Colorado University Athletics
Saturday, September 21
Albuquerque, N.M.
All Day
Colorado
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Third Round
CU's UNM Tucker champion team: Tolan, Knight, Swanson, McDermott, Eisenbeis, Biwer, Paxton, Edwards.
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Golfers Victorious In UNM'S Tucker Intercollegiate
September 21, 2024 | Men's Golf
Three Buffs Finish In Top 10, Four in Top 20
ALBUQUERQUE — While the saying is usually, "the third time is the charm," for the University of Colorado men's golf team, it was "the 69th time was the charm" as the Buffaloes used a late flurry of birdies to catch and pass host New Mexico to win the Lobos' 69th Annual William H. Tucker Intercollegiate by one shot here Saturday.
Colorado is one of just three schools to play in all 69 Tuckers, and previously had finished second on four occasions before finally breaking through Saturday for a win. It was CU's first tournament win in stroke play since its own CU-Mark Simpson Invitational in 2019, though the Buffs did win Wyoming's Desert Match Play title last February.
The Buffaloes started the day in third place and 11 strokes out of the lead; they pulled to within three strokes of the Lobos through 11 holes, only to fall back again by five through 14. But the shotgun start was on CU's side, as all five designated scorers had two par-5's – Nos. 18 and 1 – ahead of them before wrapping their rounds, whereas four of UNM's players started on 1 and managed just one bird and had to count a bogey on 18. CU scored three birdies on No. 18 and four on No. 1, thus the seven-stroke swing late propelled the Buffaloes to the victory.
Colorado won with a 12-under par team score of 852, bolstered by recording a 2-under 286 in the final round, which was hampered by gusting winds at times, as CU was the only team to post a subpar team total. That bested UNM by 12 strokes on the day, thus the Lobos wrapped with an 853 total. Long Beach State nabbed third (861), with Grand Canyon and UNLV tying for fourth (866); the Rebels jumped six spots after turning in an even-par 288 for the final 18 holes, the only close to matching CU's performance. Twelve teams were 10 or more strokes on the unhappy side of par Saturday, with five of those 20 or more.
"What an incredible day by the guys," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "They competed so hard and so well. The conditions were more 'Tucker-like' than yesterday and the team responded wonderfully to the difficulty. There is no doubt experience helped today.
"This win is for every CU golf team member we have ever had – it is dedicated to all of our incredible golf alumni. It took 69 years to come here and win. In that time, Colorado has brought a lot of really good teams here and had never been able to get the job done, so it is very special to finally do it. The team could not be more excited, both in our long history of competing here but also in the way we were able to do it. It's special to see a group that truly enjoys team success more than their own individual ones and this is that type of group."
In fact, in the end the par-5 holes were the difference Saturday. CU played the four a combined 13-under par, whereas New Mexico did so at just 5-under; the Lobos were 26-under on the par-5's in the first two rounds. Both finished at 31-under for the tournament. As the winds increased that made the greens firmer, combined with the usual tougher pin locations for a final round, all but three holes played under par. The Buffs also made up ground on the Lobos by playing the eight toughest of those at 12-over compared to UNM's plus-15; on the three easiest, CU was 10-under to the Lobos' minus-6.
Individually, the Buffaloes placed two finishers in the top five in major tournaments for the 37th time in its history, and three players in the top 10 for the 31st time.
Senior Dylan McDermott led the way for the Buffaloes with a third place finish, closing with a 2-under 70 for a 5-under 211 score on UNM's 7,546-yard, par-72 Championship Course. Starting on the par-3 3rd hole, he opened strong with a birdie, followed by seven straight pars and then another bird on the par-3 11th. He tied with a team high five birdies with 10 pars and three bogeys, including one on his final hole when CU had a brief two-shot lead, as he said, "to make things interesting." He had 11 birdies and 37 pars overall, the latter leading the team and tied for seventh in the 96-man field, with a team-low six bogeys. He played UNM's tough par-3 holes the best in the field at 2-under par (which he did Saturday, he was even on the eight of them going into the round), and played the par-5's the fourth-best at 8-under.
