Individual Leaderboard | Team Leaderboard
PALM DESERT, Calif. – Wyoming men's golf is in seventh place
after an opening round team score of 297 (+9) in the Wyoming Desert
Intercollegiate at the Classic Club.
Junior Drew McCullough led the Cowboys with a score of 73 (+1), putting him in a tie for
15th among individuals. After finishing the front nine at one over par,
McCullough held strong on the back stretch through gusting winds and shot one
under on his final five holes. Junior Arron Lickteig and sophomore John Murdock each shot scores of 74 (+2), tying for 28th place. Senior Ryan Wallen rounded
out Wyoming's group of scorers with a 76 (+4), tied for 57th.
Oregon currently
leads the field by seven strokes with a six-under team score of 282. The TCU
Horned Frogs are in second with a 289 (+1), followed by Colorado with a 291
(+3) in third. Texas Tech with a 292 (+4), and Kansas and CSU-Fullerton with scores
of 293 (+5) round out the top five. Freshman Norman Xiong of Oregon sits atop
the individual leaderboard with a five-under 67.
"I think today went
well and we got off to a solid start," UW head coach Joe Jensen said. "It's
early in our year, but I like how our guys played today. I appreciate that they
kept playing hard under the tough conditions we had with the wind. The Classic
Club is an amazing course and the staff is excellent.
The Cowboys will
return to action tomorrow morning with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. MT.
Wyoming will start off the back nine, competing alongside Kansas, CSU-Fullerton
and Loyola Marymount.
Wyoming
Scores
Ryan Wallen – 76 (+4)
Drew McCullough – 73 (+1)
Arron Licktieg – 74 (+2)
John Murdock – 74 (+2)
Glenn Workman – 76 (+4)
Cole Bundy (I) – 87 (+15)
Quintin Pope (I) – 80 (+8)
Dan Starzinski (I) – 74 (+2)
