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McDermott posted his seventh top 10 finish in '22-23 (photo by Austin Rustand)
Golfers Finish 11th In BYU PING-Cougar Classic
April 22, 2023 | Men's Golf
McDermott Continues Solid Play In Finishing Seventh
PROVO, Utah — The University of Colorado men's golf team had its best round of three here Saturday, but it was only good enough to move the Buffaloes up one spot into an 11th place finish in the 58th annual Brigham Young's PING-Cougar Classic.
No. 44 and host Brigham Young easily won its own meet, as the Cougars staved off a late charge by Utah Valley in winning with a 40-under par team score of 824. UVU turned in the day's best round (17-under 271) and shaved 10 strokes off the Cougars' second round lead, but still finished eight shots back at 832. CSU Northridge finished third (843), New Mexico State fourth (847) with St. Mary's and Wyoming tying for fifth (848).
Colorado, ranked No. 56 coming in (the second-highest in the field), never got untracked as a team here this weekend. The Buffaloes did close with a subpar round (a 2-under 286) to finish 1-under for the event with an 863 score.
Sophomore Dylan McDermott led the Buffalo attack for the seventh time this season, as he tied for seventh with a 9-under par 207 scorecard after a 3-under 69 in the final round. In recording his seventh top 10 finish this season, he had four birdies and 13 pars with a single bogey Saturday, with 13 birdies and 37 pars and just four bogeys overall. He added to his school season record with his ninth subpar tournament in 10 events.
He played the par-5 holes at 9-under, tied for second-best in the 92-man field, and the par-4's at 3-under, tied for 10th; his 13 birdies tied for 14 overall and his 37 pars tied for 11th.
Freshman Hunter Swanson tied for 49th after closing with an even-par 72 for a 2-over 218 total. The 72 was his third-best final round effort in 10 tournaments this year (his second par effort with one under). He had a birdie and 16 pars opposite a single bogey, with seven birdies and 39 pars overall, the latter tying for second in the event as well as matching the most by a Buff in a meet this season.
Sophomores Justin Biwer and Tucker Clark both tied for 53rd with 3-over 219 scores. Biwer wrapped things here with an even-par 72, while Clark recorded a third straight 1-over 73. Biwer matched McDermott with the most birdies in the final round with four, with 11 pars, two bogeys and a double, while Clark had two birds, 13 pars and three bogeys.
Both had eight birdies while Biwer had 36 pars and Clark for 35 over the two days.
Sophomore Jack Holland turned in his best score over the three rounds with a 2-over 74, which enabled him to finish with a 9-over 225, which tied him for 77th. He had two birdies, 12 pars and four bogeys Saturday and finished with with five birdies and 35 pars overall.
Sophomore Jack Hughes competed here as an individual; thus his score didn't count toward CU's team total. He finished with a 4-over 76 for an overall score of 12-over 228, tying him for 86th. He had two birdies and 11 pars in his final round and seven and 30, respectively for the tournament.
"It was a really nice event by Dylan, especially since he had a mild back injury," head coach Roy Edwards said. "We know we're better than what we showed here, so we are looking forward to a good bounce back this week at the Pac-12 Championship."
Boise State's Max Charles ran away with medalist honors, firing a final round 6-under 66 for a 19-under 197, besting two runner-ups by six strokes.
Next up for Colorado are the Pac-12 Championships; the Buffaloes have a quick turnaround and will leave Wednesday as the event will take place in Palo Alto beginning this Friday through Sunday.
NOTES: The temperature over both days never warmed up over 50, and there was a little more wind Saturday … The 286 by the Buffs Saturday was the 13th subpar round by the team this season; now tied for the seventh-most in team annals … The average score for all 276 rounds was 72.28: 71.74 for the final round after 71.54 for round one and 73.54 for round two … Colorado played the par-3s at 12-over (tied for 12th in the field), the par-4s at 13-over (11th) and the par-5s at 17-under (tied for 6th) … The Buffs led the field in pars with 182, but were down the line in birdies with just 41 (14th; BYU led with 67) … Dylan McDermott increased his team-high best to 16 rounds in the 60s this season and to 24 for his career; the CU single-season mark is 18, set by Jeremy Paul during the 2015-16 campaign; McDermott now has 20 subpar rounds in '22-23 after three this weekend, tied for the third-most in a single CU season (with Justin Biwer, who had 20 in '21-22) … The seven top 10 finishes by McDermott are just two off the school record of nine, set by Steve Jones in 1980-81 … McDermott also lowered his team-best stroke average to 70.17.
No. 44 and host Brigham Young easily won its own meet, as the Cougars staved off a late charge by Utah Valley in winning with a 40-under par team score of 824. UVU turned in the day's best round (17-under 271) and shaved 10 strokes off the Cougars' second round lead, but still finished eight shots back at 832. CSU Northridge finished third (843), New Mexico State fourth (847) with St. Mary's and Wyoming tying for fifth (848).
Colorado, ranked No. 56 coming in (the second-highest in the field), never got untracked as a team here this weekend. The Buffaloes did close with a subpar round (a 2-under 286) to finish 1-under for the event with an 863 score.