"It was awesome, the whole team played really good," McDermott said. "It was fun to see everyone grind the whole day with the conditions and the way the course was playing. For our team to post an under-par round was definitely some of the best golf we've played in a while. It was exciting to see the whole team come together and everybody played a part in the win. The scores we've been dropping have been low ones, and that what you need to do to win.
"We met as a team last night and we looked at the what was expected with the wind, and Roy mentioned how, when that course gets windy, if we can keep it around even par, we can jump up spots," he added. "If we could do that, it would be possible to make up an 11-shot deficit, even on the home team, and he was 100 percent right.
"All week, I was mainly going for the fat side of greens, trying to give myself good looks on every hole and not really worrying about long the putts were," McDermott said of his own game. "I hit the driver good all week, hit a lot of fairways and didn't make any mistakes on the greens, just had one three-putt over the two days."
Senior Justin Biwer tied for fourth – his third top 10 finish in the Tucker –closing with a 1-over 73 for a 4-under 212. In doing so, he set the school record for the most career tournaments under par with 23, breaking a tie with the Paul Twins – Jeremy and Yannik. He had three birdies, 11 pars and four bogeys the third time around the UNM track. His 12 birdies led the team over the two days (eighth-most in the meet overall), with 34 pars and eight bogeys. He played the par-3's even (10 pars, one birdie, one bogey), tied for fourth-best in the field; and the par-4's even as well, tied for the fifth-best.
"From a team perspective, this has been a long time coming, we've been so close numerous times before," Biwer said about the win. "Based on our previous tournaments, qualifying rounds and practice in general, I've been able to tell how much better this team is and how much more prepared we are. We didn't have a good finish last year (11th) and we were upset; Roy actually told us a year ago, 'We're going to come back here and win this tournament.' And we did exactly that. Every one contributed.
"I feel like the most complete golfer all around right in terms of ball striking, short game and putting," Biwer noted about his own game. "Today played so hard, it was crazy. Everything from my own perspective and a team perspective is trending upwards, and it's great momentum heading into the Simpson (CU's next meet)."
Senior Freddy Eisenbeis played a key role in the win, as his 3-under 69 – tied for the best score with just two others on Saturday– moved him up 27 spots into a tie for ninth place with a final 1-under 215 score. He tied McDermott for the most birdies by a Buff with five to go with 11 pars and just two bogeys, tied for the team-low. He birdied all four par-5's and played the tough par-3's even for the round (he was 4-over on those the first two rounds when the conditions were easier, a testament to how well he played Saturday). He had 10 birdies and 35 pars with nine bogeys overall, and played the par-5's tied for the seventh-best in the field at 7-under.
Eisenbeis was obviously happy he had tied for the low round of the day, especially since he hadn't fared well in CU's three previous times on UNM's course, averaging 76.1 strokes for nine rounds coming in.
"Yes, that did feel pretty good – I've been struggling on this course the last three years, so I finally got my revenge today," he said. "That was the goal this week. We're all pretty happy we got a win here. I was playing with Hunter (Swanson) and we had DT (assistant coach Derek Tolan) with us pretty much the whole round, and he's always a terrific asset. I felt I hit it in all the right spots, was pretty flawless from tee to green, and made some good putts down the stretch when it mattered. I avoided stupid mistakes and kept the momentum going.
"It was great to break the barrier of finally winning a tournament."
Sophomore Brandon Knight got off to a rough start, as he was 4-over after five holes, and zoomed to 8-over after 11; but to his credit, he birdied three of his final seven holes to finish with a 5-over 77. That strong finish brought him back into the top 20 with a 1-over 217 scorecard, tying him for 17th. He matched Eisenbeis' effort on the par-5's at 7-under.
Junior Hunter Swanson tied for 39th, closing with a 2-over 74 that had him finish with a 6-over 222; the 74, while over par, was actually tied for the 18th-best score in the final round as he moved up 15 spots after where he started the round. He had a team-high 13 pars with two birdies on Saturday, and for the event, had eight birds and 34 pars. He played the par-5's the best at 5-under, the par-3's at 5-over and thus the par-4's at 6-over.
