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Golfers In Sixth Place After "Weathering" First Day Of Pac-12s
April 28, 2017 | Men's Golf
Spring, Summer and Winter All Make An Appearance Friday at Boulder CC
BOULDER — The University of Colorado men's golf team welcomed its league brethren here Friday with a traditional taste of Colorado – three of the four seasons in one day – as the Buffs stand in sixth place in the 58th annual Pac-12 Championships.
There wasn't a cloud in the sky when play began, which was delayed by 30 minutes due to light frost on most of the greens. But soon cloud cover developed, there was wind, rain and light snow at various times throughout the day. Play was suspended at 1:51 p.m. for what amounted to 32 minutes as officials ruled there were non-dangerous conditions at the time – light but blowing snow, which was sticking to the greens when it fell.
The 72 players returned to the course where 60 would eventually finish but four groups had between one and four holes to wrap up when play was suspended due to darkness as well as light snow again accumulating on the greens.
No. 7 Oregon holds the lead, as the Ducks were one of six schools with players still out on the course and were 16-over par at the time. No. 31 Washington is at 19-over and is in the same situation. No. 4 Stanford did complete its second round and has 726 score (26-over par), with No. 1 Southern California and California tied for fourth with a 731 totals (31-over) with all their players able to finish.
In six Pac-12 title meets, the Buffaloes (ranked 25th) have yet to get off to a truly hot start and Friday was no exception. Colorado was 12-over par through eight holes, though settled down a bit and was 6-over the last 10 holes to record an 18-over 368 team score, tying the Buffs for eighth after one round. That's the third time CU has been tied for eighth, bested only by a tie for sixth last year when Utah hosted.
Colorado played much better in the second round; even though it is 15-over for the round, it's the fifth-best score for the second 18 and just three off the top score recorded as the weather worsened. It made for a challenging day; there were just seven subpar and six even-par scores recorded Friday on the 7,129-yard, par-70 Boulder Country Club course layout.
Senior Ethan Freeman is the one with two holes left to play, as he is 2-over par through 34 holes that has him tied for sixth. He had a birdie and 14 pars with three bogeys in the morning for a 72; after opening with a birdie in the second round, it appeared his day was headed south after bogey-double bogey-bogey on holes 3 through 5 which had him 3-over par as the weather started to turn. But he bounced back strong, ending the front nine with four consecutive pars and then scoring birdies on three of the first four holes on the back side.
Junior Spencer Painton had two solid rounds in posting a 73-72—145 scorecard, which has him tied for 10th. He had three birdies and a team-high 26 pars against just six bogeys and a double, the former the team low on the day. He played the back nine even to close his second round, one of just five players on a team in the top six that was able to accomplish that feat or better it (36 golfers).
Junior Yannik Paul is tied for 25th with a 71-76—147 effort; his morning round included two birdies and 13 pars against three bogeys. He had a little bit more of an adventure in the afternoon, with two birdies and nine pars against six bogeys and a double, the last of which was a little freakish in nature as he missed a short tap-in. That happened on No. 1, but he rallied right back with a birdie on No. 2.
Junior John Souza fashioned a pair of 75s to sit in a 42nd place tie with a 10-over 150 total. After opening the day with a birdie on No. 1, he had a seven hole stretch where he was 7-over par which included a triple bogey. He was 1-under the remainder of the first round; in the second, he had a birdie and 11 pars against six bogeys as he avoided the big number as the weather worsened.
Sophomore Wilson Belk had some early struggles but rebounded in the afternoon to finish at 11-over 151, tying him for 49th. He bogeyed five of his first eight holes but worked back to 4-over before scoring double and triple bogeys late to open with a 9-over-79. He had a much smoother time of it the second time around the BCC track despite the bitter cold, carding a 2-over 72 with three birdies and 10 pars.
Freshman Victor Bjorlow rounded out the CU effort Friday with a 77-76—153 scorecard, which has him tied for 58th (15th among the 20 freshmen competing here). He had six birdies and 14 pars against 13 bogeys and three doubles, though he played the back nine much better (4-over) than the front (plus-9) on the day.
