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McDermott's 5-under 205 placed him fourth in a talented Goodwin field.
Photo by: Roy Edwards
Buff Golfers Finish 12th In Stanford's "The Goodwin"
April 01, 2023 | Men's Golf
McDermott Finishes Fourth In Record-Setting Performance
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of Colorado men's golf team capped off a week on the west coast hereSaturday with a 12th place finish in Stanford's "The Goodwin."
No. 13 Oklahoma rallied to overtake No. 11 Georgia Tech for the team title, as the Sooners finished with an 18-under 822 score; Tech had led by one stroke heading into Saturday's final round and would finish at 12-under 828. Host and No. 8 Stanford claimed the bronze spot with a 1-under 839, with San Francisco fourth (841) and California and San Diego tying for fifth (842).
Colorado, ranked No. 51, basically had a similar effort for third straight day, closing with a 6-over 286 that pushed its 54-hole total to 14-over 854 and the 12th place finish. The 28-team field was comprised of 14 top 75 schools and 18 of the top 100; CU defeated eight of those, including two in the top 40 (Little Rock and BYU).
Sophomore Dylan McDermott led the way for the Buffaloes for the sixth time this season, as he finished with a 2-under 68 that gave him a 5-under 205 overall, good for a fourth place finish. He had a team-high five birdies and 10 pars Saturday, which gave him nine and 38, respectively, for the meet, along with an eagle. He played the par-3 holes at even, the 10th-best in the 155-player field, and the par-5's tied for the eighth-best at 1-under. His 38 pars tied for the 17th-most as well on the 6,939-yard, par-70 TPC at Harding Park course, just two hours southwest of his native Granite Bay.
It was the 13th time in school history a player scored three rounds in the 60s in the same tournament, of which just four players accomplished here. McDermott also did it in the season opener in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Classic when he claimed medalist honors; in doing so, he joined Yannik Paul as the only player to do it twice (Paul's pair included four rounds in the 60s in the 2018 Pac-12 Championships).
Sophomore Justin Biwer closed with a 1-under 69, moving him up 25 spots in the final standings into a tie for 40th with a 3-over 213. He had five birdies and nine pars with four bogeys in a most interesting day: he made birdies on three of the toughest four holes in the final round, the par-5 10th and the par-4s 12th and 13th; there were a combined 28 birdies on those three holes out of 465 tries Saturday (including just seven on No. 18). He had a team-high 11 birdies for the week, tied for 15th-most in the event.
Sophomore Tucker Clark struggled throughout the day and wound up posting his high round of the year, a 9-over-79; that had him finish tied for 95th with a 10-over 220 for the three rounds. He had 12 pars, three bogeys and three doubles in just the third round out of 27 that his score didn't count toward CU's team total. His 39 pars for the three rounds did tie for the 10th-most in the field.
Freshman Hunter Swanson carded a 4-over 74, as he closed with a 13-over 223 that tied for 124th. He had two birdies on the day, one coming on the last hole (the par-5 9th). Otherwise he had 11 pars, four bogeys and a double.
Sophomore Jack Holland also wrapped up with a 5-over 75 that pushed him to a 17-over 227 total, which tied him for 149th. He had one birdie and 11 pars opposite six bogeys. He did avoid big numbers for the week, with just one double bogey out of the 54 holes, but he managed just four birdies on the tough Harding Park track.
"It was a really nice tournament from Dylan," head coach Roy Edwards said. "He was right up there with many of the best players in the country. Justin got off to a great start and also put up a subpar score.
"Otherwise, kind of a similar day overall today for the team, once again kind of laboring all day. I am very impressed with the way we battle and compete. Generally speaking, it was a rough week on the greens (including in Oregon at the start of the week), but we still earned some good wins here. So there were a lot of positives in general."
Oklahoma's Ben Lorenz captured medalist honors with a 9-under 201 scorecard, edging Georgia Tech's Christo Lamprecht, who was two back at 203. First and second round leader, Washington's Bo Peng, was third (204).
The Buffaloes return to action on April 21-22, heading west over the Rockies to participate in BYU's Cougar Classic for the first time since 1989. It will be the final tune-up, as the Pac-12 Championship follow the next week at Stanford.