Biwer noted of his teammates, "Swanee's score mattered a ton -- sometimes on a course like this, you need to shoot just a couple over (par) and sometimes that is required to win. And Freddy's round was nothing short of unbelievable today."
Freshman Parker Paxton competed here as an individual, finishing in a tie for 54th after 5-over 77 gave him a three-round score of 8-over 224. He managed three birdies and eight pars Saturday, and for the two days had seven and 31 of each, respectively. Most of his overage came on the par-3's (+6), as he played the par-5's even and the par-4's at 2-over, the latter of which tied for 11th-best in the field. Among the 11 players that played as individuals here, he tied for fourth.
"Freddy, Justin, and Dylan were spectacular today," Edwards noted. "Hunter was 4-over par through four holes early and just played tough the rest of the way. Brandon's score didn't count today, but he battled back really well to have a nice finish. Parker got in the mix and had some good moments with a lot to build on from this week. He keeps getting better and better."
"A special mention goes out to an incredible job done by Derek Tolan this week," Edwards added. "He walked with a couple of guys the last 27 or so holes and really helped steady the ship for Hunter and Freddy today, and Justin and Hunter yesterday. He was tremendous."
Two Lobos finished head of McDermott, as Alvaro Portillo and Carson Herron tied after 54 holes with 8-under par 208 totals; Portillo won on the third playoff hole, as both birdied No. 1, parred No. 9 and then Portillo birdied No. 1 a second time when Herron made par.
Next up for the Buffs will be the 14th annual Mark Simpson-CU Invitational, which will be hosted by Colorado National Golf Club in Erie and is named for the school's previous head coach who led the program from 1977 until his death in 2005. Nineteen schools are entered in the Simpson, which will have two rounds on Monday, Sept. 30 and one on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
CONDOLENCES: This past Wednesday, the golf program, athletic department and the University of Colorado as a whole lost a longtime great donor and supporter when Buz Koelbel passed away. His father, Walt, lettered four years in football at CU in the mid-40s and established permanent roots in the state. At Kansas, when he was the assistant coach, Edwards coached his son, Walt, on the Jayhawks' golf team.
"Our heart goes out to the Koelbel family for the loss of their beloved Buz," Edwards said. "Personally, Buz was a great friend of mine and donor to our program. Beyond that he and his wife, Sherri, are as great of set of parents as you could have in coaching as I was lucky to coach their son Walt at Kansas. Buz Koelbel is as generous and loyal Buff as there ever was. He will be greatly missed."
NOTES: It did warm into the low 80s, and as expected, the winds picked up during the day, peaking at 12-15 miles per hour by the end of the round … The eight toughest holes, in order, were Nos. 7, 5, 13, 10, 8, 12, 3 and 11; the three easiest, all par-5's: 14, 9 and 1 … CU now has seven subpar and one even-par team rounds out of nine so far this season, another school best at this point … The average score for Saturday's 96 rounds ballooned to 76.24; it was 73.36 through two rounds and averaged 74.32 for all 288 rounds … There were just 11 players under par and five who were even; CU had the most with three, Grand Canyon and UNM had two each, with Long Beach State, San Diego State, San Francisco and UNLV all with one in the red … The five Buff designated scorers had one eagle, 51 birdies (third in the field behind UNM and Santa Clara with 56), 171 pars (second to Long Beach's 172) and had the fewest holes worse than par – 48 (44 bogeys, four doubles), while UNM was next with 51 (44 and seven) … As previously mentioned, Colorado played the par-5's at 31-under (tied for first), the par-3's at 10-over (second-best) and the par-4's at 18-over (tied for third) … Colorado might get a little more respect in the next GCAA/Bushnell Coaches poll; in the first that was released Friday, the Buffs received one vote, which placed it 46th; CU was ranked 25th in Golf Channel's preseason poll … Host New Mexico and New Mexico State are the only other schools to play in all 69 Tuckers; CU had finished second in times 1955, 1956, 1981 and 2012… Colorado is off to its best start in history against Division I competition, 41-3-1 (.922) through three events (104-26-5 in rounds) … The 19 teams set to play in the Simpson-CU meet are CU, Air Force, Boise State, Central Arkansas, Colorado Mines, Colorado State, Creighton, CSU Fullerton, Denver, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, St. Mary's, Southern Utah, Tarleton State, Utah, Utah State, UTEP, Valparaiso and Wyoming.
