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Biwer's 71 was the best final round score by a Buffalo on Tuesday.
Golfers Finish Sixth In Fallen Oaks Collegiate
October 17, 2023 | Men's Golf
McDermott Ties For 20th; Biwer Has Best Final Round Score
SAUCIER, Miss. — The University of Colorado men's golf team had rough stretch in the middle of the final round here Tuesday, and in the process slipped to a sixth place finish in the inaugural Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational.
No. 2-ranked Auburn ran away from the field in the final round, as the Tigers shot the best single round of the event Tuesday with a 10-unver 278; that gave them an overall team score of 21-under 843. Leading by six heading into the final round, Auburn would defeat tri-host Mississippi by 19 strokes. The Rebels finished with an 862 score, the only other team under par for the event, with tri-host Mississippi State finishing third (865).
Colorado entered the final round in fourth and got off to a decent start – 2-under par early on – but eventually finished with an 11-over 299 score for the round and a 19-over 883 overall. A triple bogey and three doubles over a four-hole span sent the Buffaloes into over-par numbers for the remainder of the round. No. 29 SMU leapfrogged the Buffaloes into fourth (873) and Kansas took fifth (875).
Junior Dylan McDermott tied for 20th after closing with a 4-over 76, which gave him a 3-over 219 overall for the event. He had one birdie and 14 pars against two bogeys and a triple, the latter coming on the par-3 8th hole after he played the firest seven even. He just had one bogey after the bad luck on the 203-yarder. He played the par-4s at 2-over par, the tying for the 10th best in the 72-man field, as were his 35 pars.
Junior Justin Biwer fashioned CU's best score in the final round – a 1-under 71 – and finished up with a 4-over 220 to tie for 23rd. He had a team-high four birdies with 11 pars and three bogeys and got off to a great start, scoring back-to-back-to-back birdies on Nos. 4 through 6. He had eight birdies overall and matched McDermott with the 10th-most pars for the event, and his birdie on the 423-yard, par-4 4th hole was just one of five on it Tuesday and one of just 14 over the three days.
Junior Jack Holland finished 30th, turning in his best round of the three Tuesday with a 1-over 71; he finished with a 5-over 221 scorecard. He had three birdies and 11 pars opposite four bogeys and was 2-under for the round at one point (through 10 holes) before back-to-back bogeys dropped him back to even. He scored eight birdies with 33 pars overall.
Sophomore Hunter Swanson shot a 7-over 79 to finish up, matching his first round score with a71 sandwiched in-between; he tied for 53rd with a 13-over 229 total. He made the turn at just 1-over, but he then scored back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 10 and 11, which were followed by two bogeys. He had two birdies and nine pars Tuesday, with eight and 29 overall of each for the week.
Freshman Brandon Knight tied for 50th after posting a 7-over 79 for the second day in a row, as he tied for 59th with an overall scorecard of 15-over 231. He had just one birdie and 11 pars Tuesday (five and 33, respectively for the event). He was 4-over through five holes (two bogeys and a double), knocked one off that when he made his bird on No. 7, but would again had two more bogeys and another double the rest of the round.
Junior Tucker Clark competed here as an individual, also finishing tied for 59th and also after a second straight 7-over 79; that had him finish at 15-over 231. He had some bad luck from the start, scoring a quadruple bogey on the par-5 1st hole. He then bogeyed the next three holes and was 7-over through four, but to his credit, he played the last 14 holes at even par, with two birdies, 10 pars and two other bogeys. He had seven birdies and 30 pars overall.
"We were in a good position through just short of the turn and just had a brutal stretch through the middle part of the round," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "We are seeing so much good golf and will put it all together soon. The guys really compete and stay in the rounds. That will pay off in the long run."
SMU's Matthew Foster claimed medalist honors, closing with a 4-under 68 and an overall effort of 8-under 208, which was good for a one stroke win over Auburn's Jackson Kolvun.
