ERIE — The University of Colorado men’s golf team recorded the best score in the final round by some seven strokes but the Buffaloes came up just short of the title in finishing second here Tuesday in its own 13th annual Mark Simpson-Colorado Invitational.
San Francisco led from wire-to-wire in claiming the title with a 19-under par 845 team score. Colorado, which started the day nine back of the lead and in fourth place, made its move after a slow start with a tremendous charge on the back nine, assuming the lead on several occasions by either one or two strokes. In the end, it couldn’t overtake the Dons and finished with a 17-under 847 score. Texas-El Paso and Colorado State tied for third with 10-under 854 scores, with Washington State rounding out the top five (859).
Starting on the front nine (holes 4 through 7), the five designated scorers got off to a rough start, and we a collective 6-over three-to-six holes in (plus-3 net); then the quintet caught fire, between them scoring an eagle and 14 birdies with just two birdies to take a one-stroke lead over San Francisco with four-to-six holes remaining. USF grabbed the lead back briefly, then the two were tied for a bit and then see-sawed in and out first, until the Dons four scorers on the day played the 17th hole 5-under, scoring an eagle and three birdies to hold off the CU charge.
“I’m proud of the run today by the team, though again got off to a bit of a rocky start,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “But then we really played well the last 10 to 12 holes. Any time you’re seven (strokes) clear of the field, you’ve had a good day. And that was in addition to the course being set up much harder today, and it was even tougher because of the wind.”
Colorado had three players finish in the top 10 for the first time since the 2018 Simpson, and for the 30th time overall; it was the eighth time three Buffs finished in the top six, also since the ’18 event named for its late former coach.
Junior Justin Biwer paced the Buffaloes here with a career-best second place finish, as finished with a 7-under par 209 scorecard after a 2-under 70 Tuesday the 7,787-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club course layout. He started the day in third place, but briefly fell out of the top 10 after being 3-over six holes into his round. But he caught fire, making all six of his birdies on the round on his next 10 holes (Nos. 11 through 2), at one point pulling to within one stroke of the…
San Francisco led from wire-to-wire in claiming the title with a 19-under par 845 team score. Colorado, which started the day nine back of the lead and in fourth place, made its move after a slow start with a tremendous charge on the back nine, assuming the lead on several occasions by either one or two strokes. In the end, it couldn’t overtake the Dons and finished with a 17-under 847 score. Texas-El Paso and Colorado State tied for third with 10-under 854 scores, with Washington State rounding out the top five (859).
Starting on the front nine (holes 4 through 7), the five designated scorers got off to a rough start, and we a collective 6-over three-to-six holes in (plus-3 net); then the quintet caught fire, between them scoring an eagle and 14 birdies with just two birdies to take a one-stroke lead over San Francisco with four-to-six holes remaining. USF grabbed the lead back briefly, then the two were tied for a bit and then see-sawed in and out first, until the Dons four scorers on the day played the 17th hole 5-under, scoring an eagle and three birdies to hold off the CU charge.
“I’m proud of the run today by the team, though again got off to a bit of a rocky start,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “But then we really played well the last 10 to 12 holes. Any time you’re seven (strokes) clear of the field, you’ve had a good day. And that was in addition to the course being set up much harder today, and it was even tougher because of the wind.”
Colorado had three players finish in the top 10 for the first time since the 2018 Simpson, and for the 30th time overall; it was the eighth time three Buffs finished in the top six, also since the ’18 event named for its late former coach.
Junior Justin Biwer paced the Buffaloes here with a career-best second place finish, as finished with a 7-under par 209 scorecard after a 2-under 70 Tuesday the 7,787-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club course layout. He started the day in third place, but briefly fell out of the top 10 after being 3-over six holes into his round. But he caught fire, making all six of his birdies on the round on his next 10 holes (Nos. 11 through 2), at one point pulling to within one stroke of the…
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