NOTABLE RECORDS
Colorado is one of just three schools to play in all 69 Tuckers, and previously had finished second on four occasions before finally breaking through Saturday for a win. It was CU's first tournament win in stroke play since its own CU-Mark Simpson Invitational in 2019, though the Buffs did win Wyoming's Desert Match Play title last February.
The Buffaloes started the day in third place and 11 strokes out of the lead; they pulled to within three strokes of the Lobos through 11 holes, only to fall back again by five through 14. But the shotgun start was on CU's side, as all five designated scorers had two par-5's – Nos. 18 and 1 – ahead of them before wrapping their rounds, whereas four of UNM's players started on 1 and managed just one bird and had to count a bogey on 18. CU scored three birdies on No. 18 and four on No. 1, thus the seven-stroke swing late propelled the Buffaloes to the victory.
Colorado won with a 12-under par team score of 852, bolstered by recording a 2-under 286 in the final round, which was hampered by gusting winds at times, as CU was the only team to post a subpar team total. That bested UNM by 12 strokes on the day, thus the Lobos wrapped with an 853 total. Long Beach State nabbed third (861), with Grand Canyon and UNLV tying for fourth (866); the Rebels jumped six spots after turning in an even-par 288 for the final 18 holes, the only close to matching CU's performance. Twelve teams were 10 or more strokes on the unhappy side of par Saturday, with five of those 20 or more.
"What an incredible day by the guys," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "They competed so hard and so well. The conditions were more 'Tucker-like' than yesterday and the team responded wonderfully to the difficulty. There is no doubt experience helped today.
"This win is for every CU golf team member we have ever had – it is dedicated to all of our incredible golf alumni. It took 69 years to come here and win. In that time, Colorado has brought a lot of really good teams here and had never been able to get the job done, so it is very special to finally do it. The team could not be more excited, both in our long history of competing here but also in the way we were able to do it. It's special to see a group that truly enjoys team success more than their own individual ones and this is that type of group."
In fact, in the end the par-5 holes were the difference Saturday. CU played the four a combined 13-under par, whereas New Mexico did so at just 5-under; the Lobos were 26-under on the par-5's in the first two rounds. Both finished at 31-under for the tournament. As the winds increased that made the greens firmer, combined with the usual tougher pin locations for a final round, all but three holes played under par. The Buffs also made up ground on the Lobos by playing the eight toughest of those at 12-over compared to UNM's plus-15; on the three easiest, CU was 10-under to the Lobos' minus-6.
Individually, the Buffaloes placed two finishers in the top five in major tournaments for the 37th time in its history, and three players in the top 10 for the 31st time.
Senior Dylan McDermott led the way for the Buffaloes with a third place finish, closing with a 2-under 70 for a 5-under 211 score on UNM's 7,546-yard, par-72 Championship Course. Starting on the par-3 3rd hole, he opened strong with a birdie, followed by seven straight pars and then another bird on the par-3 11th. He tied with a team high five birdies with 10 pars and three bogeys, including one on his final hole when CU had a brief two-shot lead, as he said, "to make things interesting." He had 11 birdies and 37 pars overall, the latter leading the team and tied for seventh in the 96-man field, with a team-low six bogeys. He played UNM's tough par-3 holes the best in the field at 2-under par (which he did Saturday, he was even on the eight of them going into the round), and played the par-5's the fourth-best at 8-under.
"It was awesome, the whole team played really good," McDermott said. "It was fun to see everyone grind the whole day with the conditions and the way the course was playing. For our team to post an under-par round was definitely some of the best golf we've played in a while. It was exciting to see the whole team come together and everybody played a part in the win. The scores we've been dropping have been low ones, and that what you need to do to win.
"We met as a team last night and we looked at the what was expected with the wind, and Roy mentioned how, when that course gets windy, if we can keep it around even par, we can jump up spots," he added. "If we could do that, it would be possible to make up an 11-shot deficit, even on the home team, and he was 100 percent right.
