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10/27/2005 12:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 27, 2005
THIS WEEK:
The University of Utah men's golf team will wrap up its fall season at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The tournament, hosted by New Mexico State, takes place at the NMSU Golf Course and consists of 36 holes on Monday with the final 18 on Tuesday. The 17-team field will tee off in a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. both days.
TEAM NOTES:
> Utah is currently ranked 64th by Golfstat, Inc. and 83rd by Golfweek.
> Utah has three top-10 finishes through its first four tournaments.
> The Utes have finished below par in two of the four tournaments they have competed in.
> Sophomore Dustin Pimm is currently ranked 57th by Golfweek.
> Pimm is 17th in the latest Golfstat Cup standings (given to the golfer with the lowest yearly average).
> Pimm currently leads the MWC with a 69.83 stroke average.
> Senior Steve Newren is tied for ninth in the conference with a 72.67 average.
BARONA CUP RECAP:
LAKESIDE, Calif. - The University of Utah men's golf team finished in a three-way tie for 12th place at the Barona Cup. The Utes shot an overall score of 852 (-12) with a two-under 286 in the first round, a one-under 287 in the second and a nine-under 279 in the final round. Washington State and UC Santa Barbara were the other two teams to tally a 12-under 852.
Sophomore Dustin Pimm led the Utes, finishing tied for 11th with a nine-under 207. Pimm shot an even-par 72 in the first round, improving by two strokes in the second round (70) before finishing the tournament with a seven-under 65.
Senior Steve Newren finished at two-under par (214) to tie for 41st overall. Newren shot a one-under 71 in the first round, but gave up two more strokes in the second round (73). In the third round, Newren turned in his best score of the tournament, a two-under 70.
Freshman Mike Branca started the tournament strong, posting a four-under 68 in the first round. Branca posted a one-over 73 in the second round before sliding in the final round with a four-over 76. Branca finished tied for 61st with an overall score of 217 (+1). Sophomore Chris Gresh and freshman Chance Cota finished tied for 75th after shooting a four-over 220. Gresh posted scores of 75-72-73, while Cota improved on his five-over 77 in the first round to finish at par in the second round and one-under in the final round.
UTE LINEUP:Name: Rounds Average Conference RankDustin Pimm 12 69.83 1st Steve Newren 12 72.67 9th Chris Gresh 12 73.42 18th Chance Cota 9 74.11 26th Mike Branca 12 74.75 29th