SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Utah men's golf team continued to climb the leaderboard to finish in a tie for fifth overall at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate today. The Utes shot even par (280) in the third and final round of the tournament, shooting 15-under (825) through the tournament as a whole.
The team's 15-under performance (825) set a school record for lowest 54-hole team score. The previous record was 840 at the Cowboy Classic in 2008.
"It was great that our two seniors led us in the final round to move up a spot and finish in a tie for fifth," head coach
Garrett Clegg said. "This was a tournament with several elite college golf programs and for us to finish in the top five is a large confidence boost for our players. We learned a number of valuable lessons this week that will help us moving forward."
Senior
Jordan Costello was the top Ute placing himself in a tie for 12
th overall after shooting 4-under par (66) for the second consecutive day. Costello improved his score each round and was able to finish the event 7-under par (203).
"Jordan was absolutely huge for the team," Clegg said. "He played extremely well."
Senior
Mitchell Schow finished tied for 18
th amongst the field after carding 1-over par (71) on the day. Schow performed well all tournament shooting 5-under par (205) to help himself finish in the top 20.
Junior
Tristan Mandur shot even par (70) for the third consecutive day to tie for 37
th overall. His steady play through all 54 holes helped him shoot even par (210) on the course.
True freshmen
Jesper von Reedtz and junior
Blake Tomlinson finished tied for 44
th and 51
st amongst the field. Reedtz carded 3-over (73) on the day to give him a tournament score of 1-over par (211) while Tomlinson shot 4-over (74) in the third round to finish the event 3-over par (213).
At the Mea Lanakila Individual, redshirt freshmen
Oscar Maxfield and true freshman
Javier Barcos both tied for 15
th overall. Maxfield shot 2-over par (74) and Barcos shot 4-over par (76) on the final round to give both a tournament score of 6-over par (222).
Axel Einarsson carded 6-over par today to place him at 32
nd amongst the with a final score of 239.
The team will be back in action on Sept 27 when they begin the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque N.M.