Contact: Danny Mattie, Assistant SID For Release: April 16, 2014 www.csurams.com Phone: 970/491-5050 E-mail: d.mattie@colostate.edu Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept. 8-9 T12th/16 (294-296-298--888) Ram Masters Invitational Fort Collins, Colo. Sept. 16-17 2nd/15 (280-284-284--848) William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Albuquerque, N.M. Sept. 27-28 9th/17 (305-303-303--911) Alister MacKenzie Invitational Sonoma, Calif. Oct. 14-15 11th/16 (291-288-294--873) Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate Las Cruces, N.M. Oct. 21-22 2nd/17 (289-286-289--864) John A. Burns Intercollegiate Lihu e, Hawai i Feb. 19-21 T11th/17 (293-295--588) Del Walker Intercollegiate Long Beach, Calif. March 3-4 9th/11 (284-283-282--849) ASU Thunderbird Invitational Tempe, Ariz. March 21-23 T12th/15 (287-292-300--879) The Goodwin Stanford, Calif. March 28-30 T13th/18 (286-291-289--866) El Macero Classic El Macero, Calif. April 18-20 7th/12 (297-297-294--888) MW Championships April 25-27 2013-14 Schedule Tucson, Ariz. Follow the Rams > For more information on CSU men s golf log onto CSURams. com, follow the Rams on twitter (@CSUMensGolf) and like Colorado State Men s Golf on Facebook. Season Records (2013-14) Season low round...280 Season low tournament total...848 Season highest tournament finish...2nd All-Time Lows All-time low round...259 All-time low tournament total...787 (A) Highest tournament finish...1st (30 times) Next on the tee: The Colorado State men s golf team will travel to Tucson, Ariz., to compete in the MW Championship, Friday-Sunday at the Omni Tucson National Resort. The setting: The tournament will be held at the Catalina Course at Omni Tucson National Resort in Tucson, Ariz. The course will feature a par-71 layout that stretches 7,144 yards. Tournament format: Following practice rounds on Thursday, the 54-hole tournament will be played over three days, Friday-Sunday, with 18 holes of competition slated for each day. Golfers will tee off at Hole 1 in groups, beginning at 7 a.m. Colorado State, paired with Nevada and San Diego State, will tee off beginning at 7:50 a.m. on Friday. Saturday s and Sunday s groups are to be determined based on the teams and individuals total score. The field: The tournament field for the MW Championship will have all of the Mountain West teams participate in this event. Four of the 11 teams are ranked in the top 100 of the latest Golfweek rankings as of April 21st. New Mexico (22), UNLV (28), San Diego State (35), and Nevada (99) fall in the top 100 and CSU is just outside at 105. For Friday, CSU will be in the second group with San Diego State and Nevada. New Mexico and UNLV make up the first group. San Jose State (126), Air Force (134), and Fresno State (174) tee off third, followed by Wyoming(170), Boise State (185), and Utah State (180) is the final group. Live scoring: Live scoring for the MW Championship will be provided on the Mountain West Web site, TheMW.com, or on GolfStat. com. Recaps will also be available following each day of competition at CSURams.com. The Rams lineup: Colorado State will tee off at the Mountain West Championship with the Rams eighth different lineup combination of the season. The top of the Rams lineup remains familiar, with junior Cameron Harrell starting his 10th-consecutive tournament in the No. 1 position. Senior Parker Edens, is the Rams No. 2 for the seventh-consecutive tourney. He and Harrell, along with sophomore Dominic Kieffer are the only Rams to play in all 29 rounds for the Rams entering play this weekend in Tucson, Ariz. Kieffer will play in the No. 3 position in the Rams lineup for the sixth time this season. He has also started two tourneys at No. 2 and three tournaments at No. 4. After not competing at the El Macero Classic last week, junior Patrick Winther returns to the CSU lineup for the eighth time overall, and the fifth time this season at the No. 4 position. True freshman Alec Bone makes his third straight start for the Rams at the No. 5 position. After competing three times as an individual, Bone broke into the Rams lineup prior to action in late March at The Goodwin. Rams at the MW Championship: Colorado State, a charter member of the Mountain West, has experienced great success over the years at the previous 14 conference championship tournaments. Colorado State captured both the 2008 and 2010 team championships at the event. Two Rams - Martin Laird (2002) and Ryan Peterson (2010) - have also captured individual titles. Last time out - El Macero Classic: The Colorado State men s golf team closed play at the El Macero Classic in seventh place in the 12-team field at El Macero Country Club in El Macero, Calif., behind a pair of top-20 finishes by