Sophomore Dylan McDermott led the Buffalo attack for the seventh time this season, as he tied for seventh with a 9-under par 207 scorecard after a 3-under 69 in the final round. In recording his seventh top 10 finish this season, he had four birdies and 13 pars with a single bogey Saturday, with 13 birdies and 37 pars and just four bogeys overall. He added to his school season record with his ninth subpar tournament in 10 events.
He played the par-5 holes at 9-under, tied for second-best in the 92-man field, and the par-4's at 3-under, tied for 10th; his 13 birdies tied for 14 overall and his 37 pars tied for 11th.
Freshman Hunter Swanson tied for 49th after closing with an even-par 72 for a 2-over 218 total. The 72 was his third-best final round effort in 10 tournaments this year (his second par effort with one under). He had a birdie and 16 pars opposite a single bogey, with seven birdies and 39 pars overall, the latter tying for second in the event as well as matching the most by a Buff in a meet this season.
Sophomores Justin Biwer and Tucker Clark both tied for 53rd with 3-over 219 scores. Biwer wrapped things here with an even-par 72, while Clark recorded a third straight 1-over 73. Biwer matched McDermott with the most birdies in the final round with four, with 11 pars, two bogeys and a double, while Clark had two birds, 13 pars and three bogeys.
Both had eight birdies while Biwer had 36 pars and Clark for 35 over the two days.
Sophomore Jack Holland turned in his best score over the three rounds with a 2-over 74, which enabled him to finish with a 9-over 225, which tied him for 77th. He had two birdies, 12 pars and four bogeys Saturday and finished with with five birdies and 35 pars overall.
Sophomore Jack Hughes competed here as an individual; thus his score didn't count toward CU's team total. He finished with a 4-over 76 for an overall score of 12-over 228, tying him for 86th. He had two birdies and 11 pars in his final round and seven and 30, respectively for the tournament.
"It was a really nice event by Dylan, especially since he had a mild back injury," head coach Roy Edwards said. "We know we're better than what we showed here, so we are looking forward to a good bounce back this week at the Pac-12 Championship."
Boise State's Max Charles ran away with medalist honors, firing a final round 6-under 66 for a 19-under 197, besting two runner-ups by six strokes.
Next up for Colorado are the Pac-12 Championships; the Buffaloes have a quick turnaround and will leave Wednesday as the event will take place in Palo Alto beginning this Friday through Sunday.
NOTES: The temperature over both days never warmed up over 50, and there was a little more wind Saturday … The 286 by the Buffs Saturday was the 13th subpar round by the team this season; now tied for the seventh-most in team annals … The average score for all 276 rounds was 72.28: 71.74 for the final round after 71.54 for round one and 73.54 for round two … Colorado played the par-3s at 12-over (tied for 12th in the field), the par-4s at 13-over (11th) and the par-5s at 17-under (tied for 6th) … The Buffs led the field in pars with 182, but were down the line in birdies with just 41 (14th; BYU led with 67) … Dylan McDermott increased his team-high best to 16 rounds in the 60s this season and to 24 for his career; the CU single-season mark is 18, set by Jeremy Paul during the 2015-16 campaign; McDermott now has 20 subpar rounds in '22-23 after three this weekend, tied for the third-most in a single CU season (with Justin Biwer, who had 20 in '21-22) … The seven top 10 finishes by McDermott are just two off the school record of nine, set by Steve Jones in 1980-81 … McDermott also lowered his team-best stroke average to 70.17.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | ||
| T7. | Dylan McDermott | 68-70-69—207 |
| T49. | Hunter Swanson | 73-73-72—218 |
| T53. | Justin Biwer | 75-72-72—219 |
| T53. | Tucker Clark | 73-73-73—219 |
| T77. | Jack Holland | 76-75-74—225 |
| T86. | *Jack Hughes | 73-79-76—228 |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
| 1. | Max Charles, Boise State | 68-63-66—197 |
| T2. | Elijah Turner, BYU | 67-69-67—203 |
| T2. | Cadan Weber, Utah Valley | 64-71-68—203 |
| T4. | Brady McKinley, Utah Valley | 69-70-66—205 |
| T4. | Joseph Glenn, Utah Valley | 64-75-66—205 |
| T4. | Tyson Shelley, BYU | 67-69-69—205 |
| TEAM STANDINGS |
| 1. | Brigham Young | 273-270-281—824 |
| 2. | Utah Valley | 271-290-271—832 |
| 3. | CSU Northridge | 278-290-275—843 |
| 4. | New Mexico State | 281-289-277—847 |
| 5. | Wyoming | 276-291-281—848 |
| 6. | St. Mary's | 284-292-272—848 |
| 7. | Boise State | 280-291-278—849 |
| 8. | Denver | 291-283-278—852 |
| 9. | Nevada | 276-295-282—853 |
| 10. | Hawai'i | 277-292-292—861 |
| 11. | COLORADO | 289-288-286—863 |
| 12. | Gonzaga | 278-294-293—865 |
| 13. | Utah Tech | 285-296-287—868 |
| 14. | UC San Diego | 291-296-289—876 |
| 15. | Cal Baptist | 291-298-295—884 |
| 16. | UC Santa Barbara | 286-299-300—885 |
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