2024 Thunderbird Collegiate
Date: April 12 – 13
Location: Papago Golf Club | Phoenix, Ariz.
Par/Yardage: Par 71, 7,551 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
THIS WEEK
The University of Utah men’s golf team has finished in the top three in their last two tournaments, they’ve placed at least one golfer in the top three in four straight events and they’ll be attempting to keep both streaks intact when they travel to Phoenix, Ariz., the site of the 2024 Thunderbird Collegiate, which will be contested on Friday and Saturday at the Papago Golf Club.
Since Garrett Clegg took over as head coach prior to the start of the 2016-17 season, the Utes have played in every edition of the Thunderbird Collegiate, achieving their highest finish in the spring of 2021, when they placed sixth. That year, they finished 22-under and were led by Blake Tomlinson, who earned a share of first place. Tomlinson’s 12-under 201 tied the lowest 54-hole score in program history at the time.
Utah’s last appearance at this tournament saw them place 11th, with Hunter Howe posting the best finish of his Utah career, shooting 4-under to earn a share of 12th. The Sun Devils were crowned the tournament champions, edging out Arizona by a single stroke, while ASU’s Preston Summerhays finished as the tournament’s individual champion.
UTAH LINE-UP
Utah will once again rely on the quintet of Braxton Watts, Javier Barcos, Brandon Robison, Gabriel Palacios and Sergio Jimenez in Arizona.
COACHES THOUGHTS: Head Coach Garrett Clegg
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THE FIELD
There will be 17 teams competing in Phoenix and the list of ranked squads consists of No. 4 ASU, No. 7 Washington, No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 14 Oklahoma and No. 21 New Mexico. The field will also include Oklahoma State, UCLA, SMU, Baylor, Utah, Washington State, Houston, Oregon State, Colorado, San Francisco and USC.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The Thunderbird Collegiate will be a 54-hole event that will start with 36 holes on day one. Tee time on both days will be 6:45 a.m. AZT.
LAST TIME OUT
Brandon Robison and Javier Barcos were the stars of Utah’s most recent tournament, the Gaucho Invitational in Goleta, California. Robison got the competition started with a 68, then matched the lowest score of his Utah career with a 5-under 67 in round two. He followed that with a 1-under 71 that left him with a 10-under…
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