The Buffaloes have one more event to close out the fall portion of their schedule, as in less than two weeks (Oct. 26-28), CU will travel to Maui to play in the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate for the third straight year. Colorado has fared well in the meet, finishing second in 2021 and tying for fourth last year.
NOTES: The average score for all 216 rounds this week was 74.49, with a 74.17 norm for the final round (after a high of 75.31 in round two); 11 players finished under par with four others equaling it for the tournament … The Buff scorers tied for ninth in birdies (38; Auburn led with 61), and finished second in pars (165; behind 170 by Mississippi) … Colorado played the par-4s the seventh-best (35-over), the par-5s tied for seventh (10-under) and the par-3s ninth (15-over) … The 468-yard, par-4 10th hole played the toughest overall, with just 16 birdies in 216 tries; CU players had three of those (Biwer, Clark and Holland); the 493-yard, par-4 18th was the second hardest, with just 23 birdies but again, CU players had three (Holland, McDermott and Swanson) … This was just the third time in the last 31 tournaments that the Buffaloes' top performer wasn't under par … CU now owns a 33-27 record (.550) against Division I competition this fall … Biwer continues to lead the team in stroke average (70.5 for 12 rounds), with McDermott (71.0) and Swanson (71.6) next in line Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Mississippi State were the tri-hosts of the event, just the second time CU played a tournament in the Magnolia State.
No. 2-ranked Auburn ran away from the field in the final round, as the Tigers shot the best single round of the event Tuesday with a 10-unver 278; that gave them an overall team score of 21-under 843. Leading by six heading into the final round, Auburn would defeat tri-host Mississippi by 19 strokes. The Rebels finished with an 862 score, the only other team under par for the event, with tri-host Mississippi State finishing third (865).
Colorado entered the final round in fourth and got off to a decent start – 2-under par early on – but eventually finished with an 11-over 299 score for the round and a 19-over 883 overall. A triple bogey and three doubles over a four-hole span sent the Buffaloes into over-par numbers for the remainder of the round. No. 29 SMU leapfrogged the Buffaloes into fourth (873) and Kansas took fifth (875).
Junior Dylan McDermott tied for 20th after closing with a 4-over 76, which gave him a 3-over 219 overall for the event. He had one birdie and 14 pars against two bogeys and a triple, the latter coming on the par-3 8th hole after he played the firest seven even. He just had one bogey after the bad luck on the 203-yarder. He played the par-4s at 2-over par, the tying for the 10th best in the 72-man field, as were his 35 pars.
Junior Justin Biwer fashioned CU's best score in the final round – a 1-under 71 – and finished up with a 4-over 220 to tie for 23rd. He had a team-high four birdies with 11 pars and three bogeys and got off to a great start, scoring back-to-back-to-back birdies on Nos. 4 through 6. He had eight birdies overall and matched McDermott with the 10th-most pars for the event, and his birdie on the 423-yard, par-4 4th hole was just one of five on it Tuesday and one of just 14 over the three days.
Junior Jack Holland finished 30th, turning in his best round of the three Tuesday with a 1-over 71; he finished with a 5-over 221 scorecard. He had three birdies and 11 pars opposite four bogeys and was 2-under for the round at one point (through 10 holes) before back-to-back bogeys dropped him back to even. He scored eight birdies with 33 pars overall.
Sophomore Hunter Swanson shot a 7-over 79 to finish up, matching his first round score with a71 sandwiched in-between; he tied for 53rd with a 13-over 229 total. He made the turn at just 1-over, but he then scored back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 10 and 11, which were followed by two bogeys. He had two birdies and nine pars Tuesday, with eight and 29 overall of each for the week.
Freshman Brandon Knight tied for 50th after posting a 7-over 79 for the second day in a row, as he tied for 59th with an overall scorecard of 15-over 231. He had just one birdie and 11 pars Tuesday (five and 33, respectively for the event). He was 4-over through five holes (two bogeys and a double), knocked one off that when he made his bird on No. 7, but would again had two more bogeys and another double the rest of the round.