"All week, I was mainly going for the fat side of greens, trying to give myself good looks on every hole and not really worrying about long the putts were," McDermott said of his own game. "I hit the driver good all week, hit a lot of fairways and didn't make any mistakes on the greens, just had one three-putt over the two days."
Senior Justin Biwer tied for fourth – his third top 10 finish in the Tucker –closing with a 1-over 73 for a 4-under 212. In doing so, he set the school record for the most career tournaments under par with 23, breaking a tie with the Paul Twins – Jeremy and Yannik. He had three birdies, 11 pars and four bogeys the third time around the UNM track. His 12 birdies led the team over the two days (eighth-most in the meet overall), with 34 pars and eight bogeys. He played the par-3's even (10 pars, one birdie, one bogey), tied for fourth-best in the field; and the par-4's even as well, tied for the fifth-best.
"From a team perspective, this has been a long time coming, we've been so close numerous times before," Biwer said about the win. "Based on our previous tournaments, qualifying rounds and practice in general, I've been able to tell how much better this team is and how much more prepared we are. We didn't have a good finish last year (11th) and we were upset; Roy actually told us a year ago, 'We're going to come back here and win this tournament.' And we did exactly that. Every one contributed.
"I feel like the most complete golfer all around right in terms of ball striking, short game and putting," Biwer noted about his own game. "Today played so hard, it was crazy. Everything from my own perspective and a team perspective is trending upwards, and it's great momentum heading into the Simpson (CU's next meet)."
Senior Freddy Eisenbeis played a key role in the win, as his 3-under 69 – tied for the best score with just two others on Saturday– moved him up 27 spots into a tie for ninth place with a final 1-under 215 score. He tied McDermott for the most birdies by a Buff with five to go with 11 pars and just two bogeys, tied for the team-low. He birdied all four par-5's and played the tough par-3's even for the round (he was 4-over on those the first two rounds when the conditions were easier, a testament to how well he played Saturday). He had 10 birdies and 35 pars with nine bogeys overall, and played the par-5's tied for the seventh-best in the field at 7-under.
Eisenbeis was obviously happy he had tied for the low round of the day, especially since he hadn't fared well in CU's three previous times on UNM's course, averaging 76.1 strokes for nine rounds coming in.
"Yes, that did feel pretty good – I've been struggling on this course the last three years, so I finally got my revenge today," he said. "That was the goal this week. We're all pretty happy we got a win here. I was playing with Hunter (Swanson) and we had DT (assistant coach Derek Tolan) with us pretty much the whole round, and he's always a terrific asset. I felt I hit it in all the right spots, was pretty flawless from tee to green, and made some good putts down the stretch when it mattered. I avoided stupid mistakes and kept the momentum going.
"It was great to break the barrier of finally winning a tournament."
Sophomore Brandon Knight got off to a rough start, as he was 4-over after five holes, and zoomed to 8-over after 11; but to his credit, he birdied three of his final seven holes to finish with a 5-over 77. That strong finish brought him back into the top 20 with a 1-over 217 scorecard, tying him for 17th. He matched Eisenbeis' effort on the par-5's at 7-under.
Junior Hunter Swanson tied for 39th, closing with a 2-over 74 that had him finish with a 6-over 222; the 74, while over par, was actually tied for the 18th-best score in the final round as he moved up 15 spots after where he started the round. He had a team-high 13 pars with two birdies on Saturday, and for the event, had eight birds and 34 pars. He played the par-5's the best at 5-under, the par-3's at 5-over and thus the par-4's at 6-over.
Biwer noted of his teammates, "Swanee's score mattered a ton -- sometimes on a course like this, you need to shoot just a couple over (par) and sometimes that is required to win. And Freddy's round was nothing short of unbelievable today."
Freshman Parker Paxton competed here as an individual, finishing in a tie for 54th after 5-over 77 gave him a three-round score of 8-over 224. He managed three birdies and eight pars Saturday, and for the two days had seven and 31 of each, respectively. Most of his overage came on the par-3's (+6), as he played the par-5's even and the par-4's at 2-over, the latter of which tied for 11th-best in the field. Among the 11 players that played as individuals here, he tied for fourth.
