The busiest week of the 2018 fall season is on tap for the Wyoming Cowboy golf team this coming week. The Cowboys will play two tournaments beginning with the 9th Annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational hosted by the University of Colorado on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 24-25 followed by the William H. Tucker Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29.
The Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational will be played on the Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo. The course measures 7,676 yards and plays to a par of 72.
Tournament Stats
•Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com
•The link to the live scoring is: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=16758
Course Information
•Colorado National Golf Club, Erie, Colo.
•7,676 yards, Par 72
Tee Times
•Monday, Sept. 24, 8:15 a.m., M.T., Shotgun start, 36 holes
•Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7:55 and 8:15 a.m., M.T., 18 holes
Tournament Field
•16 Teams
•Wyoming, Cal-Baptist, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Colorado, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Houston Baptist, Northern Colorado, Pacific, Southern Utah, Stephen F. Austin, UC-Riverside, Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley State and Individuals only from: Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, UCLA, Utah and Wyoming.
Ranked Teams in the Tournament Field
•The highest ranked teams in this week's Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational field based on the Golfweek/Sagarin Men's College Team Ratings as of Sept. 16 are: Utah (53), Grand Canyon (67), Colorado (70), Wyoming (83) and Northern Colorado (93).
Last Year at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
•The Cowboys placed third out of 20 teams in the Mark Simpson Invitational in 2017, shooting a three-round score of 846 (-18). The team champion was Utah, who won on a tiebreaker over host Colorado. Both teams shot 54-hole totals of 842 (-22).
•Current Cowboy senior
John Murdock led the way for Wyoming with a fifth-place finish, firing a 209 (-7), including a final round of 68 (-4). Former Cowboy
Quintin Pope tied for ninth at 210 (-6). The individual champion was Kyler Dunkle of Utah, who won by two strokes with a score of 202 (-14).
Coach's Corner: About This Week's Tournaments
"Obviously the next two tournaments will be really good fields. CU will have some Pac-12 teams, and New Mexico's tournament is always a good national field," said UW Director of Golf and Head Coach
Joe Jensen. "Looking into the CU tournament, we'll be looking to get more consistency out of some of our players. Dan (Starzinsk) is of course coming off a tournament win, so I just want to see him continue to maintain his focus and continue to play his game.
"This will be a little bit of a unique week in that we will be playing two tournaments. We'll have seven playing at CU, five playing for the team and two individuals, and then they all know that I'll pick the five who will be going on to the New Mexico tournament after we see the results at CU."
