San Diego, Calif. (March 7, 2023) -- The Wyoming Cowboys closed out the R.E.L. Lamkin San Diego Classic on Tuesday with a strong final round of 290 (+2) to move up into sole possession of seventh place in an impressive 15-team tournament field that included four teams ranked in the Top 50 in the country. UW senior
Kirby Coe-Kirkham fired a 71 (-1) final round for a three-round total of 211 (-5) to tie for seventh individually in a field of 95 collegiate golfers.
The Cowboys finished with a 54-hole total of 872 (+8) and defeated one of those Top 50 ranked teams in BYU. The Cougars entered the tournament ranked No. 35 in the Golfstat rankings but placed 10th at the San Diego Classic, with a final three-round score of 884 (+20). Wyoming also defeated Pac-12 Conference member California, which finished eighth at 879 (+15), and Mountain West opponent Nevada, which finished 12th at 894 (+30).
"We got off to a bit of a slow start in the first round on Monday, but bounced back with two strong rounds in yesterday's afternoon round and today's final round," said
Joe Jensen, Wyoming Director of Golf. "This was a good test for us, playing against an outstanding field, including some of the top teams in the country and in our conference. I liked the way our team responded in the final two rounds.
"Kirby (Coe-Kirkham) obviously played very consistent all tournament. He ended the tournament 5-under par and shot back-to-back sub-par rounds in the final two rounds. We had several other individuals play some really good golf against top-level competition."
Cowboy
Jaren Calkins tied for 27th at 218 (+2).
Tyler Severin finished in 38th at 221 (+5). Rounding out the five-man team for the Pokes was
Kristof Panke, who tied for 42nd at 222 (+6), and
Cade McLaughlin, who placed 74th at 230 (+14). Wyoming's
Patrick Azevedo and
Jimmy Dales competed as individuals and tied for 32nd and 52nd, respectively. Azevedo posted a three-round total of 220 (+4), and Dales finished at 223 (+7).
The New Mexico Lobos edged out host San Diego State by one stroke for the team title. The Lobos finished at 844 (-20), while the Aztecs ended the tournament at 845 (-19). Peter Hruby of Washington took home medalist honors, closing out the tournament with a 204 (-12) total to win by four strokes over Justin Hastings of San Diego State and Bastien Amat of New Mexico, who tied for second at 208 (-8).
The R.E.L. Lamkin San Diego Classic was hosted by San Diego State and the University of San Diego at the San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif. The San Diego Country Club course measured 7,033 yards and played to a par of 72.
Wyoming will have 10 days off before returning to competition on Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18 at the Arizona N.I.T. in Tucson, Ariz.
Team Standings From the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
1 New Mexico 288-276-280=844(-20)
2. San Diego State 275-285-285=845 (-19)
3. Washington 288-284-285=857 (-7)
Colorado State 285-282-290=857 (-7)
5. UCLA 287-286-288=861 (-3)
6. San Diego 296-281-291=868 (+4)
7. Wyoming 297-284-290=872 (+8)
8. California 290-289-300=879 (+15)
9. San Francisco 286-296-299=881 (+17)
10. Brigham Young 298-294-292=884 (+20)
11. Loyola Marymount 295-296-300=891 (+27)
12. Nevada 296-300-298=894 (+30)
13. St. Mary's 292-300-294=895 (+31)
14. Hawaii 289-302-309=900 (+36)
15. Denver 297 306 306 909 +45
Wyoming Cowboys Individual Standings
T7
Kirby Coe-Kirkham 73-67-71=211 (-5)
T27
Jaren Calkins 71-73-73=218 (+2)
T38
Tyler Severin 77-72-72=221 (+5)
T42
Kristof Panke 76-72-74=222 (+6)
T74
Cade McLaughlin 78-73-79=230 (+14)
Wyoming Cowboys Playing as Individuals
T32
Patrick Azevedo 73-73-74=220 (+4)
T52
Jimmy Dales 73-74-76=223 (+7)
