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Buff golfers rise to the top of the heap
Apr 10th
The University of Colorado men’s golf team had quite the final tune-up for the Pac-12 Championship later this month, as the Buffaloes used near-record improvement from one round to the next to jump from seventh into a second place finish in the Wyoming Cowboy Classic here Tuesday.
Colorado turned in the low round of the wind-shortened tournament, a 6-under 274 for a two round total of 580, second only to Gonzaga, which turned a 275 in the second round for a 574 overall score. CU had opened with a 306 score in extremely windy conditions Monday, which forced the cancellation of the second round after a nearly six hour first round, in which only two of the 24 teams in the field broke 300; on Tuesday in much calmer weather, all but one shot better than 300. No. 22 St. Mary’s (Calif.) and No. 40 Tulsa tied for third at 582, with Pac-12 rival Arizona fifth at 584. First round leader Wichita State fell to sixth with a 587 count. The Buffs, ranked No. 64 by GolfStat and No. 74 by Golfweek, defeated five teams ranked ahead of them and improved their record against Division I competition this season to 96-53.
It’s the third time that Colorado has finished either first or second in a tournament five times in a season: in 1980-81, the Buffs won two and had three runner-up efforts as they have done this year, and in 2008-09, CU had one win and four seconds. The team’s 32-stroke improvement from one round to the next was the second best in school annals; in the 1985 Air Force Falcon Invitational, the Buffs shot a first round 414 and then a second round 381 for a 33-shot improvement. That was a six player-five scorer tournament; the previous best in the more common five-for-four was 29-strokes in the 2005 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate (312 to 283 between the first and second rounds). “A great job by the team today, and any time you shoot the low round of the day in a tournament you are excited,” head coach Roy Edwards said.
“To do it in a field of 24 teams and in the final round is particularly satisfying. We didn’t play very well yesterday, but the team really battled in very challenging conditions and was in position to shoot a low score.” All five CU designated scorers improved their scores Tuesday, led by junior Johnny Hayes, who rallied to fire a 1-under 69 after an 85 on Monday – the 16-stroke improvement tied for the fourth largest in CU history, trailing the top best of 18 (John Nyuli in the 1990 Miami-Doral Invitational, when he shot a second round 90 and a final round 72), and two 17 shot make ups (Rick Cramer at the 1989 New Mexico Tucker Invitational and Edward McGlasson in the 2002 Prestige at PGA West). Hayes vaulted from 116th place in the standings into a tie for 80th on the 7,133-yard, par-70 Talking Stick North Course layout with his 154, or 14-over par score. Senior Jason Burstyn lopped off nine strokes between rounds, with his 76-67—143 (3-over) effort tying him for 10th, as he moved up from 27th. He was among the leaders in par-3 (sixth) and par-4 (14th) scoring. Freshman Philip Juel-Berg did the same, as he fashioned a 79-70—149 scorecard here to tie for 40th, jumping 30 spots; his 25 pars were a team high and tied for the 14th most in the field. CU’s top finisher was senior Derek Fribbs, who tied for seventh. He had posted CU’s best first round score with a 4-over 74, and he managed to shave six strokes off that effort with a 2-under 68 for a 36-hole total of 142. He tied for the third most birdies in the field here with seven, played the two par-5 holes here at 3-under, tied for the best overall, and the 12 par-4 holes here at 4.08 per, sixth best. “Jason and Derek played really solid and Johnny did an awesome job of coming back from a poor first round,” Edwards said. “The team should be proud, but we need to continue to work and improve every day leading up to the Pac-12 Championship. We are fortunate to have a great group of guys who I know are very excited to keep getting better.” Sophomore David Oraee rounded out the CU scorers, finishing with a 77-76—153 (13-over) score, which tied him for 72nd. Redshirt freshman Drew Trujillo played as an individual here, and he tied for 95th (77-79—156). UC-Santa Barbara junior Glen Scher captured medalist honors with a 70-68—138, the only player under par in the tournament; there was a four-way tie for second with those players at an even par 140. The average score for 250 rounds here was almost six over par at 75.88, though it dropped from 78.64 to 73.06 between the two rounds. The Pac-12 Championships are in three weeks, set for April 29-May 1 at Los Angeles Country Club. Colorado appears to be peaking at the right time: the Buffs are 11-29 this year against Pac-12 opposition, but the bulk of that damage came in three tournaments, including the first two out of the chute this spring where the Buffs were 0-24; CU is 6-1 against league brethren in the last month.
by David Plati Associate AD/Sports Information University of Colorado Buffaloes 357 UCB / Fieldhouse Annex #50 Boulder, CO 80309-0357 303/492-5626 (office)
Trujillo ties for for 11th at Wyoming Cowboy Classic
Feb 25th
PALM DESERT, Calif. — University of Colorado redshirt freshman Drew Trujillo shined here this weekend, tying for 11th in the Wyoming Cowboy Golf Classic which was concluded on Sunday.
The second-year team member Montrose had his best career tournament to date, a 1-over 217 which included his first collegiate round in the 60s, a 3-under par 69 on Sunday. That was one of just five rounds in the 60s on Sunday, when the average score on the 7,305-yard, par-72 Classic Club course layout was 76.13.
He also “won” the tournament within the tournament, as he was the top individual among 15 playing here either without a full team or as an extra player for a team with more than five players. Trujillo was very consistent over the three day event, as he recorded his 76-72-69—217 scorecard by making eight birdies and 37 pars with only nine bogeys. He was one of only 18 players in the 100-man field to not record a single hole score worse than a bogey.
He was one of three CU individuals who participated in the meet.
Freshman Ross Thornton turned in a 76-75-80—231 effort, which tied him for 60th; he had 12 birdies, the most by a Buff this spring in a 54-hole tournament, but countered with just 23 pars to offset 14 bogeys, two doubles and three triples.
Junior Johnny Hayes improved a bit each day in fashioning an 80-78-74—232 score, tying him for 62nd. He effort this weekend included five birdies, 33 pars, 12 bogeys, three doubles and a triple.
“It was a great experience for all three guys,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said. “Even though Ross and Johnny didn’t play their best overall, they played some good golf in stretches. However, Drew Trujillo was solid all week an improved each day, and was particularly good in today’s final round. His bogeys were very small and correctable. I was very impressed with him the entire tournament.
TCU ran away with the team title, with its 19-under par 845 score good for a 19-stroke win over St. Mary’s, Calif. TCU’s Julien Brun claimed medalist honors with a 10-under par 206 score.
The entire Colorado team will return to action in two weeks, traveling to the Pacific Northwest to play in the Bandon (Ore.) Dunes Championship, March 8-10.
BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS
T11. Drew Trujillo…………………………. 76-72-69—217
T60. Ross Thornton………………………. 76-75-80—231
T62. Johnny Hayes……………………….. 80-78-74—232
TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
1. Julien Brun, TCU…………………….. 68-71-67—206
2. Eli Cole, TCU………………………….. 69-73-69—211
3. Finley Ewing, Texas Tech………….. 70-69-74—213
4. Jon De Los Reyes, St. Mary’s……. 69-70-75—214
5. Three tied……………………………… 215
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