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Dylan McDermott leads the Buffs in stroke average (70.3).
Buff Golfers Pop Over The Rockies For Final Pac-12 Tune-Up
April 20, 2023 | Men's Golf
Colorado to play in BYU Cougar Classic for the first time since 1989
BOULDER — The University of Colorado men's golf team will head west over the Rocky Mountains to participate in Brigham Young's 58th Annual PING-Cougar Classic, the Buffaloes' final tune-up prior to the Pac-12 Championship later this month.
It will be the 18th time that CU will play in the event, but for the first time since 1989; the Buffs were regular participants most years from 1968 through 1989, with their best finishes coming in 1978, 1980 and 1981 with runner-up efforts all three time behind the host Cougars. BYU has won or shared the title in 39 years of the event.
At present, rain is in the forecast for Friday, which could alter the format into a shotgun start at 9 a.m. MDT; otherwise, the teams will tee of the No. 1 and 10 tees between 8 and 10 a.m. in the morning and 1 and 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Saturday's final round is set for a 9 a.m. shotgun start; all competition will take place at the 7,142-yard, par-72 Riverside Country Club.
"We're excited to get to Provo and to Riverside," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "We have heard many positive comments about the tournament and course. We have six players competing so we expect it to be great preparation for the Pac-12 Championship. Practice has been really good since we returned from Stanford. The guys have a lot to be confident about and we expect to play well this week."
For the fourth time this spring, CU's lineup will consist of sophomores Dylan McDermott, Justin Biwer, Tucker Clark and Jack Holland, along with freshman Hunter Swanson. In addition, Jack Hughes will play as an individual.
The field will be comprised of 16 teams. Participating along with No. 56 Colorado will include others in GolfStat's Top 100 as of April 16: Brigham Young (ranked No. 44) and New Mexico State (No. 84), with Wyoming just outside (at No. 104). Others competing will be Boise State, Cal Baptist, CSU-Northridge, Denver, Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Nevada, St. Mary's, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Utah Tech and Utah Valley.
The Pac-12 Championship is set for Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, April 28-30; the teams will play 36 holes on that Friday, then 18 each of the final two days. The course will be set up in a 6,727-yard, par-70 configuration. It's a 6-for-5 format, meaning six players will be on each roster with the five best scores in each round counting toward the team total. Edwards and assistant Derek Tolan will huddle following this weekend to determine CU's final roster for the school's 11th Pac-12 title run.
NOTES: Two Buffaloes have been medalists in the tournament, Steve Jones winning with a 7-under 209 score in 1981 and John Lindberg claiming the crown with a 12-under 204 effort in 1989 … McDermott leads the team in stroke average (70.3), ahead of Biwer (70.7); CU's "super" sophs have combined to be under par in 12 of 16 tournaments this season, with McDermott doing so eight times, including a school record seven in a row … Colorado takes a 114-40-4 record against Division I competition into this weekend; the 73.4 winning percentage currently is ahead of CU's all-time best of 69.5 (133-57-5) set in 2017-18.
It will be the 18th time that CU will play in the event, but for the first time since 1989; the Buffs were regular participants most years from 1968 through 1989, with their best finishes coming in 1978, 1980 and 1981 with runner-up efforts all three time behind the host Cougars. BYU has won or shared the title in 39 years of the event.
At present, rain is in the forecast for Friday, which could alter the format into a shotgun start at 9 a.m. MDT; otherwise, the teams will tee of the No. 1 and 10 tees between 8 and 10 a.m. in the morning and 1 and 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Saturday's final round is set for a 9 a.m. shotgun start; all competition will take place at the 7,142-yard, par-72 Riverside Country Club.
"We're excited to get to Provo and to Riverside," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "We have heard many positive comments about the tournament and course. We have six players competing so we expect it to be great preparation for the Pac-12 Championship. Practice has been really good since we returned from Stanford. The guys have a lot to be confident about and we expect to play well this week."
For the fourth time this spring, CU's lineup will consist of sophomores Dylan McDermott, Justin Biwer, Tucker Clark and Jack Holland, along with freshman Hunter Swanson. In addition, Jack Hughes will play as an individual.
The field will be comprised of 16 teams. Participating along with No. 56 Colorado will include others in GolfStat's Top 100 as of April 16: Brigham Young (ranked No. 44) and New Mexico State (No. 84), with Wyoming just outside (at No. 104). Others competing will be Boise State, Cal Baptist, CSU-Northridge, Denver, Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Nevada, St. Mary's, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Utah Tech and Utah Valley.
The Pac-12 Championship is set for Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, April 28-30; the teams will play 36 holes on that Friday, then 18 each of the final two days. The course will be set up in a 6,727-yard, par-70 configuration. It's a 6-for-5 format, meaning six players will be on each roster with the five best scores in each round counting toward the team total. Edwards and assistant Derek Tolan will huddle following this weekend to determine CU's final roster for the school's 11th Pac-12 title run.
NOTES: Two Buffaloes have been medalists in the tournament, Steve Jones winning with a 7-under 209 score in 1981 and John Lindberg claiming the crown with a 12-under 204 effort in 1989 … McDermott leads the team in stroke average (70.3), ahead of Biwer (70.7); CU's "super" sophs have combined to be under par in 12 of 16 tournaments this season, with McDermott doing so eight times, including a school record seven in a row … Colorado takes a 114-40-4 record against Division I competition into this weekend; the 73.4 winning percentage currently is ahead of CU's all-time best of 69.5 (133-57-5) set in 2017-18.
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