 6-under 834. No. 8 Pepperdine moved up three spots into second after the Waves shot the round of the tournament, an 11-under 269 Sunday for an overall score of 3-under 837. No. 3 Florida (839), No. 4 North Carolina (841) and No. 5 Georgia Tech (842) round out the top five.
Ohio State and Texas Tech tied for the 15th and final spot, which has implications for the nine individuals who also can advance into the final round; one of those is CU sophomore Dylan McDermott.
McDermott carded a second-straight 2-over 72 which tied him for 44th with a 5-over 215; that placed him either in the fourth round as an individual or in a playoff with two others for one of the nine individuals unaffiliated with an advancing team to play in Monday. If Texas Tech wins the team playoff, then there will be no playoff for individuals as one Ohio State player will advance; if Ohio State wins, two Tech players advance and McDermott will be in a three-man playoff for the last two spots.
For the second straight round, the recently named PING-All West Region performer had two birdies and 12 pars with four bogeys, and over the three days he had six birds, a team-high 37 pars and 11 bogeys. He played the par-4s at just 1-over, tied for 13th best in the 156-man field.
“We won’t know until after either the team playoff or an individual one in the morning Dylan is in the mix for the final round,…
The top 15 teams advanced into Monday’s final round. Colorado, ranked No. 48, hung around the cut line for its first 11 holes of the day, ranging from a tie for 13th to a tie for 16th; but the tougher back nine that had baked all day in the sun started to catch up with the Buffs, as well as most of the teams that had the afternoon tee times. Just 3-over par as a team through 11, the four scorers finished 12-over on the last seven holes, with just two birdies, eight bogeys and three double bogeys down the stretch, including 5-over alone on No. 18, the toughest hole of the day and tournament.
No. 3 Illinois maintained its lead, as the Fighting Illini turned in a second straight subpar team round of 4-under 276 to end three rounds of play at 6-under 834. No. 8 Pepperdine moved up three spots into second after the Waves shot the round of the tournament, an 11-under 269 Sunday for an overall score of 3-under 837. No. 3 Florida (839), No. 4 North Carolina (841) and No. 5 Georgia Tech (842) round out the top five.
Ohio State and Texas Tech tied for the 15th and final spot, which has implications for the nine individuals who also can advance into the final round; one of those is CU sophomore Dylan McDermott.
McDermott carded a second-straight 2-over 72 which tied him for 44th with a 5-over 215; that placed him either in the fourth round as an individual or in a playoff with two others for one of the nine individuals unaffiliated with an advancing team to play in Monday. If Texas Tech wins the team playoff, then there will be no playoff for individuals as one Ohio State player will advance; if Ohio State wins, two Tech players advance and McDermott will be in a three-man playoff for the last two spots.
For the second straight round, the recently named PING-All West Region performer had two birdies and 12 pars with four bogeys, and over the three days he had six birds, a team-high 37 pars and 11 bogeys. He played the par-4s at just 1-over, tied for 13th best in the 156-man field.
“We won’t know until after either the team playoff or an individual one in the morning Dylan is in the mix for the final round,…
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