Utah Golf Notes

March 2, 2006

THIS WEEK:

The men's golf team travels to Beaumont, Calif., to compete in the Braveheart Classic March 6-7 at the Oak Valley Golf Club. The two-day tournament, hosted by UC Riverside, will consist of 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday.

UTE NOTES:

- Utah is currently ranked 101st by Golfstat, Inc. and 105th by Golfweek.- Sophomore Dustin Pimm is currently ranked 127th by Golfweek.- Pimm is 62nd in the Golfstat Cup standings (given to the golfer with the lowest yearly average).- Pimm is third in the MWC with a 70.80 stroke average.- Sophomore Chris Gresh is 12th in the conference with a 72.60 average.

JOHN A. BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE RECAP:

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Sophomore Chris Gresh posted another one-under 71 in the final round of competition to finish with a three-round score of 211 (-5). This marks the second tournament Gresh has paced the Utes this year; the first was at the Herb Wimberley Intercollegiate Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Gresh finished tied for 31st overall.

As a team, Utah finished tied for 18th with UC Santa Barbara after shooting a 296 (+8) in the final round. The Utes posted a three-round score of 875 (+11). SMU edged out BYU for the team title after finishing with a 41-under 823 to BYU's 40-under 824.

Dustin Pimm struggled in the third round, posting a four-over 76 on the day and a three-round score of 221 (+5). Pimm finished tied for 84th overall. Sophomore Nick Carter carded his best round of the tournament with an even-par 72. Carter finished with a seven-over 223 to tie for 89th.

Freshmen Mike Branca and Chance Cota both shot a five-over 77 in the final round for the Utes. Branca finished with a three-round score of 225 (+9), while Cota scored a 12-over 228. Branca tied for 84th and Cota placed 100th overall.

UTE STATS:

Name           Rounds   Average Conference RankDustin Pimm    20  70.80   3rdChris Gresh    20  72.60   12thSteve Newren  17  73.71   26thChance Cota    17  75.12   36thMike Branca    20  75.20   37thNick Carter    8   75.38   38thNick Micek  8   77.50   52ndChace Bickmore  5   81.00   58th

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