Men's Golf | 9/25/2022 10:10:00 AM
Utah Tech continued its 2022 fall season with a two-way tie for 12
th-place at the New Mexico-hosted William H. Tucker Intercollegiate played on Friday and Saturday at the UNM Championship Course.
The Trailblazers opened with a 9-over 297 on their Friday morning loop, and followed that up with an 8-over 296 in the afternoon round. UT then closed with a 6-over 294 on Saturday, which vaulted the Blazers three spots up the leaderboard to tie with San Diego (300-292-295) with a team total of plus-23 887.
San Diego State (279-280-289-848; -16) led wire-to-wire to claim the team title, besting the host Lobos (290-274-292-856; -8) by eight strokes, while UNLV (284-287-287-858; -6) wound up in third overall.
Freshman
Zach Felts (74-71-73) was UT's top finisher, rolling in a team-high nine birdies overall, including four birdies as part of a second round 1-under 71, to join six other players in t-23
rd at plus-2 218. Meanwhile, senior
Tyler Jones (71-77-74) opened with a 71 thanks to three birdies and an eagle, which were followed by rounds of 77 and 74, to finish in an eight-way tie for 45
th at plus-6 222. Â
Freshman
Parker Reese (79-73-72) rebounded from an opening 7-over 79 by playing 1-over golf over his final 36 holes to tie for 58
th at plus-8 224, followed by
Davis Heslington (73-75-77) in t-62
th at plus-9 225, and sophomore
Taft Lewis (79-81-75) in in t-98
th at plus-19 235.
The Trailblazers will enjoy a three-week break before playing at the Oregon State Invitational on Oct. 10-11, at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis.Â
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