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Schenkel Invitational
No. 12 Utah Golf Wins Schenkel Invitational, Fourth Title This Season
3/23/2025 4:11 PM | Men's Golf
Three Utes finished inside the Top 10 while Braxton Watts tied for fifth
STATESBORO, Ga. – The No. 12 University of Utah Men's Golf team secured its fourth tournament title of the season on Sunday, shooting 11-under for the second consecutive round to claim the 45th Annual Schenkel Invitational first-place trophy.
"That was an amazing performance by our team," head coach Garrett Clegg said. "It's not easy to travel across the country and play on Bermuda grass, which is way different than what we typically play on. It's hard to compete, let alone win. I'm just so proud of the way they played and the way they competed. Davis [Johnson] had a huge final round. He's been struggling a little bit, and to come out and shoot 66 was just absolutely rock solid and a huge part of why we won. You win as a team, and you need all five of our guys to play at a high level in order to get the win. Braxton [Watts] led us so now he's had two top five placements in our last three tournaments so he's playing great golf. Sergio [Jimenez] and Brandon [Robison] with another top 10 finish, so we had three guys finish in the top 10, just top to bottom, one through five, huge rounds from each of our guys. The boys were awesome, and it was fun to be a part of."
In their first-ever participation of the tournament, it was a slow start as the Utes shot even in the first round, finding themselves in fourth place and ten strokes out of first place. On day two of the tournament, the Utes elevated their game and shot 11-under while climbing two spots into a tie for second and sitting just one stroke behind the field leader. In a competitive final round, Utah battled it out with No. 11 Florida for the first-place spot. The Utes shined yet again on the course, shooting another 11-under round while edging out Florida by just one stroke. The Utes' two rounds of an11-under 277 marks the lowest rounds of golf by any team in the field.
Utah ranked at the top of the field is nearly every statistical category, tying for the most birdies (55) and eagles (3) while recording the second-best score on par 3s (-3) and par 5s (-18).
Braxton Watts got his day started with four straight even marks before recording a bogey on the fifth hole. The senior responded nicely, posting back-to-back birdies to sit 1-under through the front nine. It was a strong back nine for Watts, recording seven even scores and two birdies to shoot 3-under for the day and 5-under for the tournament. Watts tied for fifth and notched his second top 5 finish in the last three tournaments.
Brandon Robison started the final round slowly, hitting two bogeys within the first three holes to sit 2-over. Two holes later, the junior drilled his first birdie of the day and rattled off four more even scores to finish the front nine 1-over. Three holes into the back nine, Robison hit back-to-back birdies before running into a bogey, evening his score. To close things out, Robison tallied another birdie to shoot 1-under for the day and 4-under for the tournament. This score placed Robison in a tie for seventh to seal his fourth top 10 showing of the season.
Sergio Jimenez began the final round with two bogeys and a birdie on the first three holes before adding one more of each later on the front nine to shoot 1-over for the first half. The back nine consisted of eight even marks and another bogey to record a 2-over round and a 3-under score for the tournament. Jimenez finished in a tie for ninth overall, his fourth top 10 placement this season.
Davis Johnson had an exceptional day on the links, climbing 29 spots to record the largest jump of day three. The redshirt junior opened the third round with back-to-back birdies but moved back to 1-under with a bogey two holes later. After a pair of even scores, Johnson hit an eagle on the seventh hole and added on with another birdie on the ninth holes to shoot 4-under for the front nine. The back nine began with three even marks before Johnson hit two birdies on the next four holes to finish 6-under 66 for the day and 2-under for the tournament. The Arizona native finished in a tie for 13th, just one stroke out of the top 10.
Gabriel Palacios hit a bogey on the second hole of the course but came back a few holes later with consecutive red marks to shoot 1-under for the front nine. On the back nine, Palacios hit another birdie and a bogey to shoot 1-under for the day and even for the tournament. The performance placed Palacios in a tie for 23rd.
Individual competitor Rex Wilson shot 8-over for the final round and 17-over for the tournament.
