Utah Golf Preparing for Final Trip to Pac-12 Championships

2024 Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championships
Date: April 26 – 28
Location: Desert Forest Golf Club | Carefree, Ariz.
Par/Yardage: Par 71, 7,203 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
 
THIS WEEK
For the final time in program history, the University of Utah men’s golf team is preparing to compete at the Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championships, the 2024 edition of which will be a 72-hole event held from April 26 – 28 at the Desert Forest Golf Club in Carefree, Arizona.
 
Utah’s Javier Barcos is just one year removed from one of the program’s best performances at the Pac-12 Tournament. The native of Estella, Spain finished 8-under to take fourth, the second-highest finish ever by a Ute at the conference championships since the program joined the league. He was at his best during round three, carding a 6-under 64 that matched Utah’s best round of the 2022-23 campaign. The Utes also played their best golf as a team during round three, shooting the lowest score of the day before finishing the tournament in 11th.
 
The squad’s best performance as a team at the Pac-12 Championships occurred in 2019. Led by Kyler Dunkle’s 8-under 276, the Utes claimed a share of fifth place, while Dunkle placed second, the best individual finish ever by a Utah golfer at the Pac-12 Championships.
 
UTAH LINE-UP
Braxton Watts, Javier Barcos, Brandon Robison, Gabriel Palacios and Sergio Jimenez will be participating in their fifth straight tournament for the Utes and they’ll be joined by Go Nakatsukasa.
 
COACHES THOUGHTS: Head Coach Garrett Clegg
“It is always an honor to compete at the Pac-12 Championships,” said Clegg. “We are fortunate to play in a conference that has one of the richest collegiate histories. The golf course will be incredibly challenging and the competition will be the best in the country. We have had a great spring to this point and everyone is excited to get our tournament started on Friday!”
 
THE FIELD
The field of 12 teams in Arizona vying for the conference championship will include several of the nation’s best squads, led by No. 4 Arizona State, No. 8 Washington, No. 9 Arizona, No. 23 California, No. 24 Oregon and defending champion Stanford. The Utes will also be battling against Colorado, Washington State, UCLA, USC and Oregon State.
 
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The Pac-12 Tournament will be a 72-hole, 6-count-5 event will get…