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Golf Set to Open Season at Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
9/6/2017 1:21 PM | Men's Golf
UTAH MEN'S GOLF at Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
DATE: Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10, 2017
LOCATION: Eisenhower Golf Club (Blue Course) | Colorado Springs, Colo.
PAR/YARDAGE: Par 72 / 7,511 yards
LIVE SCORING: GolfStat.com
WEEKLY NOTES: Utah Men's Golf Notes
THIS WEEK
The Utah men's golf team will open the 2017-18 campaign at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational this Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 54-hole event will be played over three days at Eisenhower Golf Club. The tournament is hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy.
THE FIELD
Nineteen teams are slated to compete in this year's tournament, including Abilene Christian, Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Drake, George Washington, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Southern Utah, Texas State, UNLV, Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, UTEP, Weber State and Wyoming.
UNLV ranked No. 12 in the nation in the latest GCAA Coaches Poll (Aug. 26, 2017). Colorado received votes in the poll.
THE COURSE
The Blue Course of the Eisenhower Golf Club opened in the 1959 and is named after former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who took part in the dedication ceremony. The 7,461 yard, par 72 course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and was is currently ranked as the third best military course in the nation (PGA.com) and the 25th best college course (Golf Week) in the country.
The Blue Course will play at par-72 and 7,511 yards this week.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Utah's season-opening line-up will consist of: Freshman Blake Tomlinson, sophomore Mitchell Schow, sophomore Jordan Costello, junior Kyler Dunkle and freshman Tristan Mandur.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Golfers will play 18 holes in a shotgun start, beginning at 7:30 a.m. (MT), on both Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9. Pairings and tee times for the final 18-hole round, which will begin at 7:30 a.m., on Sunday, Sept. 10, will be determined by the team score (four lowest individual scores).
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for this week's Pac-12 Championships can be found at GolfStat.com or by clicking the "Live Stats" link on the Utah Golf schedule page at UtahUtes.com.
2016-17 SEASON IN REVIEW
Under the direction of first-year head coach Garrett Clegg, the 2016-17 Utah Utes managed to have one of its better seasons in recent memory. Utah totaled a program-best five top-three finishes, while also collecting seven top-10 individual performances.
The Utes opened the season registering back-to-back-to-back top three performances, finishing second at both the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate (Sept. 12-13) and OGIO Utah Invitational (Oct. 3-4), while taking third-place at the Mark Simpson Invitational (Sept. 26-27). That following spring, Utah closed out the regular season recording a pair of third-place finishes in its final three tournaments.
Utah's five top-three finishes were a new school record and it was the most since recording four top-three performances back in 2008.
In a snow-shortened Pac-12 Championship Tournament, the Utes would register its best score in the final round of the event, but still managed to finish in 12th-place overall. Senior Gentry Hicks registered Utah's only sub-par round in the event, shooting a 1-under (69) in the final round. Hicks would go on to tie for 37th-place overall. Meanwhile, freshman Peyton Hastings - who played as Utah's No. 6 in the tournament - registered a top-50 finish as he tied for 47th-place in the championship.
HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB
Utah had three different players record a hole-in-one on the season. Sophomore Nathan Wunderli became the first Ute to register a hole-in-one in a regular-season tournament since 2012 when he aced the par-3, 228-yard No. 2 hole at the Duck Invitational. Wunderli would then become the first player in school history to record two holes-in-one during the same season after registering an ace at the par-3, 204-yard No. 6 hole in the Pac-12 Championships at Boulder Country Club.
Not to be outdone, both senior Gentry Hicks and freshman Jordan Costello, managed to sink a hole-in-one in the first round of the Hawkeye Invitational. Hicks aced the par-3, 206-yard No. 4 hole, while Costello managed to drain his first shot at the par-3, 195-yard No. 17 hole.
AROUND THE GREEN
Utah finished the 2016-17 season posting a team scoring average of 296.5, which ranked as the program's best mark since notching a season average of 291.03 back in 2007-08. It was Utah's third-best scoring average since 2006-07.