NOTES: The 5-under 205 by McDermott tied the fourth-best score for 54 holes in CU history on a par-70 layout; he set the record last September with a 10-under 200 at Notre Dame … McDermott increased his team-high best to 14 rounds in the 60s this season and to 22 for his career; the CU single-season mark is 18, set by Jeremy Paul during the 2015-16 campaign … The average score for the 465 rounds for the tourney was 72.39; it was 72.58 for Saturday's play … Colorado had seven double bogeys combined but none higher; the eighth-fewest in the meet (San Diego, SMU and San Francisco had the fewest with two each) … Colorado played the par-3s at 18-over (tied for 19th in the field), the par-4s at 31-over (tied for 13th) and the par-5s at 11-under (also tied for 13th) … The Buffs had one of just 16 eagles (by McDermott on Thursday), tied for 18th in birdies (34, San Francisco had 56) and the 10th-most pars (168; Cal led with 190) … McDermott lowered his season stroke average to 70.3, holding the edge over Biwer (70.7) as both have played 27 rounds … Colorado is now 114-40-4 against Division I competition for the 2022-23 season.
No. 13 Oklahoma rallied to overtake No. 11 Georgia Tech for the team title, as the Sooners finished with an 18-under 822 score; Tech had led by one stroke heading into Saturday's final round and would finish at 12-under 828. Host and No. 8 Stanford claimed the bronze spot with a 1-under 839, with San Francisco fourth (841) and California and San Diego tying for fifth (842).
Colorado, ranked No. 51, basically had a similar effort for third straight day, closing with a 6-over 286 that pushed its 54-hole total to 14-over 854 and the 12th place finish. The 28-team field was comprised of 14 top 75 schools and 18 of the top 100; CU defeated eight of those, including two in the top 40 (Little Rock and BYU).
Sophomore Dylan McDermott led the way for the Buffaloes for the sixth time this season, as he finished with a 2-under 68 that gave him a 5-under 205 overall, good for a fourth place finish. He had a team-high five birdies and 10 pars Saturday, which gave him nine and 38, respectively, for the meet, along with an eagle. He played the par-3 holes at even, the 10th-best in the 155-player field, and the par-5's tied for the eighth-best at 1-under. His 38 pars tied for the 17th-most as well on the 6,939-yard, par-70 TPC at Harding Park course, just two hours southwest of his native Granite Bay.
It was the 13th time in school history a player scored three rounds in the 60s in the same tournament, of which just four players accomplished here. McDermott also did it in the season opener in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Classic when he claimed medalist honors; in doing so, he joined Yannik Paul as the only player to do it twice (Paul's pair included four rounds in the 60s in the 2018 Pac-12 Championships).
Sophomore Justin Biwer closed with a 1-under 69, moving him up 25 spots in the final standings into a tie for 40th with a 3-over 213. He had five birdies and nine pars with four bogeys in a most interesting day: he made birdies on three of the toughest four holes in the final round, the par-5 10th and the par-4s 12th and 13th; there were a combined 28 birdies on those three holes out of 465 tries Saturday (including just seven on No. 18). He had a team-high 11 birdies for the week, tied for 15th-most in the event.
Sophomore Tucker Clark struggled throughout the day and wound up posting his high round of the year, a 9-over-79; that had him finish tied for 95th with a 10-over 220 for the three rounds. He had 12 pars, three bogeys and three doubles in just the third round out of 27 that his score didn't count toward CU's team total. His 39 pars for the three rounds did tie for the 10th-most in the field.
Freshman Hunter Swanson carded a 4-over 74, as he closed with a 13-over 223 that tied for 124th. He had two birdies on the day, one coming on the last hole (the par-5 9th). Otherwise he had 11 pars, four bogeys and a double.
Sophomore Jack Holland also wrapped up with a 5-over 75 that pushed him to a 17-over 227 total, which tied him for 149th. He had one birdie and 11 pars opposite six bogeys. He did avoid big numbers for the week, with just one double bogey out of the 54 holes, but he managed just four birdies on the tough Harding Park track.
"It was a really nice tournament from Dylan," head coach Roy Edwards said. "He was right up there with many of the best players in the country. Justin got off to a great start and also put up a subpar score.
