Sunday, April 30
Boulder, Colo.
11:00 AM
University of Utah
at
Pac-12 Championships
Hicks Goes 1-Under in Final Round at Pac-12 Championships
4/30/2017 8:41 PM | Men's Golf
Utes finish 12th at weather-shortened championship event
BOULDER, Colo. – The Utah men's golf team wrapped up its 2016-17 season with a 12th place finish at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships at Boulder Country Club.
Brutal weather conditions, which included nearly five inches of snow fall late Friday night, forced the championship event to just three rounds and a total of 54 holes. The championship was originally scheduled to go four rounds and 72 holes.
This marks the first time the Pac-12 Championship was limited to just 54 holes since Utah became a member of the league in 2011.
Senior Gentry Hicks registered Utah's lone round under par on the week, posting a score of 1-under par (69) in Sunday's final round. The Oro Valley, Ariz., native finished the event with a combined score of 12-over par (222) and finished in a tie for 37th. Hicks is just the fourth Utah player to register a top-40 finish in a Pac-12 Conference Championship event.
Freshman Peyton Hastings, who was playing as Utah's No. 6 player this week, posted a three-round score of 14-over par (224) and finished in a tie for 47th, while freshman Mitchell Schow finished in a tie for 57th with a score of 16-over par (226).
Freshman Jordan Costello and sophomore Nathan Wunderli finished in a tie for 61st place as both players combined to card scores of 18-over par (228). Sophomore Kyler Dunkle rounded out scoring for the Utes, finishing in 71st with a score of 23-over par (233).
In a tournament that featured three top-10 teams and a total of six teams ranked among the top-40, according to GolfStat.com, No. 7-ranked Oregon came away team champions with a score of 15-over par (354-361-350=1,065). No. 4-ranked Stanford (+18) finished in second just three strokes back of the Ducks, while both No. 31 Washington (+32) and No. 1 USC (+32) finished in a tie for third place.
"It was nice to see Gentry play better today," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "We got closer as a team, but as a whole it wasn't a great performance. It is a disappointing way to end our season."
Despite the finish on Sunday, Utah still managed to have one of its better seasons in recent memory. The Utes totaled a program-best five top-three finishes, while collecting seven top-10 individual performances.
Hicks and Costello both recorded hole-in-ones on the season, while Wunderli became the first Ute to record two hole-in-ones in the same season. Wunderli recorded an ace in second-round action this past Friday and Utah was one of just three players to register two eagles as a team this week.
Brutal weather conditions, which included nearly five inches of snow fall late Friday night, forced the championship event to just three rounds and a total of 54 holes. The championship was originally scheduled to go four rounds and 72 holes.
This marks the first time the Pac-12 Championship was limited to just 54 holes since Utah became a member of the league in 2011.
Senior Gentry Hicks registered Utah's lone round under par on the week, posting a score of 1-under par (69) in Sunday's final round. The Oro Valley, Ariz., native finished the event with a combined score of 12-over par (222) and finished in a tie for 37th. Hicks is just the fourth Utah player to register a top-40 finish in a Pac-12 Conference Championship event.
Freshman Peyton Hastings, who was playing as Utah's No. 6 player this week, posted a three-round score of 14-over par (224) and finished in a tie for 47th, while freshman Mitchell Schow finished in a tie for 57th with a score of 16-over par (226).
Freshman Jordan Costello and sophomore Nathan Wunderli finished in a tie for 61st place as both players combined to card scores of 18-over par (228). Sophomore Kyler Dunkle rounded out scoring for the Utes, finishing in 71st with a score of 23-over par (233).
In a tournament that featured three top-10 teams and a total of six teams ranked among the top-40, according to GolfStat.com, No. 7-ranked Oregon came away team champions with a score of 15-over par (354-361-350=1,065). No. 4-ranked Stanford (+18) finished in second just three strokes back of the Ducks, while both No. 31 Washington (+32) and No. 1 USC (+32) finished in a tie for third place.
"It was nice to see Gentry play better today," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "We got closer as a team, but as a whole it wasn't a great performance. It is a disappointing way to end our season."
Despite the finish on Sunday, Utah still managed to have one of its better seasons in recent memory. The Utes totaled a program-best five top-three finishes, while collecting seven top-10 individual performances.
Hicks and Costello both recorded hole-in-ones on the season, while Wunderli became the first Ute to record two hole-in-ones in the same season. Wunderli recorded an ace in second-round action this past Friday and Utah was one of just three players to register two eagles as a team this week.
| 2017 Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships (Team Standings | ||
| 1. Oregon | 354-361-350—1065 (+15) | |
| 2. Stanford | 363-363-342—1068 (+18) | |
| T3. Washington | 355-369-358—1082 (+32) | |
| T3. Southern California | 366 365-351—1082 (+32) | |
| 5. UCLA | 363-372-353—1088 (+38) | |
| 6. Arizona State | 362-374-356—1092 (+42) | |
| 7. Colorado | 368-367-360—1095 (+45) | |
| 8. California | 367-364-365—1096 (+46) | |
| 9. Arizona | 368-373-366—1107 (+57) | |
| 10. Washington State | 373-374-366—1113 (+63) | |
| 11. Oregon State | 376-376-367—1119 (+69) | |
| 12. Utah | 379-377-366—1122 (+72) | |
| Utah Golfers | ||
| T37. Gentry Hicks | 80-73-69=222 (+12) | |
| T47. Peyton Hastings | 74-77-73=224 (+14) | |
| T57. Mitchell Schow | 79-74-73=226 (+16) | |
| T61. Jordan Costello | 75-77-76=228 (+18) | |
| T61. Nathan Wunderli | 77-76-75=228 (+18) | |
| 71. Kyler Dunkle | 74-81-78=233 (+23) | |
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