"Freddy, Justin, and Dylan were spectacular today," Edwards noted. "Hunter was 4-over par through four holes early and just played tough the rest of the way. Brandon's score didn't count today, but he battled back really well to have a nice finish. Parker got in the mix and had some good moments with a lot to build on from this week. He keeps getting better and better."
"A special mention goes out to an incredible job done by Derek Tolan this week," Edwards added. "He walked with a couple of guys the last 27 or so holes and really helped steady the ship for Hunter and Freddy today, and Justin and Hunter yesterday. He was tremendous."
Two Lobos finished head of McDermott, as Alvaro Portillo and Carson Herron tied after 54 holes with 8-under par 208 totals; Portillo won on the third playoff hole, as both birdied No. 1, parred No. 9 and then Portillo birdied No. 1 a second time when Herron made par.
Next up for the Buffs will be the 14th annual Mark Simpson-CU Invitational, which will be hosted by Colorado National Golf Club in Erie and is named for the school's previous head coach who led the program from 1977 until his death in 2005. Nineteen schools are entered in the Simpson, which will have two rounds on Monday, Sept. 30 and one on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
CONDOLENCES: This past Wednesday, the golf program, athletic department and the University of Colorado as a whole lost a longtime great donor and supporter when Buz Koelbel passed away. His father, Walt, lettered four years in football at CU in the mid-40s and established permanent roots in the state. At Kansas, when he was the assistant coach, Edwards coached his son, Walt, on the Jayhawks' golf team.
"Our heart goes out to the Koelbel family for the loss of their beloved Buz," Edwards said. "Personally, Buz was a great friend of mine and donor to our program. Beyond that he and his wife, Sherri, are as great of set of parents as you could have in coaching as I was lucky to coach their son Walt at Kansas. Buz Koelbel is as generous and loyal Buff as there ever was. He will be greatly missed."
NOTES: It did warm into the low 80s, and as expected, the winds picked up during the day, peaking at 12-15 miles per hour by the end of the round … The eight toughest holes, in order, were Nos. 7, 5, 13, 10, 8, 12, 3 and 11; the three easiest, all par-5's: 14, 9 and 1 … CU now has seven subpar and one even-par team rounds out of nine so far this season, another school best at this point … The average score for Saturday's 96 rounds ballooned to 76.24; it was 73.36 through two rounds and averaged 74.32 for all 288 rounds … There were just 11 players under par and five who were even; CU had the most with three, Grand Canyon and UNM had two each, with Long Beach State, San Diego State, San Francisco and UNLV all with one in the red … The five Buff designated scorers had one eagle, 51 birdies (third in the field behind UNM and Santa Clara with 56), 171 pars (second to Long Beach's 172) and had the fewest holes worse than par – 48 (44 bogeys, four doubles), while UNM was next with 51 (44 and seven) … As previously mentioned, Colorado played the par-5's at 31-under (tied for first), the par-3's at 10-over (second-best) and the par-4's at 18-over (tied for third) … Colorado might get a little more respect in the next GCAA/Bushnell Coaches poll; in the first that was released Friday, the Buffs received one vote, which placed it 46th; CU was ranked 25th in Golf Channel's preseason poll … Host New Mexico and New Mexico State are the only other schools to play in all 69 Tuckers; CU had finished second in times 1955, 1956, 1981 and 2012… Colorado is off to its best start in history against Division I competition, 41-3-1 (.922) through three events (104-26-5 in rounds) … The 19 teams set to play in the Simpson-CU meet are CU, Air Force, Boise State, Central Arkansas, Colorado Mines, Colorado State, Creighton, CSU Fullerton, Denver, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, St. Mary's, Southern Utah, Tarleton State, Utah, Utah State, UTEP, Valparaiso and Wyoming.
NOTABLE RECORDS
- This was the 52 major tournament victory in Colorado history; 19 have come during the Roy Edwards Era (2006-present); the late Mark Simpson's teams won 16, followed by five under Les Fowler and Walter Franklin, four under Mark Schrieber, two under Bill Day, one under Joe Mills and one under interim Brad Neher.
