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Garrett Clegg's victory at the Wolfpack Invitational is the first for a Ute this season.
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Oct. 7, 2003
RENO, Nev.- - The University of Utah men's golf team shot the lowest round of the Wolfpack Invitational for any team on any round to conclude the tournament on Tuesday. Utah put up a final round of 274 to storm back into contention and ended up with a three-round total of 17-under-par, 847 (288-285-274). The final round took the team from fifth and nine-strokes back after two rounds to a second-place finish falling one-stroke short of eventual winner Denver.
Garrett Clegg anchored the Utes strong finish and won the individual tournament crown at 11-under, 205 (69-68-68). Clegg's final round 68 propelled him from third after two rounds to help him beat out the rest of the field and come away with the one-stroke victory. This marks his second individual tournament win in two years, as he won the Highlander Classic last season.
Casey Fowles contributed a final round 71 to jump from 19th after day one, to 13th with a three-under, 213 (72-71-70), and Luke Swilor shot even-par, 216 (70-76-70), to conclude the tournament in 25th. Steve Newren shot a team-best 66 in the third round to cap off a two-over, 218 total (77-75-66), and finish 34th. Carl Jensen finished at seven-over, 223 (79-71-73) and placed 53rd.
This is the first victory for an individual Ute this season, and the second-place team finish matches its best of the season. Next up for the Utes is a quick turnaround as they will compete in the Fresno-Lexus Classic on Oct. 10-11 in Fresno, Calif.
Fin. Teams Scores
1 Denver, U. of 283 282 281 846
2 Utah, Univ. of 288 285 274 847
3 Wichita State Univ. 284 280 285 849
4 Texas El Paso, U. of 286 286 279 851
5 Saint Mary's (CA) 289 286 288 863
6 Nevada, Univ. of 285 284 295 864
New Mexico State U. 282 293 289 864
8 Hawaii, Univ. of 289 288 292 869
9 UC-Santa Barbara 289 284 297 870
10 San Francisco, U. of 288 290 298 876
11 Lamar University 292 290 295 877
12 Washington State U. 292 290 296 878
13 Louisiana - Monroe 295 294 293 882
14 Wyoming, U. of 298 289 297 884
15 Nevada - Blue 296 293 298 887
Boise State Univ. 293 295 299 887
17 Rhode Island, U. of 294 299 303 896
18 Northern Colorado 310 296 303 909
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