Men's Golf | 2/5/2026 3:25:00 PM
Utah Tech freshman
David Liechty was named Western Athletic Conference Men's Golf Player of the Week on Thursday for his efforts in the Trailblazers' 2026 spring opening tournament earlier this week.
Liechty (6-0; Layton, Utah/Layton HS) became the first Trailblazer men's golfer in the program's NCAA Division I era to claim medalist honors at an in-season team tournament, doing so at the CSUN Bill Cullum Invitational, which was played this past Monday and Tuesday at The Saticoy Club.
Liechty defeated Cal Poly's Rafael Bobo-Lloret with a par on the first playoff hole to win the event's individual title.
After opening the 54-hole event with a 4-over 76 on Monday, the freshman rolled in four birdies as part of a second round 3-under 69 to vault from t-20
th into t-third place after 36 holes.
Liechty then went out on final loop on Tuesday and fired a 1-under 71 with four more birdies to finish with a 54-hole total of even par 216 to win his first collegiate tournament.
With the victory, Liechty became the seventh different Trailblazer in Utah Tech's 20-year NCAA era to win medalist honors at a tournament. He also is the first to do it a team event since former Blazer standout Nicklaus Britt won the 2019 RMAC conference individual title.
Utah Tech will return to action in three weeks at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played on Feb. 23-25, at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
