Palm Desert, Calif. (Feb. 21, 2020) -- Sophomore
Tyler Severin fired a two-under par 70 on Friday in the opening round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert, Calif., and is tied for 14th place. Severin had five birdies, 10 pars and only three bogeys on the day. Senior
Dan Starzinski shot a 73 (+1) on Friday, including an eagle on the 560-yard, Par 5, 14th hole. Starzinski also had two birdies, 10 pars and five bogeys in the first round. He is tied for 40th out of 119 individual golfers. As a team, the Cowboys posted a 294 (+6) to tie for 12th place in the field of 21 teams after the first of three 18-hole rounds.
Wyoming was playing extremely well early on the back nine, moving into a tie for fifth place at one point, but the Pokes struggled a little down the stretch.
"After Dan (Starzinski) made eagle on 14 we were at even par, but we were a little sloppy at the end of the round," said
Joe Jensen, Wyoming Director of Golf. "I feel very good about the way the guys are competing. Over the last couple of days -- the final round at The Prestige and today's opening round of our tournament -- I've been impressed with our resiliency.
"We're still developing our confidence coming off the winter, but I'm very proud of the effort we're getting out of everyone. I want the guys to come out with the same competitive attitude tomorrow. We would have liked to have finished stronger today, but now we need to focus on getting off to a good start tomorrow morning. Overall, I'm pleased."
Oregon leads the field after Friday's first round, shooting a 278 (-10). Charlotte is one stroke back at 279 (-9), and Auburn is in third place only two strokes out of the lead at 280 (-8).
The individual leader is Tom Gueant of Oregon, who opened with a round of 64 (-8). He holds a two-stroke lead over Mats Ege of Cal State Northridge, who posted a score of 66 (-6) on Friday.
The second of three, 18-hole rounds of the 2019 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate will be played on Saturday, with teams teeing off at 7 a.m., Pacific Time (8 a.m., Mountain Time). The final round will tee off on Sunday, also beginning at 7 a.m., Pacific (8 a.m., Mountain).
The Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate is being hosted by the University of Wyoming at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif. The Classic Club measures 7,305 yards and plays to a par of 72.
