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Utah Ties for First at Purple and Red
Utes edged by Hartford in tie-breaker procedure

Chris Gresh continued his solid play for Utah

LAYTON, UTAH- The University of Utah tied for first at the Purple and Red Invitational on Tuesday with Hartford University. Hartford was awarded the team title as their fifth-lowest individual score beat Utah's by four strokes. Utah continued their good play Tuesday, firing a 289 on to finish the tournament at -1.

"We played solid for most of the day, but down the stretch couldn't seal the deal," commented Coach Randall McCracken. "Everyone's playing well, hopefully we can continue."

Dustin Pimm nearly defended his tournament title, firing a round of 70 in Tuesday's final round. Pimm ended the tournament at -7 placing second by one stroke to Cal Poly's Dave Lewinski. Chris Gresh continued his solid play, carding a 75 to finish +1 for the tournament and tied for 15th place. Five Utah golfers placed in the top 50.

2006-07 University of Utah Golf Golf Results

9/19/2006 -- Purple and Red Invitational Valley View Golf Course -- Layton, Utah Par 72 -- 17 teams, 93 players

University of Ut 295 279 289 863 -1 t-1st Pimm, Dustin 72 67 70 209 -7 2nd Gresh, Chris 73 69 75 217 +1 t-15th LARSON, Nic 74 72 72 218 +2 t-33rd Carter, Nick 80 72 72 224 +8 t-46th Broker, Steven 74 71 80 225 +9 t-50th CELIO-ELIA, Ch* 81 79 73 233 +17 t-80th ADAMS, Derek* 78 78 81 237 +21 t-84th KITCHES, Jeff* 83 78 76 237 +21 t-84th

* competed as individuals