senior Parker Edens and sophomore Dominic Kieffer. Edens finished sixth in the event, tying his season-high finish, and was named the Mountain West Men s Golfer of the Week. Edens led the Rams from start to finish in the tournament, carding rounds of 73-74-71, to finish with a three-round score of 218 (+2). Kieffer s three-round total of 221 (+5) was good enough for 12th place, the top individual finish of his two-year career at CSU. Junior Cameron Harrell finished one stroke outside the top 20, carding a 224 (+5). The Rams also utilized a pair of freshmen - Jimmy Makloski and Alec Bone - in the lineup for the first time together this season. Makloski opened with rounds of 74 and 73, but slid into a tie for 45th with a closing 83 to finish at 230 (+14). Bone shot 74-78-80 to tally a three-round score of 232 (+16). Up next: The Rams with a strong showing at the MW Championships hope to return to the postseason with a berth in the NCAA Regionals, scheduled for May 15-17. NAME YEAR HEIGHT WEIGHT HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Alec Bone FR (HS) 5-10 150 Phoenix, Ariz. (Boulder Creek High School) Parker Edens RS-SR (2L) 5-10 175 Greeley, Colo. (South Dakota State University) Cameron Harrell JR (2L) 6-1 170 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy High School) Logan Iverson FR (HS) 6-2 190 Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier High School) Dominic Kieffer SO (1L) 6-0 165 Byron, Minn. (Byron High School) Jimmy Makloski FR (HS) 5-11 165 Pueblo, Colo. (South High School) Brett Wilson SO (1L) 6-0 170 Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain High School) Patrick Winther RS-JR (TR) 5-10 155 Copenhagen, Denmark (Oklahoma State University) Head Coach: Christian Newton (Second Year) Assistant Coach: Bret Guetz (Second Year) 2013-14 Roster 311 McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, Colo. 80523 Phone: (970) 491-5067 Fax: (970) 491-1348 Tickets: 1-800-491-RAMS
Alec Bone FR 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 72 77 75 224 (+8) T48* 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational 77 73 78 228 (+18) T71* 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 2/19-21 John A. Burns Intercollegiate^ 77 77 -- 145 (+1) T77* 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 3/28-30 The Goodwin 76 75 70 221 (+11) T65 4/18-20 El Macero Classic 74 78 80 232 (+16) T53 2013-14 Individual Results Dominic Kieffer SO 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 71 75 74 220 (+4) T34 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational 67 75 72 214 (+4) T15 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 79 77 75 231 (+15) T49 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 79 73 73 225 (+9) T64 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 74 82 78 234 (+21) T77 2/19-21 John A. Burns Intercollegiate^ 77 73 -- 150 (+6) T56 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate 71 71 69 211 (+1) T16 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 72 75 76 223 (+10) T54 3/28-30 The Goodwin 73 68 75 216 (+6) T41 4/18-20 El Macero Classic 76 73 72 221 (+8) 12 Parker Edens RS-SR 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 75 74 76 225 (+9) T52 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational 72 72 70 214 (+4) T15 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 79 70 77 226 (+10) T27 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 69 73 74 216 (E) T27 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 70 70 73 213 (E) T6 2/19-21 John A. Burns Intercollegiate^ 70 75 -- 145 (+1) T23 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate 70 70 71 211 (+1) T16 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 73 71 76 220 (+3) T43 3/28-30 The Goodwin 69 77 73 219 (+9) T55 4/18-20 El Macero Classic 73 74 71 218 (+2) T6 Cameron Harrell JR 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 72 72 72 216 (E) 15 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational 70 67 67 204 (-6) T1 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 73 73 76 222 (+6) T14 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 70 71 72 213 (-3) T16 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 70 72 71 213 (E) T6 2/19-21 John A. Burns Intercollegiate^ 76 71 -- 147 (+3) T35 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate 71 72 75 218 (+8) T45 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 71 73 72 216 (+3) T30 3/28-30 The Goodwin 75 75 72 222 (+12) T71 4/18-20 El Macero Classic 76 77 71 224 (+8) T21 Logan Iverson FR 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 76 76 75 227 (+11) 72 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 2/19-21 John Burns Intercollegiate^ -- -- -- -- DNP 