- Biwer's 4-under effort marked the fourth time he finished under par in the Tucker; he previously was -5, -3 and -2; he joins Ethan Freeman as the only Buffs in history to finish under par in the same event four times. Freeman did it in CU's Simpson Invitational; Biwer and McDermott have been under par three times in that one and thus could add to this record.
"It's really cool to hear that," Biwer said. "I went there my freshman year and finished sixth, and this year fourth, but what's cool about it is isn't a home event. It's put on by another school, and in this case, on an extremely tough course. And to do that, and what only one other person has done, is a pretty cool honor. When I finished sixth here, that was the second tournament of my career, and from that point on, I've had a lot of confidence. I'm very proud that in three-plus years, we've only dropped four of my scores (out of 114 toward CU's team total)."
For the first time, Colorado was under par in the UNM Tucker Invitational; it is also the first time in program history CU has opened a season with three straight subpar team scores.
For the first time, Colorado was under par in the UNM Tucker Invitational; it is also the first time in program history CU has opened a season with three straight subpar team scores.
- McDermott's 5-under 69-72-70—211 tied the best-ever individual score by a Buffalo in the Tucker; Tolan tied for medalist honors in 2008 (71-68-72—211), and Biwer tied for sixth as a freshman in 2021 (70-69-72—211).
- Only Tolan (tie-1st, 2008), Mark Crabtree (2nd, 1977), Rick Cramer (2nd, 1981) and John Lindberg (2nd, 1987) finished higher in the Tucker than McDermott did this year.
- McDermott now has nine consecutive rounds of par or better, third-longest in school history as he chasing his own school record of 12; Yannik Paul had the second most – 11 – in 2018.
- Rounds In The 60s: McDermott tied Yannik Paul for the second-most ever at CU with 37, Biwer is right behind with 36; Jeremy Paul holds the mark with 41.
- Subpar Rounds: Biwer tied Yannik Paul for the second-most ever at CU with 63; Jeremy Paul has the most with 66. McDermott has 53, which is fifth.
- Rounds of Par or Better: Biwer added to his lead here and now has 80; McDermott is fourth with 72 (with the Paul Twins in-between with 74 by Jeremy and 73 by Yannik).
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS |
| 3. | Dylan McDermott | 69-72-70—211 |
| T4. | Justin Biwer | 72-67-73—212 |
| T9. | Freddy Eisenbeis | 73-73-69—215 |
| T17. | Brandon Knight | 68-72-77—217 |
| T39. | Hunter Swanson | 75-73-74—222 |
| T54. | *Parker Paxton | 72-75-77—224 |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS |
| T1. | Carson Herron, New Mexico | 66-67-75—208 |
| T1. | Alvaro Portillo, New Mexico | 66-69-73—208 |
| 3. | Dylan McDermott, Colorado | 69-70-72—211 |
| T4. | Justin Biwer, Colorado | 72-67-73—212 |
| T4. | Alejandro De Castro, Long Beach St. | 70-73-69—212 |
| TEAM STANDINGS |
| 1. | COLORADO | 282-284-286—852 |
| 2. | New Mexico | 276-279-298—853 |
| 3. | Long Beach State | 285-285-291—861 |
| T4. | Grand Canyon | 284-281-301—866 |
| T4. | UNLV | 292-286-288—866 |
| 6. | San Diego State | 289-286-301—876 |
| 7. | Santa Clara | 287-288-302—877 |
| 8. | Loyola Marymount | 293-289-301—883 |
| 9. | New Mexico State | 288-296-294—878 |
| 10. | Arkansas State | 292-282-312—886 |
| 11. | Southern California | 294-282-311—887 |
| 12. | San Francisco | 293-299-297—889 |
| 13. | Stetson | 282-293-315—890 |
| 14. | Texas-El Paso | 291-297-305—893 |
| 15. | Fresno State | 304-289-303—896 |
| 16. | Oral Roberts | 298-299-314—911 |
| 17. | Eastern Michigan | 311-303-311—925 |
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