ALBUQUERQUE — The University of Colorado men’s golf team started off on a roll here Tuesday but had its struggles down the stretch as the Buffaloes finished the day in the same place it started – 11th place – as the 68th annual New Mexico William H. Tucker Intercollegiate came to a close.
Host New Mexico rallied to claim its home tournament, recording the best team round of the day (13-under 275) to win with a 29-under 835 score. That edged second round leader Texas Tech by three strokes (838); those to separated themselves early from the pack, as San Diego State (850), San Francisco (852) and Nevada-Las Vegas (853) rounded out the top five.
The Buffaloes finished up with a 1-over 289 team score Tuesday, giving them a 2-over 866 for the three rounds. The day started out on a high note, as at one point, CU moved into sixth place and was only three strokes out of third after being 8-under just about halfway through the round. But down the stretch, CU’s scorers had 10 bogeys, a double- and triple-bogey while scoring just six birdies.
“It was a tale of two rounds,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “We really had it going and were in great position for a nice finish, but made too many mistakes coming in. We did have some good stuff to build on, but we simply need to get more production and better play from other than the top three guys on the team. We are counting scores that are too high, which is mostly due to inconsistent short game. It’s the most talented team I’ve ever been a part of and I am looking forward to seeing a few guys step up.”
Juniors Justin Biwer and Dylan McDermott and sophomore Hunter Swanson all tied for 18th in the final standings with 2-under par 214 scores on the 7,546-yard, par-72 UNM Championship Course.
Biwer opened with two subpar rounds (69, 71) before closing with a 2-over 74; after opening Tuesday with a bogey on the par-4- 13th, he bounced right back with two straight birdies, and then after three pars, had back-to-back birds on Nos. 1 and 2. But a run of four straight bogeys on Nos. 5 through 8 sent to the unhappy side of par and he eventually finished with sixth and final bogey.
McDermott fashioned CU’s best score in the final round – a 3-under 69 – one of just 11 scores in the 60s recorded Tuesday, as the course played the toughest of the three rounds. He opened up with five straight pars and then scored birdies on four of the next seven holes, followed by his lone bogey of the day….
Host New Mexico rallied to claim its home tournament, recording the best team round of the day (13-under 275) to win with a 29-under 835 score. That edged second round leader Texas Tech by three strokes (838); those to separated themselves early from the pack, as San Diego State (850), San Francisco (852) and Nevada-Las Vegas (853) rounded out the top five.
The Buffaloes finished up with a 1-over 289 team score Tuesday, giving them a 2-over 866 for the three rounds. The day started out on a high note, as at one point, CU moved into sixth place and was only three strokes out of third after being 8-under just about halfway through the round. But down the stretch, CU’s scorers had 10 bogeys, a double- and triple-bogey while scoring just six birdies.
“It was a tale of two rounds,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “We really had it going and were in great position for a nice finish, but made too many mistakes coming in. We did have some good stuff to build on, but we simply need to get more production and better play from other than the top three guys on the team. We are counting scores that are too high, which is mostly due to inconsistent short game. It’s the most talented team I’ve ever been a part of and I am looking forward to seeing a few guys step up.”
Juniors Justin Biwer and Dylan McDermott and sophomore Hunter Swanson all tied for 18th in the final standings with 2-under par 214 scores on the 7,546-yard, par-72 UNM Championship Course.
Biwer opened with two subpar rounds (69, 71) before closing with a 2-over 74; after opening Tuesday with a bogey on the par-4- 13th, he bounced right back with two straight birdies, and then after three pars, had back-to-back birds on Nos. 1 and 2. But a run of four straight bogeys on Nos. 5 through 8 sent to the unhappy side of par and he eventually finished with sixth and final bogey.
McDermott fashioned CU’s best score in the final round – a 3-under 69 – one of just 11 scores in the 60s recorded Tuesday, as the course played the toughest of the three rounds. He opened up with five straight pars and then scored birdies on four of the next seven holes, followed by his lone bogey of the day….
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