Laramie, Wyo. (Sept. 17, 2019) – The Wyoming Cowboys finished an impressive showing at the Ram Masters Invitational on Tuesday, placing second among 17 teams and placing three individuals in the Top 30 of the field of 96 collegiate golfers.  Cowboy sophomore Kirby Coe-Kirkham highlighted the tournament for the Pokes, with a 16^th-place finish at 211 (+1).  He fired a one-under par 69 in the final round.  Wyoming concluded the tournament with a 54-hole total of 845 (+5). 
 
The Cowboys played consistent golf throughout the tournament, beginning the tournament in second place following the first round, maintaining their second-place position after the second round and holding on to that second-place finish at tournament's end. Similarly, the Pokes had a very consistent team effort from several individuals.  In addition to Coe-Kirkham's 16^th-place showing, fellow sophomore Tyler Severin tied for 22^ndat 214 (+4) and junior Bryce Waters tied for 28^that 215 (+5), giving the Cowboys three individuals in the Top 30.  Senior Dan Starzinski shot his best round of the tournament in the final round with a 70 (Even) to tie for 36^that 216 (+6).  Junior Carl Underwood rounded out the team scoring for Wyoming in 42^ndat 217 (+7).  
 
Colorado State won the team title, posting an 831 (-9).  Wyoming finished second at 845 (+5) followed by Cal State Fullerton at 846 (+6) and Texas El Paso at 848 (+8). 
 
Oskar Ambrosius of Texas El Paso won the individual title by six strokes over Tanner Podres of Cal Poly, AJ Ott of Colorado State and Davis Bryant of Colorado State, who all tied for second.  Ambrosius fired a 201 (-9).  Podres, Ott and Bryant finished at 207 (-3).  
 
"All-in-all a good tournament for us.  To finish second out of 17 teams is something to be proud of with a young group.," said Joe Jensen, University of Wyoming Director of Golf and Head Men's Golf Coach.  "We've been relevant in our first two tournaments of the year, which is a good beginning that we can build on.  We certainly have things we can work on, but overall I saw good things from our team. 
 
"We're playing solid and the competitiveness I've seen from our guys is encouraging.  I like the work and the effort the guys are putting in.  We had three different players shoot our low round of the day in each round, and really all of our guys have that potential to be our low man on any given day.  Our next tournament at New Mexico will feature a really good field of teams, so it will be a good next challenge for us." 
 
The Ram Masters Invitational was played at the Fort Collins Country Club in Fort Collins, Colo.  The course measured 7,218 yards and played to a par of 70.