April 26, 2005

THIS WEEK:

The University of Utah men's golf team will compete in the 2005 Mountain West Conference Men's Golf Championship at the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon on April 28-30. This will mark the fifth straight year the event will be held at the resort. The men will once again play the Crosswater Course (Par 72/7,568). Situated on 600 magnificently scenic acres of woodlands and carefully preserved wetlands, Crosswater is threaded by the gently flowing Deschutes and Little Deschutes Rivers.

2005 PING COUGAR CLASSIC RECAP:

PROVO, Utah - The University of Utah men's golf team finished the final day of competition at the 2005 Ping Cougar Classic with a score of 289 (+1) to finish 16th overall with a three-round score of 872 (+8) at the 72-par Riverside Golf Course.

Senior Ashdon Woods was the top finisher for Utah, shooting a one-under par 71 in the final round to finish at four-under par overall (212). Woods placed tied for 24th overall. Steve Newren tallied a 69 (-3) in the final round to finish three strokes behind Woods at 215 (-1).

Freshman Dustin Pimm shot another 76 (+4) in the final round, after finishing the first round at two-under par (70) and tallying a 76 in the second round also. Pimm finished tied for 75th with a three-round score of 222 (+6). Fellow freshman Chris Gresh repeated his score of 73 (+1) in the final round to finish the day tied for 90th with a score of 227 (+11).

Senior Jake Sowby rounds out the Utes scorers, finishing the final round with a four-over par 76 and an overall score of 229 (+13) to finish tied for 96th.

UTE LINEUP:

Ashdon Woods
Steve Newren
Dustin Pimm
Nick Micek
Chris Gresh