University of Utah Athletics

UTAH MEN'S GOLF at the Redhawk Invitational
DATE: Monday and Tuesday, April 1-2, 2019
LOCATION: Chambers Bay Golf Course | University Place, Wash.
LIVE SCORING: BirdieFire.com
WEEKLY NOTES: Utah Men's Golf Notes
 
OFF THE TEE
The Utah men's golf team is set to compete at the Redhawk Invitational this Monday and Tuesday, April 1-2. The two-day event hosted by Seattle University will take place at the Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash.
 
THE FIELD
Utah will compete in a field of 19 teams at the Redhawk Invitational. The field is: Arkansas Little-Rock, Cal Baptist University, Drexel, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Idaho, Indiana, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Rutgers, Sacramento State, Seattle University, Seton Hall, UC Irvine, UCLA, Utah, UT-Arlington, Washington, and Winthrop.
 
UTAH'S LINE-UP
The Utes' five-man team for the Redhawk Invitational is: senior Kyler Dunkle, sophomore Blake Tomlinson, sophomore Tristan Mandur, freshman Axel Einarsson and junior Jordan Costello.
 
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The first 36 holes of the event will be played on Monday, April 1, with the first round of play beginning at 8 a.m. PT. The final round of the event will start at the same time on Tuesday, April 2. Live scoring for the entire tournament can be found at BirdieFire.com.
 
FRESHMAN FIRSTS
Freshman Axel Einarsson notched his first top-20 finish as a Ute in the last event at the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. Einarsson finished in a tie for 19^th place after registering three straight rounds under par. Einarsson also tabbed his first 54-hole tournament score under par, finishing with a combined score of 5-under par (211), which is a career-low 54-hole score.
 
WINNER WINNER
The Utes left the Bandon Dunes Championship with the second team title this season, as well as the team's third individual tournament title. Now in his third year as the head coach of the Utes, Garrett Clegg has tabbed three tournament titles. Utah had gone without a team win since 2009.
 
Blake Tomlinson picked up his first career tournament title at the Bandon Dunes Championship in just his second season. Tomlinson got off to a great start in the event, being one of two golfers to go under par in the first round. After the second round he was tied for the lead and on the final day he was able to capture the win by edging the second-place golfer by one stroke.
 
TOUR TIME
During Utah's time between competition, Kyler Dunkle traveled to San Antonio at the beginning of March to compete in the PGA Mackenzie Tour Q-School event. Dunkle had a stellar four-round tournament and finished tied for sixth place with a score of 6-under par (69-70-72-71=282) in the field of 120 golfers. With his sixth-place finish, Dunkle qualified for the PGA Tour Canada, which is a series of tournaments across Canada.
 
EAGLE EYES
Utah has recorded 18 eagles throughout the season which ranks fifth in the nation. Mitchell Schow is currently tied for fifth in the nation with seven eagles on the year, while Axel Einarsson and Kyler Dunkle are tied for 17^th in the nation with five each.
 
In Utah's spring opener at the Amer Ari Invitational, they finished first in the event with five eagles. Dunkle and Schow both sank two eagles, while Tomlinson added one during the first round at the Amer Ari Invitational.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Utah traveled to compete in the National Invitational Tournament at the OMNI Tucson National in Tucson, Ariz. The Utes finished in 13^th place with a two-day, 54-hole score of 4-over par (868) in the 16-team field.
 
Einarsson led the Utes in a tournament where the five-man team struggled, but the freshman from Sweden notched his first top-20 finish after tying for 19^th place with a score of 5-under par (211). Dunkle finished the event at 1-over par (217) to finish tied for 46^th place.
 
UP NEXT
The Utah men's golf team will close out regular season action at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13. The Utes will compete in the two-day event at the Papago Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz.