Weber State University Athletics
Monday, March 6
Sweetwater Country Club – Sugar Land, TX
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HBU Colin Montgomerie Invitational
Brendan Thomas shot a final round 67 to move into a team-best tie for 4th place.
Wildcats Rally for Team Title at Montgomerie Invitational
3/7/2023 2:03:00 PM | Men's Golf
SUGAR LAND, Tex. – The Weber State men's golf team shot a field-best final score of 8-under par 280 on Tuesday to rally past Incarnate Word to take the team championship title at the Houston Christian University Colin Montgomerie Invitational at Sweetwater Country Club.
The Wildcats opened the tournament on Monday with rounds of 6-under 282 and 5-under 283 to sit in second place after 36 holes, and wrapped up the tournament with a 19-under par 54-hole total of 845 to finish six shots ahead of the field.
"So proud of this team," said WSU head coach Scott Erling. They haven't seen grass at home since November, but they come to practice every day and work hard. The payoff is a big win here at the HCU Colin Montgomerie Invitational. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the spring, and to watching this group get better and better."
Brendan Thomas and Gunnar Knutson led the way for the Wildcats, with each finishing inside the top-10.
Thomas opened play with back-to-back rounds of 2-under par 70 on Monday to sit in a tie for 11th place overnight. The junior then shot his best score as a Wildcat on Tuesday with seven birdies against a pair of bogeys for a 5-under par 67 to move into a tie for fourth place overall at 9-under par 207. Thomas carded six birdies in his opening round 70 and added another four in Monday's second round, giving him a total of 17 for the event. His final round started with three birdies over his first four holes, and he carded five total on the front nine alone to go out in 4-under 32 on the day.
Knutson led the Wildcats over the first two rounds, carding seven birdies on the day across rounds of 69 and 70 to sit in a tie for ninth place. He maintained his position on Tuesday, recording another seven birdies in an up-and-down round of 1-under par 71. Knutson finished the tournament alone in ninth with a 6-under par total of 210.
Cameron Gray carded 15 birdies over his 54 holes and posted rounds of 72, 75 and 70 for a 1-over par 217 total and finished in a tie for 24th place.
Hayden Banz shot consecutive rounds of 71 on Monday for a top-20 position, but slumped on Tuesday with a 77 to finish in a tie for 32nd at 3-over par 219, while Isaac Buerger recorded rounds of 77, 72 and 72 for a 5-over par total of 221 to tie for 43rd place.
Second round leader Incarnate Word shot a final round 285 to fall into a second place finish at 851, while Tarleton State finished third in the 15-team field with a total of 854.
Tarleton State's Jack Anderson earned individual medalist honors after shooting rounds of 68, 66 and 70 for a 12-under par total of 204. Ryan O'Neill of Nicholls and Houston individual Marcus Wochner each shot 206 to finish in a tie for second place, one shot ahead of WSU's Thomas.
The Wildcats opened the tournament on Monday with rounds of 6-under 282 and 5-under 283 to sit in second place after 36 holes, and wrapped up the tournament with a 19-under par 54-hole total of 845 to finish six shots ahead of the field.
"So proud of this team," said WSU head coach Scott Erling. They haven't seen grass at home since November, but they come to practice every day and work hard. The payoff is a big win here at the HCU Colin Montgomerie Invitational. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the spring, and to watching this group get better and better."
Brendan Thomas and Gunnar Knutson led the way for the Wildcats, with each finishing inside the top-10.
Thomas opened play with back-to-back rounds of 2-under par 70 on Monday to sit in a tie for 11th place overnight. The junior then shot his best score as a Wildcat on Tuesday with seven birdies against a pair of bogeys for a 5-under par 67 to move into a tie for fourth place overall at 9-under par 207. Thomas carded six birdies in his opening round 70 and added another four in Monday's second round, giving him a total of 17 for the event. His final round started with three birdies over his first four holes, and he carded five total on the front nine alone to go out in 4-under 32 on the day.
Knutson led the Wildcats over the first two rounds, carding seven birdies on the day across rounds of 69 and 70 to sit in a tie for ninth place. He maintained his position on Tuesday, recording another seven birdies in an up-and-down round of 1-under par 71. Knutson finished the tournament alone in ninth with a 6-under par total of 210.
Cameron Gray carded 15 birdies over his 54 holes and posted rounds of 72, 75 and 70 for a 1-over par 217 total and finished in a tie for 24th place.
Hayden Banz shot consecutive rounds of 71 on Monday for a top-20 position, but slumped on Tuesday with a 77 to finish in a tie for 32nd at 3-over par 219, while Isaac Buerger recorded rounds of 77, 72 and 72 for a 5-over par total of 221 to tie for 43rd place.
Second round leader Incarnate Word shot a final round 285 to fall into a second place finish at 851, while Tarleton State finished third in the 15-team field with a total of 854.
Tarleton State's Jack Anderson earned individual medalist honors after shooting rounds of 68, 66 and 70 for a 12-under par total of 204. Ryan O'Neill of Nicholls and Houston individual Marcus Wochner each shot 206 to finish in a tie for second place, one shot ahead of WSU's Thomas.
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