NEXT UP
The Utes will head back to familiar territory at The Goodwin in Stanford, California on March 27-29. It'll be the third straight season that the Utes take part in the tournament.
FOLLOW THE UTES
For an inside look at the Utah Golf program along with tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Utes on social media (X: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
"That was an amazing performance by our team," head coach Garrett Clegg said. "It's not easy to travel across the country and play on Bermuda grass, which is way different than what we typically play on. It's hard to compete, let alone win. I'm just so proud of the way they played and the way they competed. Davis [Johnson] had a huge final round. He's been struggling a little bit, and to come out and shoot 66 was just absolutely rock solid and a huge part of why we won. You win as a team, and you need all five of our guys to play at a high level in order to get the win. Braxton [Watts] led us so now he's had two top five placements in our last three tournaments so he's playing great golf. Sergio [Jimenez] and Brandon [Robison] with another top 10 finish, so we had three guys finish in the top 10, just top to bottom, one through five, huge rounds from each of our guys. The boys were awesome, and it was fun to be a part of."
In their first-ever participation of the tournament, it was a slow start as the Utes shot even in the first round, finding themselves in fourth place and ten strokes out of first place. On day two of the tournament, the Utes elevated their game and shot 11-under while climbing two spots into a tie for second and sitting just one stroke behind the field leader. In a competitive final round, Utah battled it out with No. 11 Florida for the first-place spot. The Utes shined yet again on the course, shooting another 11-under round while edging out Florida by just one stroke. The Utes' two rounds of an11-under 277 marks the lowest rounds of golf by any team in the field.
Utah ranked at the top of the field is nearly every statistical category, tying for the most birdies (55) and eagles (3) while recording the second-best score on par 3s (-3) and par 5s (-18).
Braxton Watts got his day started with four straight even marks before recording a bogey on the fifth hole. The senior responded nicely, posting back-to-back birdies to sit 1-under through the front nine. It was a strong back nine for Watts, recording seven even scores and two birdies to shoot 3-under for the day and 5-under for the tournament. Watts tied for fifth and notched his second top 5 finish in the last three tournaments.
Brandon Robison started the final round slowly, hitting two bogeys within the first three holes to sit 2-over. Two holes later, the junior drilled his first birdie of the day and rattled off four more even scores to finish the front nine 1-over. Three holes into the back nine, Robison hit back-to-back birdies before running into a bogey, evening his score. To close things out, Robison tallied another birdie to shoot 1-under for the day and 4-under for the tournament. This score placed Robison in a tie for seventh to seal his fourth top 10 showing of the season.
Sergio Jimenez began the final round with two bogeys and a birdie on the first three holes before adding one more of each later on the front nine to shoot 1-over for the first half. The back nine consisted of eight even marks and another bogey to record a 2-over round and a 3-under score for the tournament. Jimenez finished in a tie for ninth overall, his fourth top 10 placement this season.
Davis Johnson had an exceptional day on the links, climbing 29 spots to record the largest jump of day three. The redshirt junior opened the third round with back-to-back birdies but moved back to 1-under with a bogey two holes later. After a pair of even scores, Johnson hit an eagle on the seventh hole and added on with another birdie on the ninth holes to shoot 4-under for the front nine. The back nine began with three even marks before Johnson hit two birdies on the next four holes to finish 6-under 66 for the day and 2-under for the tournament. The Arizona native finished in a tie for 13th, just one stroke out of the top 10.
Gabriel Palacios hit a bogey on the second hole of the course but came back a few holes later with consecutive red marks to shoot 1-under for the front nine. On the back nine, Palacios hit another birdie and a bogey to shoot 1-under for the day and even for the tournament. The performance placed Palacios in a tie for 23rd.
Individual competitor Rex Wilson shot 8-over for the final round and 17-over for the tournament.
NEXT UP
The Utes will head back to familiar territory at The Goodwin in Stanford, California on March 27-29. It'll be the third straight season that the Utes take part in the tournament.
FOLLOW THE UTES
For an inside look at the Utah Golf program along with tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Utes on social media (X: @UtesGolf | Instagram: @UtesGolf).
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