ALBUQUERQUE — The University of Colorado men’s golf team is wedged in the middle of the standings of the 68th annual New Mexico William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, as the Buffaloes are in 11th place after two rounds were completed here Monday.
Texas Tech owns a slim two-stroke lead over host New Mexico, as the Red Raiders posted an 18-under par 558 team score while the Lobos are in at 16-under 560. Several are within striking distance, as San Francisco (562), San Diego State (563) Nevada-Las Vegas (567) and Long Beach State (568) are also within 10 strokes.
The Buffaloes had a team score of 1-over 577, good for 11th place, but seven strokes out of seventh in the deep 20-team field. Colorado was 11th after the first round, when its four scorers posted a 2-over 290 team total; they improved three strokes in the afternoon (1-under 287), which was the average second round score in the field.
Junior Justin Biwer led the CU attack on Monday, scoring a pair of subpar rounds with a 69-71—140 scorecard (4-under par), which has him tied for 12th. He had two similar rounds, with three birdies and two bogeys in each; the difference was in the morning, when he recorded an eagle on the 544-yard par-5 1st hole as compared to scoring a par in the afternoon. Otherwise he had 12 pars each time around the 7,546-yard, par-72 UNM Championship Course.
Sophomore Hunter Swanson is tied for 25th after fashioning a 73-70—143 (1-under par), as he settled down after a rough start which saw him bogey two of his first three holes; he was 3-over through 14, but closed his first round by going birdies-bogey-eagle-par on holes 7 through 10. Then the second time attacking the course, he recorded eight birdies in the afternoon to counter four bogeys and an unfortunate double late in the round, though he did come back with two more birdies by the end of his round. His nine birdies overall Monday were the most by a Buff and tied for 12th in the 104-man field, highlighted by making birdies on all four par-5s in the afternoon.
Junior Dylan McDermott is tied for 42nd after recording a 1-over 71-74—145 effort; in the morning, he made par on his first three and last three holes, while in-between he recorded five birdies, CU’s high for the round, with four bogeys and three other pars. The second time around the UNM track he mustered just two birds against four bogeys with 12 pars. He did his most damage Monday on the par-5s, which he collectively played…
Texas Tech owns a slim two-stroke lead over host New Mexico, as the Red Raiders posted an 18-under par 558 team score while the Lobos are in at 16-under 560. Several are within striking distance, as San Francisco (562), San Diego State (563) Nevada-Las Vegas (567) and Long Beach State (568) are also within 10 strokes.
The Buffaloes had a team score of 1-over 577, good for 11th place, but seven strokes out of seventh in the deep 20-team field. Colorado was 11th after the first round, when its four scorers posted a 2-over 290 team total; they improved three strokes in the afternoon (1-under 287), which was the average second round score in the field.
Junior Justin Biwer led the CU attack on Monday, scoring a pair of subpar rounds with a 69-71—140 scorecard (4-under par), which has him tied for 12th. He had two similar rounds, with three birdies and two bogeys in each; the difference was in the morning, when he recorded an eagle on the 544-yard par-5 1st hole as compared to scoring a par in the afternoon. Otherwise he had 12 pars each time around the 7,546-yard, par-72 UNM Championship Course.
Sophomore Hunter Swanson is tied for 25th after fashioning a 73-70—143 (1-under par), as he settled down after a rough start which saw him bogey two of his first three holes; he was 3-over through 14, but closed his first round by going birdies-bogey-eagle-par on holes 7 through 10. Then the second time attacking the course, he recorded eight birdies in the afternoon to counter four bogeys and an unfortunate double late in the round, though he did come back with two more birdies by the end of his round. His nine birdies overall Monday were the most by a Buff and tied for 12th in the 104-man field, highlighted by making birdies on all four par-5s in the afternoon.
Junior Dylan McDermott is tied for 42nd after recording a 1-over 71-74—145 effort; in the morning, he made par on his first three and last three holes, while in-between he recorded five birdies, CU’s high for the round, with four bogeys and three other pars. The second time around the UNM track he mustered just two birds against four bogeys with 12 pars. He did his most damage Monday on the par-5s, which he collectively played…
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