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Golfers Finish 13th In Hawaii; McGlasson Fifth
February 10, 2006 | Men's Golf
The No. 41 Buffaloes made a move at one point Friday, nearing the top five at one point, but some bad luck on the final nine holes relegated the Buffs to the place in the standings where they started after the first round. The Buffs had a chance to be in the top five that day, but lost six strokes down the stretch when the winds picked up, and despite being toward the tail end of a logjam that featured as many as 12 teams at one point, CU just couldn't make up the ground to move up in the standings.
No. 2 Georgia Tech proved worthy of its ranking, cruising to a 14-stroke win with a 27-under par 825 team score. No. 3 Oklahoma State hung on to second at 839, just edging No. 8 Southern California by a single stroke. Hawai'i (850) and Stanford (858) rounded out the top five; Colorado finished with an 870 team score to tie for 13th with UC-Davis, as just 14 shots separated the fifth through 15th place schools in the 21-team field.
Georgia Tech's Cameron Tringale held onto his second round lead to claim medalist honors, as he recorded a final round 70 for a 202 winning score, 11-under par on the 6,777-yard, par-71 Waikoloa Village Golf Course configuration. Hawaii's Travis Toyama shot the best round of the day, a 6-under 65, to finish second one stroke back. But at one point, it seemed like CU senior Edward McGlasson was going to be the one to end the day with the trophy.
McGlasson birdied three of his first five holes to open the day and turned at 5-under 31, tying him for the third lowest score for nine holes in school history in helping the team complete the first nine holes at 3-under. But disaster struck on the backside, as after scoring a pair of bogeys, one of his playing partners (from Pepperdine) convinced him and the other member of the threesome from Arizona State of a wrong ruling of a wind-blown ball, and both were penalized two strokes before they signed their scorecards. He wound up with a final round 71, giving him a 208 total, which still tied him for fifth place overall.
Junior Ryan Anderson, two-under at one point on the front side, finished with a 3-over 74 to post a 220 scorecard, with the 7-over par effort tying him for 51st. Redshirt freshman Derek Tolan, six-over at one point, battled back to close with a 75 for a 222 total, while freshman Diego Munoz bounced back from a second round 79 for a closing 1-over 72 for a 223 score. Sophomore Patrick Grady also recorded a final round 75 to finish with a 225 total.
“Overall, I was happy with the way the guys played,” interim head coach Brad Neher said. “It was a nice steppingstone for Ryan, especially being his first tournament in a while, and I was impressed with the way that Diego rebounded. The wind made things a real challenge the last two days. But I liked what I saw. We got off to a good start, but lost 10 strokes on the back nine.
“It was unfortunate that Ed made that mistake that cost him two strokes, but he battled back from it,” Neher added, “As we all know, when you're in contention to win, things are moving really fast and in the heat of the moment, he allowed for one of the players in his group to dictate what should be done rather than what he knew he should have done. There are no rules officials on the course at this tournament, so either you play two balls or hopefully make the right decision on your own. He'll learn from it, and he knows that.
“But other than that, I feel everyone is going in the right direction,” he concluded. “It was not what we wanted as a team result, but it is nothing to be discouraged about.”
This was CU's first competition since its long-time head coach, Mark Simpson, lost a yearlong battle to lung cancer last December 5. The team has dedicated the remainder of the season to him, with the golfers also making their own personal dedications to Colorado's coach of 29 years.
Colorado returns to action in just over two weeks at the Houston All-American, the Buffs' first appearance in one of college golf's oldest and most prestigious meets since 1997.
BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS
T 5. Edward McGlasson..... 66-71-71--208
T51. Ryan Anderson........ 74-72-74--220
T63. Derek Tolan.......... 71-76-75--222
T67. Diego Munoz.......... 72-79-72--223
T78. Patrick Grady........ 74-76-75--225
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech.... 65-67-70--202
2. Travis Toyama, Hawai'i............ 69-69-65--203
3. Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State...... 64-70-70--204
4. Kevin Larsen, Georgia Tech........ 67-70-68--205
T5. Edward McGlasson, Colorado........ 66-71-71--208
T5. Jhonatton Vegas, Texas............ 67-74-67--208
T5. Robert Castro, Georgia Tech....... 68-72-68--208
TEAM SCORES
1. Georgia Tech................... 268-279-278--825
2. Oklahoma State................. 272-289-278--839
3. Southern California............ 274-291-275--840
4. Hawai'i........................ 275-297-278--850
5. Stanford....................... 284-293-281--858
6. Texas.......................... 279-294-288--861
7. Washington..................... 279-293-292--864
8. Arizona State.................. 280-296-290--866
9. Pepperdine..................... 277-302-289--868
9. Oklahoma....................... 279-294-295--868
11. Texas Christian................ 282-294-293--869
11. Augusta State.................. 280-294-295--869
13. COLORADO....................... 283-295-292--870
13. UC-Davis....................... 283-306-281--870
15. Arkansas....................... 284-298-290--872
16. Fresno State................... 281-301-297--879
17. Hawai'i-Hilo................... 288-298-296--882
18. Oregon......................... 288-306-290--884
19. Rhode Island................... 287-307-291--885
20. Oregon State................... 283-310-293--886
21. Kansas......................... 296-311-298--905