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 3/28-30 The Goodwin -- -- -- -- DNP 4/18-20 El Macero Classic -- -- -- -- DNP Jimmy Makloski FR 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational 71 70 75 216 (+6) T22 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 76 86 75 237 (+21) T77 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 76 71 73 220 (+7) T22 2/19-21 John A. Burns Intercollegiate^ 74 77 -- 151 (+7) T64 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate 74 70 72 216 (+6) T35 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 80 73 78 231 (+18) T75 3/28-30 The Goodwin -- -- -- -- DNP 4/18-20 El Macero Classic 74 73 83 230 (+14) T45 Brett Wilson SO 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 76 76 76 228 (+12) T65 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational 73 75 75 223 (+13) T53 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 77 83 78 238 (+22) T80 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 2/19-21 John Burns Intercollegiate^ -- -- -- -- DNP 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational -- -- -- -- DNP 3/28-30 The Goodwin -- -- -- -- DNP 4/18-20 El Macero Classic -- -- -- -- DNP Patrick Winther RS-JR 9/8-9 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 76 75 76 227 (+11) T59 9/16-17 Ram Masters Invitational 80 73 73 226 (+16) T62* 9/27-28 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate -- -- -- -- DNP 10/14-15 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 76 71 77 224 (+8) T62 10/21-22 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 75 73 72 220 (+7) T22 2/19-21 John A. Burns Intercollegiate^ 73 76 -- 149 (+5) T48 3/3-4 Del Walker Intercollegiate 72 72 70 214 (+4) T30 3/21-23 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 71 75 76 222 (+9) T50 3/28-30 The Goodwin 69 73 74 216 (+6) T41 4/18-20 El Macero Classic -- -- -- -- DNP Bold indicates a season best ^ Shortened to two rounds by weather Player Events Rounds Strokes Average Count Percentage Low Round Low 54 Wins Top-5 Top-10 Top-20 Best Finish Alec Bone* 5 14 1059 75.64.286 (4/14) 70 221 -- -- -- -- T48 Parker Edens 10 29 2107 72.66.966 (28/29) 69 213 -- -- 2 4 T6 Cameron Harrell 10 29 2095 72.24.966 (28/29) 67 204 1 1 2 5 T1 Logan Iverson* 2 6 454 75.67.333 (2/6) 75 227 -- -- -- -- 72 Dominic Kieffer 10 29 2145 73.97.828 (24/29) 67 211 -- -- -- 3 12 Jimmy Makloski 7 20 1501 75.05.650 (13/20) 70 216 -- -- -- -- T22 Brett Wilson 3 9 689 76.55.666 (6/9) 73 223 -- -- -- -- T53 Patrick Winther* 8 23 1698 73.83.826 (19/23) 69 214 -- -- -- -- T22 Team Totals 10 29/107 8454 291.52 280 848 -- 2 5 10 2 * Includes rounds played as an individual 2013-14 Individual Statistics
Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sept. 8-9 Colorado Springs, Colo. Eisenhower Golf Club - Blue 16 Teams 88 Individuals Par 72 7,401 yards T12 Colorado State... 294-296-298--888 (+24) 15 Cameron Harrell...72-72-72--216 (E) T34 Dominic Kieffer...71-75-74--220 (+4) T48 Alec Bone*...72-77-75--224 (+8) T52 Parker Edens...75-74-76--225 (+9) T59 Patrick Winther...76-75-76--227 (+11) T65 Brett Wilson...76-76-76--228 (+12) Team Champion: Air Force -- 849 (-15) Medalist: Kyle Westmoreland (Air Force) -- 204 (-12) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Colorado State men s golf team finished play at the 2013 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational on Monday, closing the season-opening tournament in a tie for 12th place behind the steady play of junior Cameron Harrell who carded a third consecutive round of even-par 72 to finish 15th overall in the field of 88. We played the front 2-under with the counters today, so we were close but failed to close out the round, said Head Coach Christian Newton. We are all disappointed but certainly not discouraged. In 6 days we play our home event, so we have to forget this one and move forward immediately. Harrell, who paced the Rams with a three-round score of 216, stormed out to a strong start sitting at 3-under through 13 holes, before closing out with three bogies in the final five holes to finish at even-par for a third consecutive round. The Colorado Springs native echoed his coach s sentiments, saying: We didn t finish today off as well as we hoped to, but we have a week to regroup and really fine-tune everything we need for our home tournament. Sophomore Dominic Kieffer shaved a stroke off his second-round total with a 2-over 74 in Monday s final round. He closed the tournament four strokes off Harrell s pace in a tie for 34th with a three-round score of 220 (71-75-74). Senior Parker Edens, junior newcomer Patrick Winther and sophomore Brett Wilson each carded rounds of 76 (+4) on Monday. Edens finished tied for 52nd with a three-round total of 