"After a slow start in the morning, oddly enough when the weather was at its best, we played pretty well the rest of the day," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "I thought we came out tight, which I somewhat expected, but once we settled down we got into our games.
Ethan really played well overall, in particular during the second round," he added. "He was three over early and then rallied to get back to par in the most difficult of conditions. Spencer's effort, 73 and 72, or plus five, those were really nice rounds. Yannik's first round 71 really helped us when a lot of guys were really struggling, and then Wilson had a really nice comeback in the afternoon."
Southern California's Rico Hoey is the individual leader, as he completed 36 holes with an even-par 140 score, one which included a 2-under 68 in the afternoon. He owns a one-shot lead over Stanford's Franklin Huang, who used a 1-under 69 in the afternoon to stay on Hoey's heels.There wasn't a cloud in the sky when play began, which was delayed by 30 minutes due to light frost on most of the greens. But soon cloud cover developed, there was wind, rain and light snow at various times throughout the day. Play was suspended at 1:51 p.m. for what amounted to 32 minutes as officials ruled there were non-dangerous conditions at the time – light but blowing snow, which was sticking to the greens when it fell.
The 72 players returned to the course where 60 would eventually finish but four groups had between one and four holes to wrap up when play was suspended due to darkness as well as light snow again accumulating on the greens.
No. 7 Oregon holds the lead, as the Ducks were one of six schools with players still out on the course and were 16-over par at the time. No. 31 Washington is at 19-over and is in the same situation. No. 4 Stanford did complete its second round and has 726 score (26-over par), with No. 1 Southern California and California tied for fourth with a 731 totals (31-over) with all their players able to finish.
In six Pac-12 title meets, the Buffaloes (ranked 25th) have yet to get off to a truly hot start and Friday was no exception. Colorado was 12-over par through eight holes, though settled down a bit and was 6-over the last 10 holes to record an 18-over 368 team score, tying the Buffs for eighth after one round. That's the third time CU has been tied for eighth, bested only by a tie for sixth last year when Utah hosted.
Colorado played much better in the second round; even though it is 15-over for the round, it's the fifth-best score for the second 18 and just three off the top score recorded as the weather worsened. It made for a challenging day; there were just seven subpar and six even-par scores recorded Friday on the 7,129-yard, par-70 Boulder Country Club course layout.
Senior Ethan Freeman is the one with two holes left to play, as he is 2-over par through 34 holes that has him tied for sixth. He had a birdie and 14 pars with three bogeys in the morning for a 72; after opening with a birdie in the second round, it appeared his day was headed south after bogey-double bogey-bogey on holes 3 through 5 which had him 3-over par as the weather started to turn. But he bounced back strong, ending the front nine with four consecutive pars and then scoring birdies on three of the first four holes on the back side.
Junior Spencer Painton had two solid rounds in posting a 73-72—145 scorecard, which has him tied for 10th. He had three birdies and a team-high 26 pars against just six bogeys and a double, the former the team low on the day. He played the back nine even to close his second round, one of just five players on a team in the top six that was able to accomplish that feat or better it (36 golfers).
Junior Yannik Paul is tied for 25th with a 71-76—147 effort; his morning round included two birdies and 13 pars against three bogeys. He had a little bit more of an adventure in the afternoon, with two birdies and nine pars against six bogeys and a double, the last of which was a little freakish in nature as he missed a short tap-in. That happened on No. 1, but he rallied right back with a birdie on No. 2.
Junior John Souza fashioned a pair of 75s to sit in a 42nd place tie with a 10-over 150 total. After opening the day with a birdie on No. 1, he had a seven hole stretch where he was 7-over par which included a triple bogey. He was 1-under the remainder of the first round; in the second, he had a birdie and 11 pars against six bogeys as he avoided the big number as the weather worsened.
