Sunday, September 10
Scottsdale, Ariz.
All Day
Colorado
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Third Round
Biwer had his 16th career tournament under par (out of 25), only six shy of the CU career mark.
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Golfers Finish 12th In Season Opener in Arizona
September 10, 2023 | Men's Golf
Biwer records 12th tournament in school history with all scores in the 60s
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The University of Colorado men's golf team couldn't finish strong as was the desire and wound up slipping into a 12th place finish in the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate, the first tournament of the '23-24 season for the Buffaloes.
No. 6 Auburn led from start to finish, posting a most-impressive 56-under par team score of 796 to open the season. Fresno State leapfrogged No. 30 San Diego State in the last round to claim runner-up honors with an 807 score, while the Aztecs were two back at 809. Rounding out the top five were No. 28 Ohio State (815) and SMU (820).
The Buffaloes, who had opened the year with two team scores under par, never could get untracked Sunday, turning in a 6-over par score of 290 to finish with a 9-under 843 final total.
All five of CU's players who competed here on the 7,147-yard, par-71 Mirabel Club course are Jim juniors.
Justin Biwer led the Buffaloes here, firing a 2-under 69 in the final round for a 10-under 203 score, tying him for 13th. That bested by one stroke his previous 54-hole best effort, which came in the fall of his freshman year in Hawaii's Ka'anapali Classic. He was solid throughout the weekend, recording a team-high 16 birdies, tying for 12th in the 75-man field, with 32 pars and just six bogeys; he started the final round on No. 10 and had eight straight holes of par or better to open play.
Biwer's scorecard of three scores in the 60s marked the 12th time in CU history a player accomplished the feat, done by 11 different players. He now had 24 rounds in the 60s just slightly past the midway point of his career, including a team-best 43 subpar rounds (fourth-most in school history).
Dylan McDermott fashioned a 1-under 70 to finish with a 5-under 208 effort, which tied him for 25th. He opened strong Sunday with two birdies on his first five holes (both par-3s on the back nine) and basically played even until the last hole, one of three bogeys on the round; otherwise he had five birdies and 10 pars in round three, with 15 birds and 29 pars overall. He played the par-5s best of all the Buffs at 7-under.
Tucker Clark shot a 5-over 76 for a tourney-ending 5-over 215, which placed him 62nd. He had three birdies and nine pars, struggling the most on the par-3's that he was 4-over on, most of his overage. He double-bogeyed two of his first four holees (Nos. 11 and 13), though those did sandwich a birdie in-between. He had 11 birdies and 32 pars for the event.
Frederik Eisenbeis tied for 65th after wrapping up with 5-over 76 for a 7-over 218 overall scorecard. He started the day strong as he was 1-under through four holes, but finished out the back nine with a run of double-bogey-birdie-birdie-triple to make the turn at 3-over. After getting back down to 2-over after a birdie on No. 2, he had three straight bogeys before closing with four pars. He had 10 birdies and 32 pars in total, and played the par-5s the best this weekend at even.
Jack Holland finished in 75th after closing with a 4-over 75 Sunday and a 15-over 228 for the weekend. He had five birdies, four on the front nine, settling down to play that side even after he made the turn at 4-over. He played the par-5s overall at 2-under and the par-3's at 2-over, and had eight birdies and 28 pars all told.
San Diego State's Justin Hastings led from wire-to-wire, closing with a 3-under 68 for an 18-under 195 score. He bested two players by a stroke.
"Good event by Justin, but a tough day for the team and disappointing event overall," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "We did see a lot of good signs. Four of the seven guys (including the two who participated in the individual side event) played well, but unfortunately, I had two of them playing as individuals."
Next up for the Buffaloes is the Arizona State Papago Invitational, where two players will compete as individuals; the full team returns to action in the New Mexico Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque on Sept. 25-26.
NOTES: The average score through two rounds in the Mirabel event is 69.91 (70.76 on Sunday), as 54 players finished with subpar scores with three others equaling par … The five Buffs combined recorded 60 birdies and 153 pars opposite 49 bogeys, six double bogeys and two triples over 270 holes; they collectively played the par-5's at 20-under, the par-3's at 8-over and the par-4's at 19-over … It was Biwer's 16th tournament out of 25 and McDermott's 15th out of 24 for finishing under par.
No. 6 Auburn led from start to finish, posting a most-impressive 56-under par team score of 796 to open the season. Fresno State leapfrogged No. 30 San Diego State in the last round to claim runner-up honors with an 807 score, while the Aztecs were two back at 809. Rounding out the top five were No. 28 Ohio State (815) and SMU (820).
The Buffaloes, who had opened the year with two team scores under par, never could get untracked Sunday, turning in a 6-over par score of 290 to finish with a 9-under 843 final total.