225 (+9), while Winther carded a 227 (+11) to tie for 59th, one stroke ahead of Wilson who tied for 65th. Rams true freshman Alec Bone, playing as an individual in his collegiate debut, carded a three-round score of 8-over 224 to grab a share of 48th in the 88-player field. Host Air Force held on for the team title, carding a 286 (-2) to finish with a 13-under par total of 849, 12 strokes ahead of second-place UTEP (861). Rivals Colorado and Wyoming finished tied for third at 3-over (867), while Mountain West Conference newcomer Nevada rounded out the top 5 with a score of 869 (+5). The Falcons Kyle Westmoreland took home medalist honors on his home course, tallying a 204 (-12) to finish ahead of teammate Matthew Dunn and UTEP s Frederik Dreier who tied for second with a 209 (-7). The Rams return home to Fort Collins to begin preparations for CSU s own Ram Masters Invitational presented by Pedersen Toyota. CSU hosts the tournament, now in its second year, at the Fort Collins Country Club next Monday and Tuesday. Ram Masters Invitational presented by Pedersen Toyota Sept. 16-17 Fort Collins, Colo. Fort Collins Country Club 15 Teams 84 Individuals Par 70 7,121 yards 2 Colorado State...280-284-284--848 (+7) T1 Cameron Harrell...70-67-67--204 (-6) T15 Dominic Kieffer...67-75-72--214 (+4) T15 Parker Edens...72-72-70--214 (+4) T22 Jimmy Makloski...71-70-75--216 (+6) T53 Brett Wilson...73-75-75--223 (+13) T62 Patrick Winther*...80-73-73--226 (+16) T71 Alec Bone*...77-73-78--228 (+18) Team Champion: Denver -- 847 (+7) Medalists: Cameron Harrell (Colorado State)/Oskar Arvidsson (Denver) -- 204 (-6) FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Junior Cameron Harrell notched his first collegiate victory on Tuesday afternoon, holding off a hard charge by the University of Denver s Oskar Arvidsson to tie for medalist honors at the second annual Ram Masters Invitational presented by Pedersen Toyota at Fort Collins Country Club. As a team, however, the Rams came up just short, when the Pioneers - led by Arvidsson s 6-under 64 - carded a tournament-low round of 272 (-8) during Tuesday s final 18 to edge CSU by one stroke in the team standings. We came up just a little short, and that is obviously disappointing, but your hats off to Denver because they played fantastic, shooting 8-under par to come back and win by a shot, said Rams head coach Christian Newton. (Denver) came and won the tournament, we didn t lose it by any means. We were just a little short and we ll have to learn from that. Despite the team coming up one stroke short for the second straight year, the Rams were excited to see Harrell capture his first collegiate win. Cam has his first individual win in college, which is huge for him, added Newton. It will be a springboard for him moving forward. That s the kind of player he is, and he needs to see himself in that regard. It s going to be huge for Cameron and we re just extremely proud of him. Harrell excelled in a pressure-filled day, matching his second-round of 3-under 67 to finish with a three-round score of 204 (-6), tying Arvidsson who tallied an impressive score of 6-under to charge five spots and into a share of the title. I knew I had to shoot another good score today to at least give myself a chance, and I did, said Harrell. I played well. I felt nervous out there, but I handled the pressure pretty well. So that showed me that I can play in college golf and I m a good player. There is definitely a lot to build off this week going forward to the rest of the season. I m really proud of my performance in that sense. Two Rams joined Harrell in the top 20, as senior Parker Edens and sophomore Dominic Kieffer carded three-round scores of 214 (+4) to finish tied for 15th. Edens, who shot back-to-back 72s on Monday, shaved two strokes off his score in the final round to move up from a tie for 20th. Kieffer slid three spots with a 2-over 72 in the final round. CSU true freshman Jimmy Makloski impressed in his collegiate debut, finishing just outside the top-20 in a tie for 22nd with a three-round score of 216 (+6). Sophomore Brett Wilson rounded out the Rams lineup for the tournament and finished tied for 53rd in the 84-player field. CSU junior Patrick Winther (226) and freshman Alec Bone (228) also competed as individuals, finishing tied for 62nd and tied for 71st, respectively. Denver stormed back from seventh place to take home the team title, one stroke ahead of the Rams who have finished second in the event in each of its first two seasons. Nevada (854), Louisville (855) and Wichita State (856) rounded out the top 5. William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Sept. 27-28 Albuquerque, N.M. UNM Championship Course 17 Teams 104 Individuals Par 72 7,526 yards 9 Colorado State... 