Date: March 10 – 12
Location: Bandon Dunes Resort | Bandon, Ore.
Par/Yardage: Par-71/6,600 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com and the Golfstat App
THIS WEEK
The University of Utah men’s golf team has gotten the spring started by placing two players in the top 10 in each of its first two tournaments and the Utes will have an opportunity to continue building spring momentum when they travel to Bandon, Ore., the site of the Bandon Dunes Championship, which will be held from Sunday to Tuesday at the Bandon Dunes Resort.
The Utes have been regulars at this event over the last several seasons and will be competing in Bandon for the seventh straight year. Their best showing during that time came in 2019, when three Utes placed inside the top 10, Blake Tomlinson won the individual title and Utah took home the tournament championship. Coach Garrett Clegg also saw his squad take second in 2021 and land in a tie for second a year ago.
The golfer who played the most significant role in helping the Utes take second in 2023 was Braxton Watts, who tied for 12th. Watts will be back on the golf course in Oregon starting on Sunday and he’ll be aiming to help the Utes attempt to dethrone the defending champions, the Oregon Ducks.
UTAH LINE-UP
The Utes will have seven student-athletes competing in Oregon, with a lineup made up of Javier Barcos, Brandon Robison, Braxton Watts, Sergio Jimenez and Gabriel Palacios and pair of individuals in Davis Johnson and Tanner Telford.
COACHES THOUGHTS: Head Coach Garrett Clegg
“Bandon is a different style of golf than we traditionally play,” said Clegg. “Being a links golf course, you have to be prepared to hit different shots. We played fairly well in the wind in Hawaii and we will see how we do this week. I hope to see us compete for the title coming down the stretch on Tuesday. It will take a great effort from the boys and it should be a great week!”
THE FIELD
The list of teams battling the Utes for the tournament crown consists of Air Force, Boise State, CSUN, George Washington, Gonzaga, North Dakota State, Oregon, Oregon State, San Jose State, Seattle U, SIU Edwardsville, UC San Diego, Utah Valley and Weber State.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The Bandon Dunes Championship will consist of three rounds played over three days and each round will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m….
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