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McGlasson Finishes Fourth At The Intercollegiate
April 08, 2006 | Men's Golf
CARY, N.C. ? University of Colorado senior Edward McGlasson couldn't match his first day magic here Saturday, as he shot a final round 76 to finish fourth in The Intercollegiate.
McGlasson, playing individually while most of the other Buffaloes completed a one-tournament suspension, went into the final round in the lead, the first time in his career he was in that position. Despite leaving here without a win, his sixth-straight top 10 effort was good enough to land him in the Colorado record book for the most consecutive top 10 finishes in major tournament play.
He battled all day to hang around par, but played the last three holes 3-over par to finish with a 76, or 4-over par on the 6,878-yard, par-72 McGregor Downs Country Club course. His 210 total for three rounds also tied for the ninth best 54-hole score on a par-72 course in school history.
“I was pressing all day, just trying too hard to make it happen” McGlasson said. “The situation of leading going into the final round was new to me, and I wound up really trying to protect it. I learned that next time I need to go out and play aggressive like I usually am.”
Duke's Ryan Blaum overtook McGlasson for medalist honors, as he fired a final round 67 for a 14-under par 202 total, which was good for a six-stroke victory over Tulsa's Nicolas Geyger, who also closed with a 67 for an 8-under 208 score. Vanderbilt's Luke List shot the low round of the day, a 66, to sneak ahead of McGlasson into third with a 209.
No. 21 Kentucky won the team title with an 854 score, edging No. 18 Duke (858) and No. 14 North Carolina (860).
McGlasson was the second round leader after he scored 12 birdies countered by just two bogeys in recording a 10-under 134 total, which was good for a one shot lead over Blaum. His opening round of 64, a tournament record, both matched his own school record for most strokes under par in a single round tied for the second lowest 18 hole score regardless of par, while his 36-hole sc ore also tied the school mark for most strokes under par for the first two rounds in a meet.
“For most of the day, I kind of kept everything where I needed to,” he said. “Things never got away from me too badly (on any particular hole), but I just never got anything going to head into the right direction. It obviously was a different week, but I know I learned from this and will come away with knowing how to handle it (being in the lead) the next time I'm there.
“I'm not pleased with the way I finished, but it was a great week and as well as a great learning experience for me. But I'm excited to get back to Boulder and get reunited with the guys. “
McGlasson, who came in ranked as the No. 33 collegian by GolfStat (No. 46 by Golfweek), scored just one double bogey and had no three putts over the course of the entire 54-hole tournament. “My putting is actually really close to where I want it to be. I am comfortable where it is but will work hard to keep improving,” he said.
Unfortunately, that double came on his last hole of the meet (No. 9 for him, as he started on the back nine); he had birdied the same hole twice on Friday and it cost him the chance to finish second. Regardless, his sixth straight top 10 finish in a major tournament, toppled the old mark of five that had been held by a pair of fairly notable men in CU history.
Hale Irwin finished in the top 10 in five straight meets over the springs of 1966 and 1967, when play was still mostly dual meet action in the college ranks; that included medalist honors in the '66 Big Eight Championship meet and a tie for 10th in that year's NCAA meet. John Lindberg matched it in the spring of 1989, with his run including a win in the BYU Cougar Classic.
McGlasson started this his run last November, as he won his first collegiate meet by claiming the Tunica National Intercollegiate. He has finished fifth, seventh, tenth, sixth and now fourth this spring. He also moved into sixth place all-time at CU in top 10 efforts as this was his 12th.
His final round 76 was actually just a shade above the field average for the day (74.3), as only five players shot in the 60s, while eight others broke par with seven matching it in the 78-man field.
He lowered his overall scoring average for the year to 72.27, which if holds would be the third best in school annals, while his spring figure of 71.07 is currently ahead of the pace of his former teammate, Kane Webber, who established the mark of 71.30 in 2003-04. His is now in range of the school's all-time career stroke average number, as he owns a 73.61 average, which trails only Webber (72.90) and Scott Petersen (73.47), as he inched ahead of Lindberg (73.65) this weekend.
The entire team, which is now finished serving a one-tournament suspension for violating department and team rules, returns to action next Saturday in the Texas A&M Invitational in College Station.
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Ryan Blaum, Duke.......................... 65-70-67?202
2. Nicolas Geyger, Tulsa..................... 70-71-67?208
3. Luke List, Vanderbilt...................... 69-74-66?209
4. Edward McGlasson, Colorado........ 64-70-76?210
5. Brad Doster, Kentucky.................... 67-72-72?211
5. Drew Bowen, Georgia Southern..... 70-75-66?211
McGLASSON SEASON RESULTS
UNM Tucker Invitational................... 73-73-76?222 + 6 t47th
Pepperdine C. G. Intercollegiate...... 76-71-76?223 + 7 4th
The Prestige At PGA West.............. 67-75-77?219 + 3 t17th
Tunica National Intercollegiate......... 72-72-76?220 + 4 1st
Hawai'i-Hilo Intercollegiate............... 66-71-71?208 - 5 t5th
Houston All-American..................... 70-71-74?215 - 1 t7th
Louisiana Classics.......................... 71-70-73?214 - 2 t10th
CU-Stevinson Ranch Invitational..... 74-74?148 + 4 t6th
*The Intercollegiate.......................... 64-70-76?210 - 6 4th
