Men's Golf | 4/1/2025 5:08:00 PM

Utah Tech finished in the middle of the pack in t-seventh place at the Seattle U Redhawk Invitational, which wrapped up play on Tuesday at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Park, Wash.

The Trailblazers played their way into contention from the get-go, jumping out to a 9-under start midway through Monday morning's opening round. 

However the winds would pick up, which dropped the scores throughout the entire 18-team field, though the Blazers managed to close the first round (par 71) in solo second place at minus-2 282, one shot back of leader George Mason (281).
 
Utah Tech managed to remain at or near the top of the team leaderboard as the field battled through the windy conditions during the Monday afternoon loop (par 71). The Trailblazers closed day one with a second round 11-over 295, which was good enough to move up one spot into a tie for the clubhouse lead with St. Thomas at plus-9 577. 

The Blazers were not able to maintain their momentum during Tuesday's final round (par 72) as they combined for a 7-over 295 and wound up tied for seventh with George Washington (298-290-284) at plus-16 872. 
 
Meanwhile St. Thomas (284-293-279) went the other direction, firing a final round 9-under 279, while UC Riverside (292-288-276) blistered the course with a 12-under 276, as those two teams tied for the tournament title at even-par 856.
 
Junior Zach Felts had himself a solid tournament, penciling in three birdies in each of his three loops en route to his first top-10 finish of the season. Felts shot rounds of even par 71 and 2-over 73 on Monday, then chased that with a 2-under 70 on Tuesday with three birdies and 14 pars, which vaulted him 10 spots into a tie for sixth place at even par 214. 
 
Junior Tanner Telford, who co-led Utah Tech with 11 total birdies for the event, opening with a 1-under 70 and a 3-over 74, before closing with a 1-over 73 to finish in solo 18^th-place at plus-3 217.
 
Sophomore Ashton McArthur tied Telford for the team lead in birdies with 11 and wound up a shot back of his teammate at plus-4 218, which tied him with five others for 19^th place overall. McArthur posted rounds of 71 and 70 on Monday with 10 combined birdies, before closing with a 5-over 77 on Tuesday.

Freshman Frank Miao (71-78-75), who was playing in his third collegiate event, rolled in seven birdies over his three rounds on his way to a t-53^rd place showing at plus-10-224, and sophomore Jackson Rhees (70-78-79) penciled in seven birdies on his way to a four-way tie for 67^th at plus-13 227.
 
In addition, sophomore KJ Ofahengaue (75-73-75), who played as an individual, collected seven birdies over the two days en route to a four-way tie for 49^th at plus-9 223.
 
Utah Tech will close out the 2024-25 regular season with an appearance at the UC Santa Barbara Gaucho Invitational, which will be played next Monday and Tuesday at Sandpiper Golf Club in Goleta, Calif.