Dates: September 10-11
Location: Palouse Ridge Golf Course | Pullman, Wash.
Par/Yardage: Par 71/7,382 Yards
Live Scoring: scoreboard.clippd.com
THIS WEEK
The University of Utah men’s golf team is set to begin their inaugural Big 12 season with a trip to the Evergreen State for the Palouse Collegiate. The tournament is hosted at the Palouse Ridge Golf Course in Pullman, Wash., by former Pac-12 foe Washington State.
It won’t be the first time that the Utes will compete at the Palouse Ridge Golf Course as Utah was there for the Pac-12 Championships in 2015 before opening the 2016-17 season in Pullman for the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate. The 2016-17 season was the only time the program has opened up a season in Washington as the Utes put together a phenomenal team performance with a second place finish while shooting nine-over, just behind Washington State.
The Utes are set to return six of the nine golfers on the roster this season, including senior Braxton Watts who made it to the final round of play at the NCAA Championships last season. Watts was the third Ute in the last six seasons to earn the chance to play in all four rounds of stroke play, joining Tristan Mandur, who tied for 17th in 2021, and Kyler Dunkle, who earned a share of 28th in 2019.
Alongside Watts, senior Peter Jung, junior Brandon Robison, and redshirt junior Davis Johnson will round out the team’s upperclassmen while sophomores Sergio Jimenez and Gabriel Palacios will enter their second year of play.
Watts and Robison add critical experience to the team with the two holding the most tournament experience on the roster. Watts competed in 13 tournaments last season while recording his first collegiate victory at The Goodwin in March, besting a field of 168 golfers by shooting a 5-under 205. Robison tallied 13 tournaments as well, including participating in all nine spring events. Over the course of the season, Robison shot 10-under at the Gaucho Invitational in April to take second, the highest finish of his Utah career before earning a share of 50th at NCAA Regionals and tied for the team’s lowest second round score with a 1-under 70.
Sergio Jimenez is a pivotal piece to this Utes’ roster after collecting a handful of accolades in his freshman year. The Spain-native participated in 14 events during his first year as a Ute and piled up nine…
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