All five of CU's players who competed here on the 7,147-yard, par-71 Mirabel Club course are Jim juniors.
Justin Biwer led the Buffaloes here, firing a 2-under 69 in the final round for a 10-under 203 score, tying him for 13th. That bested by one stroke his previous 54-hole best effort, which came in the fall of his freshman year in Hawaii's Ka'anapali Classic. He was solid throughout the weekend, recording a team-high 16 birdies, tying for 12th in the 75-man field, with 32 pars and just six bogeys; he started the final round on No. 10 and had eight straight holes of par or better to open play.
Biwer's scorecard of three scores in the 60s marked the 12th time in CU history a player accomplished the feat, done by 11 different players. He now had 24 rounds in the 60s just slightly past the midway point of his career, including a team-best 43 subpar rounds (fourth-most in school history).
Dylan McDermott fashioned a 1-under 70 to finish with a 5-under 208 effort, which tied him for 25th. He opened strong Sunday with two birdies on his first five holes (both par-3s on the back nine) and basically played even until the last hole, one of three bogeys on the round; otherwise he had five birdies and 10 pars in round three, with 15 birds and 29 pars overall. He played the par-5s best of all the Buffs at 7-under.
Tucker Clark shot a 5-over 76 for a tourney-ending 5-over 215, which placed him 62nd. He had three birdies and nine pars, struggling the most on the par-3's that he was 4-over on, most of his overage. He double-bogeyed two of his first four holees (Nos. 11 and 13), though those did sandwich a birdie in-between. He had 11 birdies and 32 pars for the event.
Frederik Eisenbeis tied for 65th after wrapping up with 5-over 76 for a 7-over 218 overall scorecard. He started the day strong as he was 1-under through four holes, but finished out the back nine with a run of double-bogey-birdie-birdie-triple to make the turn at 3-over. After getting back down to 2-over after a birdie on No. 2, he had three straight bogeys before closing with four pars. He had 10 birdies and 32 pars in total, and played the par-5s the best this weekend at even.
Jack Holland finished in 75th after closing with a 4-over 75 Sunday and a 15-over 228 for the weekend. He had five birdies, four on the front nine, settling down to play that side even after he made the turn at 4-over. He played the par-5s overall at 2-under and the par-3's at 2-over, and had eight birdies and 28 pars all told.
San Diego State's Justin Hastings led from wire-to-wire, closing with a 3-under 68 for an 18-under 195 score. He bested two players by a stroke.
"Good event by Justin, but a tough day for the team and disappointing event overall," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "We did see a lot of good signs. Four of the seven guys (including the two who participated in the individual side event) played well, but unfortunately, I had two of them playing as individuals."
Next up for the Buffaloes is the Arizona State Papago Invitational, where two players will compete as individuals; the full team returns to action in the New Mexico Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque on Sept. 25-26.
NOTES: The average score through two rounds in the Mirabel event is 69.91 (70.76 on Sunday), as 54 players finished with subpar scores with three others equaling par … The five Buffs combined recorded 60 birdies and 153 pars opposite 49 bogeys, six double bogeys and two triples over 270 holes; they collectively played the par-5's at 20-under, the par-3's at 8-over and the par-4's at 19-over … It was Biwer's 16th tournament out of 25 and McDermott's 15th out of 24 for finishing under par.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | ||
| T13. | Justin Biwer | 67-67-69—203 |
| T25. | Dylan McDermott | 71-67-70—208 |
| 62. | Tucker Clark | 71-68-76—215 |
| T65. | Frederik Eisenbeis | 70-72-76—218 |
| 75. | Jack Holland | 73-80-75—228 |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
| 1. | Justin Hastings, San Diego State | 62-65-68—195 |
| T2. | Jackson Koivun, Auburn | 65-66-65—196 |
| T2. | Joseph Lloyd, Fresno State | 66-64-66—196 |
| 4. | Zach Kingsland, SMU | 65-65-67—197 |
| 5. | Matthew Sutherland, Fresno State | 67-64-67—198 |
| TEAM STANDINGS |
| 1. | Auburn | 260-267-269—796 |
| 2. | Fresno State | 273-263-271—807 |
| 3. | San Diego State | 263-266-280—809 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 275-267-273—815 |
| 5. | SMU | 266-271-283—820 |
| T6. | New Mexico | 277-273-271—821 |
| T6. | Oregon | 270-273-274—821 |
| 8. | UNLV | 280-269-286—835 |
| 9. | Arkansas-Little Rock | 279-275-282—836 |
| 10. | Missouri | 284-273-282—839 |
| 11. | Texas State | 288-278-275—841 |
| 12. | COLORADO | 279-274-290—843 |
| 13. | Georgia State | 283-269-293—845 |
| 14. | Santa Clara | 279-285-282—846 |
| 15. | Mercer | 292-273-282—847 |
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