Palm Desert, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2020) -- A second consecutive strong round from Wyoming sophomore
Tyler Severin on Saturday moved him up five spots into a tie for ninth place as he prepares for Sunday's final round of the 2020 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. Severin shot a round of 71 (-1) on Saturday and is tied with six other individuals for ninth place at 141 (-3). He is only three shots behind the tournament leader, Tom Gueant of Oregon, who sits at 138 (-6).
Severin entered Saturday's second round tied for 14th place at 70 (-2). In the second round, he once again played very consistent golf, recording four birdies, 12 pars, only one bogey and one double bogey. Severin had two birdies and six pars on both the front and back nines, with his one bogey coming on the eighth hole and his one double bogey coming on the 15th.
The other Cowboy who made a move into the Top 30 on Saturday was senior
Dan Starzinski. Starzinski moved up 10 spots from a tie for 40th place after the opening round to a tie for 30th heading into Sunday's final round. Starzinski shot an even par round of 72 on Saturday to go with his opening round 73 (+1) for a total of 145 (+1) for 36 holes. He is tied with nine other individuals for 30th place and is only seven strokes out of the lead.
As a team, the Wyoming Cowboys maintained their 12th-place position in the field of 21 teams. Wyoming shot a second round score of 298 (+10) to go with its first round 294 (+6) and is in 12th place at 592 (+16). Auburn holds a three-stroke lead over Charlotte in the team competition. Auburn's two-day total is 563 (-13), while Charlotte sits at 566 (-10).
"We had some really good play again today from Tyler (Severin) and Dan (Starzinski)," said
Joe Jensen, UW Director of Golf. "Those two both moved up significantly today. This is kind of new territory for Tyler, but he has played very smart both of these first two rounds and has been very consistent. Dan also made a nice move today.
"I of course was hoping we would make a move as a team today, but we had some guys who were playing pretty well and then they each had a couple big numbers. Our Achilles heel right now is we're making some big mistakes that the other good teams are not making. If we can eliminate those tomorrow, we have a chance to have a really good round. It's as simple as that.
"This is a difficult golf course and it is early in our spring season, but we need to learn from those mistakes and we need to play smart under pressure. I like the attitude of our team, we just need to clean some things up. We want to have a really good round tomorrow to wrap up our own event."
The third and final round of the 2020 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate will be played on Sunday, with teams teeing off at 7 a.m., Pacific Time (8 a.m., Mountain Time).
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.