The 296.5 averaged ranked 7.92 strokes better than its 2015-16 average (304.42) and was 6.88 strokes lower than its previous season best, which was 303.38 strokes from the 2009-10 season.
Senior Gentry Hicks carded a team-best 72.5 scoring average on the season, which ranked third-best over the last 11 years. Newcomer Kyler Dunkle was right behind him with a scoring average of 72.55 strokes per round, which ranked fourth highest since 2006-07.
Jordan Costello posted a 73.34 season scoring average in just his first season with the Utes, giving him the best scoring average for a freshman over the past 10 years.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Freshman Jordan Costello ranked tied for sixth in the nation with eight eagles recorded last season, according to GolfStat.com rankings. He also ranked in a tie for 56th in the nation with 108 birdies.
• Sophomore Kyler Dunkle finished tied for 41st in the nation with five eagles recorded on the year. He was also tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies and 87th among golfers with a 3.91 sub-par strokes per round average.
• Senior Gentry Hicks was tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies on the season.
• Utah was tied for fourth in the nation with 20 eagles as a team. The Utes were eighth in the nation with a team-total 532 birdies.
QUOTABLE
"We are ready to go and ready to see what happens," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "Blake [Tomlinson] has been playing great, he had a great qualifier and has been playing fantastic this summer. I am sure that he will be excited to get his first start with the team. Tristan [Mandur] is really excited to play, as well. It will be great for these two freshmen to get out there and get going."
"The other three guys [Mitchell Schow, Jordan Costello and Kyler Dunkle] played every event for us last year and are veterans to everything that is going on. I think they will be comfortable with everything and they will know what to expect with everything we have going on this coming week. Age wise, we are young. But, I think that we are young and experienced versus young and inexperienced. Our youth is our strength."
"It will be great to get out there and test ourselves. To see what we can do as a team against these schools. A lot of these teams that we will be playing against, play in this tournament every year, but for our five players it will be their first time. I expect a great week from the players. I think their minds will be right and I know that they are just chomping at the bit to get going."
UP NEXT
The Utes will be back in action again on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 25-26, competing in the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, which will be held at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo.
DATE: Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10, 2017
LOCATION: Eisenhower Golf Club (Blue Course) | Colorado Springs, Colo.
PAR/YARDAGE: Par 72 / 7,511 yards
LIVE SCORING: GolfStat.com
WEEKLY NOTES: Utah Men's Golf Notes
THIS WEEK
The Utah men's golf team will open the 2017-18 campaign at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational this Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 54-hole event will be played over three days at Eisenhower Golf Club. The tournament is hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy.
THE FIELD
Nineteen teams are slated to compete in this year's tournament, including Abilene Christian, Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Drake, George Washington, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Southern Utah, Texas State, UNLV, Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, UTEP, Weber State and Wyoming.
UNLV ranked No. 12 in the nation in the latest GCAA Coaches Poll (Aug. 26, 2017). Colorado received votes in the poll.
THE COURSE
The Blue Course of the Eisenhower Golf Club opened in the 1959 and is named after former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who took part in the dedication ceremony. The 7,461 yard, par 72 course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and was is currently ranked as the third best military course in the nation (PGA.com) and the 25th best college course (Golf Week) in the country.
The Blue Course will play at par-72 and 7,511 yards this week.
UTAH'S LINE-UP
Utah's season-opening line-up will consist of: Freshman Blake Tomlinson, sophomore Mitchell Schow, sophomore Jordan Costello, junior Kyler Dunkle and freshman Tristan Mandur.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Golfers will play 18 holes in a shotgun start, beginning at 7:30 a.m. (MT), on both Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9. Pairings and tee times for the final 18-hole round, which will begin at 7:30 a.m., on Sunday, Sept. 10, will be determined by the team score (four lowest individual scores).
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for this week's Pac-12 Championships can be found at GolfStat.com or by clicking the "Live Stats" link on the Utah Golf schedule page at UtahUtes.com.
2016-17 SEASON IN REVIEW
Under the direction of first-year head coach Garrett Clegg, the 2016-17 Utah Utes managed to have one of its better seasons in recent memory. Utah totaled a program-best five top-three finishes, while also collecting seven top-10 individual performances.