"Otherwise, kind of a similar day overall today for the team, once again kind of laboring all day. I am very impressed with the way we battle and compete. Generally speaking, it was a rough week on the greens (including in Oregon at the start of the week), but we still earned some good wins here. So there were a lot of positives in general."
Oklahoma's Ben Lorenz captured medalist honors with a 9-under 201 scorecard, edging Georgia Tech's Christo Lamprecht, who was two back at 203. First and second round leader, Washington's Bo Peng, was third (204).
The Buffaloes return to action on April 21-22, heading west over the Rockies to participate in BYU's Cougar Classic for the first time since 1989. It will be the final tune-up, as the Pac-12 Championship follow the next week at Stanford.
NOTES: The 5-under 205 by McDermott tied the fourth-best score for 54 holes in CU history on a par-70 layout; he set the record last September with a 10-under 200 at Notre Dame … McDermott increased his team-high best to 14 rounds in the 60s this season and to 22 for his career; the CU single-season mark is 18, set by Jeremy Paul during the 2015-16 campaign … The average score for the 465 rounds for the tourney was 72.39; it was 72.58 for Saturday's play … Colorado had seven double bogeys combined but none higher; the eighth-fewest in the meet (San Diego, SMU and San Francisco had the fewest with two each) … Colorado played the par-3s at 18-over (tied for 19th in the field), the par-4s at 31-over (tied for 13th) and the par-5s at 11-under (also tied for 13th) … The Buffs had one of just 16 eagles (by McDermott on Thursday), tied for 18th in birdies (34, San Francisco had 56) and the 10th-most pars (168; Cal led with 190) … McDermott lowered his season stroke average to 70.3, holding the edge over Biwer (70.7) as both have played 27 rounds … Colorado is now 114-40-4 against Division I competition for the 2022-23 season.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS |
| T4. | Dylan McDermott | 68-69-68—205 |
| T40. | Justin Biwer | 74-70-69—213 |
| T95. | Tucker Clark | 71-70-79—220 |
| T124. | Hunter Swanson | 74-75-74—223 |
| T149. | Jack Holland | 80-72-75—227 |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
| 1. | Ben Lorenz, Oklahoma | 68-66-67—201 |
| 2. | Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech | 69-67-67—203 |
| 3. | Bo Peng, Washington | 66-68-70—204 |
| 4. | Dylan McDermott, Colorado | 68-69-68—205 |
| T5. | Sampson Zheng, California | 69-73-64—206 |
| T5. | Patrick Welch, Oklahoma | 75-66-65—206 |
| TEAM STANDINGS |
| 1. | Oklahoma | 275-273-274—822 |
| 2. | Georgia Tech | 277-270-281—828 |
| 3. | Stanford | 273-283-283—839 |
| 4. | San Francisco | 280-278-283—841 |
| 5. | San Diego | 284-270-288—842 |
| 6. | California | 283-283-276—842 |
| 7. | Southern California | 287-274-285—846 |
| 8. | Oregon | 281-278-288—847 |
| 9. | Santa Clara | 288-279-280—847 |
| 9. | Washington | 280-283-286—849 |
| 11. | UCLA | 286-285-282—853 |
| 12. | COLORADO | 287-281-286-—854 |
| 13. | Brigham Young | 294-276-288—858 |
| 14. | St. Mary's | 285-288-288—861 |
| 14. | Fresno State | 289-290-282—861 |
| 16. | San Jose State | 285-288-289—862 |
| 17. | Florida Atlantic | 285-296-282—863 |
| 18. | Southern Methodist | 286-293-285—864 |
| 19. | Utah | 288-291-286—865 |
| 20. | Little Rock | 289-285-292—866 |
| 20. | Washington State | 288-281-297—866 |
| 20. | Lipscomb | 293-289-294—866 |
| 23. | Northern Illinois | 292-287-288—868 |
| 24. | UC Davis | 289-291-290—870 |
| 25. | Howard | 295-286-290—871 |
| 26. | Cal Poly | 284-286-303—873 |
| 27. | Mercer | 298-288-290—876 |
| 28. | Nevada | 298-285-294—877 |
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