UTEP Men’s Golf Finishes T-9th at Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate

3/19/2024 4:29:00 PM

RESULTS: TEAM | PLAYER

TUCSON, Ariz. – The UTEP men's golf team (294-307-300—901) finished tied for ninth place at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate at the Tucson Country Club (par 72 | 7,533 yards) on Tuesday afternoon.

The Miners shot 12-over par 901, tying with Utah Valley (292-311-298—901) and finishing four strokes behind eighth-place Abilene Christian (296-306-295—897). Host Arizona (283-285-279) won the tournament, penciling in a 17-under par 847. New Mexico (289-285-286) placed second at 4-under par 860. Long Beach State (295-279-298—872) finished third, while Denver (300-314-306—920) finished in last place.

Dylan Teeter (74-75-70) was the top Miner, firing a 3-over par 219 and finishing 17^th overall. Teeter tallied 12 birdies and eagled hole 14 (par 4) in the first round.

Braden Smith (71-78-75—224) finished 35^th overall. Smith registered eight birdies.

Eddie Sandoval (73-78-76—227) made his UTEP debut as the El Paso product from Franklin High School finished tied for 42^nd overall. He recorded nine birdies, including five in round one.

Patrick Foley (77-76-80—233) and Jacob Presutti (76-81-79—236) rounded out the order of finish for the Miners.

Arizona's Tiger Christensen (69-72-65) shot 10-under par 206 to capture the individual championship while his teammates Tianyi Xiong (67-73-68—208) and Sam Sommerhauser (69-69-74—212) finished second and third, respectively.

THE NEXT 54
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