The Utes opened the season registering back-to-back-to-back top three performances, finishing second at both the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate (Sept. 12-13) and OGIO Utah Invitational (Oct. 3-4), while taking third-place at the Mark Simpson Invitational (Sept. 26-27). That following spring, Utah closed out the regular season recording a pair of third-place finishes in its final three tournaments.
Utah's five top-three finishes were a new school record and it was the most since recording four top-three performances back in 2008.
In a snow-shortened Pac-12 Championship Tournament, the Utes would register its best score in the final round of the event, but still managed to finish in 12th-place overall. Senior Gentry Hicks registered Utah's only sub-par round in the event, shooting a 1-under (69) in the final round. Hicks would go on to tie for 37th-place overall. Meanwhile, freshman Peyton Hastings - who played as Utah's No. 6 in the tournament - registered a top-50 finish as he tied for 47th-place in the championship.
HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB
Utah had three different players record a hole-in-one on the season. Sophomore Nathan Wunderli became the first Ute to register a hole-in-one in a regular-season tournament since 2012 when he aced the par-3, 228-yard No. 2 hole at the Duck Invitational. Wunderli would then become the first player in school history to record two holes-in-one during the same season after registering an ace at the par-3, 204-yard No. 6 hole in the Pac-12 Championships at Boulder Country Club.
Not to be outdone, both senior Gentry Hicks and freshman Jordan Costello, managed to sink a hole-in-one in the first round of the Hawkeye Invitational. Hicks aced the par-3, 206-yard No. 4 hole, while Costello managed to drain his first shot at the par-3, 195-yard No. 17 hole.
AROUND THE GREEN
Utah finished the 2016-17 season posting a team scoring average of 296.5, which ranked as the program's best mark since notching a season average of 291.03 back in 2007-08. It was Utah's third-best scoring average since 2006-07.
The 296.5 averaged ranked 7.92 strokes better than its 2015-16 average (304.42) and was 6.88 strokes lower than its previous season best, which was 303.38 strokes from the 2009-10 season.
Senior Gentry Hicks carded a team-best 72.5 scoring average on the season, which ranked third-best over the last 11 years. Newcomer Kyler Dunkle was right behind him with a scoring average of 72.55 strokes per round, which ranked fourth highest since 2006-07.
Jordan Costello posted a 73.34 season scoring average in just his first season with the Utes, giving him the best scoring average for a freshman over the past 10 years.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Freshman Jordan Costello ranked tied for sixth in the nation with eight eagles recorded last season, according to GolfStat.com rankings. He also ranked in a tie for 56th in the nation with 108 birdies.
• Sophomore Kyler Dunkle finished tied for 41st in the nation with five eagles recorded on the year. He was also tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies and 87th among golfers with a 3.91 sub-par strokes per round average.
• Senior Gentry Hicks was tied for fifth in the nation with 127 birdies on the season.
• Utah was tied for fourth in the nation with 20 eagles as a team. The Utes were eighth in the nation with a team-total 532 birdies.
QUOTABLE
"We are ready to go and ready to see what happens," said Utah head coach Garrett Clegg. "Blake [Tomlinson] has been playing great, he had a great qualifier and has been playing fantastic this summer. I am sure that he will be excited to get his first start with the team. Tristan [Mandur] is really excited to play, as well. It will be great for these two freshmen to get out there and get going."
"The other three guys [Mitchell Schow, Jordan Costello and Kyler Dunkle] played every event for us last year and are veterans to everything that is going on. I think they will be comfortable with everything and they will know what to expect with everything we have going on this coming week. Age wise, we are young. But, I think that we are young and experienced versus young and inexperienced. Our youth is our strength."
"It will be great to get out there and test ourselves. To see what we can do as a team against these schools. A lot of these teams that we will be playing against, play in this tournament every year, but for our five players it will be their first time. I expect a great week from the players. I think their minds will be right and I know that they are just chomping at the bit to get going."
UP NEXT
The Utes will be back in action again on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 25-26, competing in the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, which will be held at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo.
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