Junior Tucker Clark competed here as an individual, also finishing tied for 59th and also after a second straight 7-over 79; that had him finish at 15-over 231. He had some bad luck from the start, scoring a quadruple bogey on the par-5 1st hole. He then bogeyed the next three holes and was 7-over through four, but to his credit, he played the last 14 holes at even par, with two birdies, 10 pars and two other bogeys. He had seven birdies and 30 pars overall.
"We were in a good position through just short of the turn and just had a brutal stretch through the middle part of the round," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "We are seeing so much good golf and will put it all together soon. The guys really compete and stay in the rounds. That will pay off in the long run."
SMU's Matthew Foster claimed medalist honors, closing with a 4-under 68 and an overall effort of 8-under 208, which was good for a one stroke win over Auburn's Jackson Kolvun.
The Buffaloes have one more event to close out the fall portion of their schedule, as in less than two weeks (Oct. 26-28), CU will travel to Maui to play in the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate for the third straight year. Colorado has fared well in the meet, finishing second in 2021 and tying for fourth last year.
NOTES: The average score for all 216 rounds this week was 74.49, with a 74.17 norm for the final round (after a high of 75.31 in round two); 11 players finished under par with four others equaling it for the tournament … The Buff scorers tied for ninth in birdies (38; Auburn led with 61), and finished second in pars (165; behind 170 by Mississippi) … Colorado played the par-4s the seventh-best (35-over), the par-5s tied for seventh (10-under) and the par-3s ninth (15-over) … The 468-yard, par-4 10th hole played the toughest overall, with just 16 birdies in 216 tries; CU players had three of those (Biwer, Clark and Holland); the 493-yard, par-4 18th was the second hardest, with just 23 birdies but again, CU players had three (Holland, McDermott and Swanson) … This was just the third time in the last 31 tournaments that the Buffaloes' top performer wasn't under par … CU now owns a 33-27 record (.550) against Division I competition this fall … Biwer continues to lead the team in stroke average (70.5 for 12 rounds), with McDermott (71.0) and Swanson (71.6) next in line Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Mississippi State were the tri-hosts of the event, just the second time CU played a tournament in the Magnolia State.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | |||
| T20. | Dylan McDermott | 74-69-76—219 | |
| T23. | Justin Biwer | 72-77-71—220 | |
| 30. | Jack Holland | 74-74-73—221 | |
| T53. | Hunter Swanson | 79-71-79—229 | |
| T59. | Brandon Knight | 73-79-79—231 | |
| T59. | *Tucker Clark | 73-79-79—231 | |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
| 1. | Matthew Foster, SMU | 69-71-68—208 |
| 2. | Jackson Kolvun, Auburn | 68-73-68—209 |
| T3. | Michael La Sasso, Mississippi | 67-69-74—210 |
| T3. | Josep Serra, Mississippi State | 68-72-70—210 |
| T5. | Alex Vogelsong, Auburn | 76-69-66—211 |
| T5. | Cameron Huss, Wisconson | 71-70-70—211 |
| T5. | Patton Samuels, Mississippi | 70-72-69—211 |
| TEAM STANDINGS |
| 1. | Auburn | 282-283-278—843 |
| 2. | Mississippi | 289-285-288—862 |
| 3. | Mississippi State | 276-295-294—865 |
| 4. | SMU | 290-295-288—873 |
| 5. | Kansas | 293-293-289—875 |
| 6. | COLORADO | 293-291-299—883 |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 302-294-288—884 |
| 8. | Nevada-Las Vegas | 291-305-291—888 |
| 9. | Louisiana Tech | 291-298-302—891 |
| 10. | Iowa | 298-306-290—894 |
| 11. | Southern Mississippi | 290-301-307—898 |
| 12. | Central Florida | 296-311-296—903 |
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