Sophomore Wilson Belk had some early struggles but rebounded in the afternoon to finish at 11-over 151, tying him for 49th. He bogeyed five of his first eight holes but worked back to 4-over before scoring double and triple bogeys late to open with a 9-over-79. He had a much smoother time of it the second time around the BCC track despite the bitter cold, carding a 2-over 72 with three birdies and 10 pars.
Freshman Victor Bjorlow rounded out the CU effort Friday with a 77-76—153 scorecard, which has him tied for 58th (15th among the 20 freshmen competing here). He had six birdies and 14 pars against 13 bogeys and three doubles, though he played the back nine much better (4-over) than the front (plus-9) on the day.
"After a slow start in the morning, oddly enough when the weather was at its best, we played pretty well the rest of the day," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "I thought we came out tight, which I somewhat expected, but once we settled down we got into our games.
Ethan really played well overall, in particular during the second round," he added. "He was three over early and then rallied to get back to par in the most difficult of conditions. Spencer's effort, 73 and 72, or plus five, those were really nice rounds. Yannik's first round 71 really helped us when a lot of guys were really struggling, and then Wilson had a really nice comeback in the afternoon."
"As for where we stand, it's really pretty tight among the top 10, teams are really closely packed in there," Edwards said. "It's a long tournament, you have to manage the highs and the lows, and we did a good job of that today."
The completion of the second round is on Saturday's schedule first, commencing at 10 a.m.; the third round will then get underway at Noon. Both are weather permitting, as snow and fog are in the forecast, with the temperatures not expected to climb above freezing. But if tournament officials deem the course conditions worthy of play, the championships will go on.
NOTES: The tournament kicked off with Colorado's last two conference medalists, Terry Kahl and Bobby Kalinowski, serving as honorary ball strikers, a la what the Masters did for years with the late Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. Kahl, the 1981 Big 8 Conference champion, hit the ceremonial opening drive on No. 1, while Kalinowski, the 1993 and 1994 Big 8 champ, did the same on No. 10 … In the second round, all six Buffaloes birdied the par-5 12th hole (with two birds and four pars the first time through) … The average score for the first round was over four strokes over par (74.07), and it ballooned to 74.8 for the 60 players who finished the second round.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS |
| T6. | *Ethan Freeman | 72-(E)—(+2) |
| T10. | Spencer Painton | 73-72—145 |
| T25. | Yannik Paul | 71-76—147 |
| T42. | John Souza | 75-75—150 |
| T49. | Wilson Belk | 79-72—151 |
| T58. | Victor Bjorlow | 77-76—153 |
| *—has two holes remaining. | ||
| TEAM STANDINGS |
| 1. | Oregon | 354-(+12)—(+16) |
| 2. | Washington | 355-(+14)—(+19) |
| 3. | Stanford | 363-363—726 (+26) |
| T4. | Southern California | 366 365—731 (+31) |
| T4. | California | 367-364—731 (+31) |
| 6. | COLORADO | 368-(+15)—(+33) |
| 7. | UCLA | 363-(+22)—(+35) |
| 8. | Arizona State | 362-(+24)—(+36) |
| 9. | Arizona | 368-373—741 (+41) |
| 10. | Washington State | 373-(+23)—(+46) |
| 11. | Oregon State | 376-376—752 (+52) |
