ERIE — The University of Colorado men’s golf team got off to a slow start but rallied over the last round-and-a-half and ended the day in fifth place here Monday after two rounds of the 13th annual Mark Simpson-Colorado Invitational.
San Francisco owns the team lead with a 18-under par 558 total, ahead of runner-up Texas-El Paso by seven strokes (565). Nevada and Colorado State are tied for third (566), with Colorado in fifth (9-under 567) before four strokes separate the next two teams, Washington State and Northern Colorado (571).
Colorado started slow and was as many as 5-over par and in 12th place at one point, eventually reducing to 3-over after nine before some birdie putts started to fall. The scorers played the back nine at 6-under for a 285 total – 3-under – for the first round. CU tied USF for the best team score in the afternoon, a 6-under 282.
“Once again, a really slow start, at one point five over par, but after settling down, things were really good,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “I was really impressed in how the team battled. They’ve been working really hard, and that showed up the last 27 or so holes of the day.”
Junior Justin Biwer led the Buffaloes on Monday, as his 71-68—139 scorecard (5-under par) has him tied for third and one back of the lead heading into the final round. He had a team-high 11 birdies with 19 pars opposite six bogeys in tackling the 7,787-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club course layout. After a rocky start (three bogeys in his first six holes), he worked back to getting 2-under through 11 in round two. He closed strong, birdying four of his last seven holes (with a bogey) including Nos. 17 and 18 to close his day.
Sophomore Hunter Swanson is also in the hunt, two off the lead after a 72-68—140 effort; he’s tied for seventh after recording eight birdies and 24 pars, with a team-low of four bogeys.
The afternoon 68’s by Biwer and Swanson tied for the low score the second time around the CNGC track (with two others), as just 10 scores in the 60s were posted for the second 18.
“Justin is just a competitor, and a few bad shots here or there do not bother him,” Edwards said. “He was 3-over through seven and then plays the last 29 holes at 8-under. As for ‘Swanny,’ he’s a tough player. He is always going to be a factor and he…
San Francisco owns the team lead with a 18-under par 558 total, ahead of runner-up Texas-El Paso by seven strokes (565). Nevada and Colorado State are tied for third (566), with Colorado in fifth (9-under 567) before four strokes separate the next two teams, Washington State and Northern Colorado (571).
Colorado started slow and was as many as 5-over par and in 12th place at one point, eventually reducing to 3-over after nine before some birdie putts started to fall. The scorers played the back nine at 6-under for a 285 total – 3-under – for the first round. CU tied USF for the best team score in the afternoon, a 6-under 282.
“Once again, a really slow start, at one point five over par, but after settling down, things were really good,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “I was really impressed in how the team battled. They’ve been working really hard, and that showed up the last 27 or so holes of the day.”
Junior Justin Biwer led the Buffaloes on Monday, as his 71-68—139 scorecard (5-under par) has him tied for third and one back of the lead heading into the final round. He had a team-high 11 birdies with 19 pars opposite six bogeys in tackling the 7,787-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club course layout. After a rocky start (three bogeys in his first six holes), he worked back to getting 2-under through 11 in round two. He closed strong, birdying four of his last seven holes (with a bogey) including Nos. 17 and 18 to close his day.
Sophomore Hunter Swanson is also in the hunt, two off the lead after a 72-68—140 effort; he’s tied for seventh after recording eight birdies and 24 pars, with a team-low of four bogeys.
The afternoon 68’s by Biwer and Swanson tied for the low score the second time around the CNGC track (with two others), as just 10 scores in the 60s were posted for the second 18.
“Justin is just a competitor, and a few bad shots here or there do not bother him,” Edwards said. “He was 3-over through seven and then plays the last 29 holes at 8-under. As for ‘Swanny,’ he’s a tough player. He is always going to be a factor and he…
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