| 12. | Utah | 379-377—756 (+56) |
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
| Rico Hoey, Southern California | 72-68—140 |
| Franklin Huang, Stanford | 72-69—141 |
| Collin Morikawa, California | 74-68—142 |
| Edwin Yi, Oregon | 70-74—144 |
| Spencer Painton, Colorado | 73-72—145 |
| *Brad Reeves, Arizona | 72-73—145 |
| *Blake Wagoner, Arizona State | 77-68—145 |
| Tyler Collier, UCLA | 70-75—145 |
| Cole Madey, UCLA | 72-73—145 |
| Walker Huddy, California | 72-74—146 |
| Finigan Tilly, California | 73-73—146 |
| David Laskin, Arizona | 72-74—146 |
| Ryan Gronland, Oregon | 70-76—146 |
| Kyosuka Hara, Oregon State | 74-72—146 |
| Jonah Texeira, Southern California | 74-72—146 |
| Frank Garber, Washington | 72-74—146 |
| Bradley Knox, Stanford | 70-76—146 |
| Brandon Wu, Stanford | 76-71—147 |
| Yannik Paul, Colorado | 71-76—147 |
| Norman Xiong, Oregon | 72-75—147 |
| Kevin Geniza, Oregon | 73-74—147 |
| Sean Yu, California | 73-75—148 |
| Cheng Jin, Southern California | 75-73—148 |
| Sean Crocker, Southern California | 73-75—148 |
| Maverick McNealy, Stanford | 71-77—148 |
| Corey Shaun, UCLA | 73-75—148 |
| Isaiah Salinda, Stanford | 75-73—148 |
| Viraat Badhwar, Stanford | 75-74—149 |
| Brian Mogg, Washington State | 75-74—149 |
| Patrick Murphy, UCLA | 74-75—149 |
| Jordan Gumberg, Arizona | 71-78—149 |
| Sulman Raza, Oregon | 79-70—149 |
| Ethan Marcus, Arizona | 77-73—150 |
| Jino Sohn, Arizona State | 73-77—150 |
| Tanner Hughes, California | 75-75—150 |
| John Souza, Colorado | 75-75—150 |
| Justin Suh, Southern California | 72-78—150 |
| Phil Delisi, UCLA | 76-74—150 |
| Grant Cole, Washington State | 74-76—150 |
| Peyton Hastings, Utah | 74-77—151 |
| Wilson Belk, Colorado | 79-72—151 |
| George Cunningham, Arizona | 76-75—151 |
| Trevor Yu, Oregon State | 77-74—151 |
| Jonas Liebich, Oregon State | 78-73—151 |
| Jordan Costello, Utah | 75-77—152 |
| William Aldred, California | 78-74—152 |
| Tobias Eden, Arizona State | 73-80—153 |
| Victor Bjorlow, Colorado | 77-76—153 |
| Daniel List, Washington | 72-81—153 |
| Nathan Wunderli, Utah | 77-76—153 |
| Mitchell Schow, Utah | 79-74—153 |
| Gentry Hicks, Utah | 80-73—153 |
| Kevin Murphy, Oregon State | 75-78—153 |
| Shawn Lu, Oregon State | 72-82—154 |
| Andrew Levitt, Southern California | 78-77—155 |
| Nick Mandell, Washington State | 77-78—155 |
| Kyler Dunkle, Utah | 74-81—155 |
| Kevin Kwon, Washington | 79-78—157 |
| Dylan Stein, Arizona | 80-79—159 |
| Calum Hill, Oregon State | 80-79—159 |
Players who need to complete second round:
| Jared du Toit, Arizona State | 70-(+5)—(+5; four holes remaining) |
| Chun An Yu, Arizona State | 71-(+5—(+6; one hole remaining) |
| Alex Del Rey Gonzalez, Arizona State | 75-(+9)—(+14; two holes remaining) |
| Ethan Freeman, Colorado | 72-(E)—(+2; two holes remaining) |
| Wyndham Clark, Oregon | 69-(-1)—(-2; two holes remaining) |
| Hidetoshi Yoshihara, UCLA | 74-(+8)—(+12; two holes remaining) |
| Carl Yuan, Washington | 68-(E)—(-2; two holes remaining) |
| Corey Pereira, Washington | 69-(+2)—(+1; four holes remaining) |
| Henry Lee, Washington | 74-(E)—(+4; one hole remaining) |
| Zach Anderson, Washington State | 72-(+7)—(+9; two holes remaining) |
| Daniel Kolar, Washington State | 75-(+2)—(+7; one hole remaining) |
| Derek Bayley, Washington State | 77-(+4)—(+11; three holes remaining) |
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