305-303-303--911 (+47) T14 Cameron Harrell...73-73-76--222 (+6) T27 Parker Edens...79-70-77--226 (+10) T49 Dominic Kieffer...79-77-75--231 (+15) T77 Jimmy Makloski...76-86-75--237 (+21) T80 Brett Wilson...77-83-78--238 (+22) Team Champion: New Mexico -- 863 (-1) Medalists: Gavin Green (New Mexico)/Andrej Bevins (New Mexico) -- 211 (-5) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Colorado State junior Cameron Harrell led the way for the third straight tournament, pacing the Rams men s golf team in a ninth-place finish against an impressive field at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate at the UNM Championship Course. We had the fifth-lowest round of the day and I feel like we left tons of shots out there, said CSU head coach Christian Newton. Playing in these tough conditions on a championship course setup will be very valuable for us moving forward. In addition we picked up several nice wins on some good teams. The Rams notched head-to-head victories against some strong opponents, including rivals Colorado and Wyoming, as well as UTEP, New Mexico State, UT Arlington, Arizona, Wichita State and UTSA, as Harrell carded a 4-over 76 to hold on for his third consecutive top-20 finish to open the season. Harrell finished 15th in the Rams season-opener at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational before tying for medalist honors at CSU s own Ram Masters Invitational in his second outing of the fall. The course played tough this week and we hung in there every day and fought through all 54 holes, said Harrell of the team effort turned in by the Rams. We have a lot of positives this week from playing in hard conditions. We just need to learn from that and have a good couple weeks of practice leading up to our next tournament. Harrell finished just ahead of Rams senior Parker Edens who figured into the scoring in the final round with a 5-over 77 to finish tied for 27. Edens closed the tourney with a three-round score of 226 (+10). Sophomore Dominic Kieffer and freshman Jimmy Makloski scored the lowest rounds of the day for the Rams, carding matching 75s (+3). Kieffer closed the tournament with a three-round 231 (+15) in a tie for 49th, while Makloski s 237 (+21) proved good enough for a tie for 77th. Both golfers moved up the leaderboard on the day, with Kieffer ascending 12 spots from 61st, and Makloski jumping 14 spots after closing Round 2 in a tie for 91st. Sophomore Brett Wilson closed the tournament tied for 80th in the 104-player field. Wilson bounced back from a second-round 83, improving five strokes in Saturday s final round to card a three-round total of 238 (+22). UNM s Gavin Green and Andrej Bevins tied for medalist honors with three-round scores of 211 (-5). The Lobos ran away with the team title, shooting 863 (-1) to finish 18 strokes ahead of second-place Arizona State. USC (887), UNLV (888) and BYU (894) rounded out the top 5. Next up, the Rams travel to Sonoma, Calif., to compete in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational hosted by Cal. The two-day tournament is scheduled for Oct. 14-15.
Alister MacKenzie Invitational Oct. 14-15 Sonoma, Calif. Sonoma Country Club 16 Teams 80 Individuals Par 72 7,103 yards 11 Colorado State...291-288-294--873 (+9) T16 Cameron Harrell...70-71-72--213 (-3) T27 Parker Edens...69-73-74--216 (E) T62 Patrick Winther...76-71-77--224 (+8) T64 Dominic Kieffer...79-73-73--225 (+9) 72 Logan Iverson...76-76-75--227 (+11) Team Champion: California -- 825 (-39) Medalist: Joel Stalter (California) -- 203 (-13) SONOMA, Calif. The Colorado State men s golf team didn t get the finish it was looking for in the final round of action at the 2013 Alister MacKenzie Invitational, instead dropping one spot in the team standings over the final 18 holes to finish 11th in the 16-team field at Sonoma Country Club. We got off to a great start today but failed to hold it together, said Rams head coach Christian Newton. The result isn t acceptable and everyone including me have to get better if we are going to accomplish our goals. We need to regroup and get ready for New Mexico State s event which is in 5 days. The Rams, led by junior Cameron Harrell and senior Parker Edens jumped out to a very good start when they teed off in the last groups on Hole 10 for the final round of play. Edens birdied each of his first four holes, while Harrell notched three birdies and one bogie through seven holes, but the Rams were unable to maintain over the course of the day. Harrell, who has closed as the Rams top finisher in each tournament this fall, once again paced the squad. After starting out 2-under through seven holes, the Colorado Springs, Colo., native bogeyed the par-3 17th and the par-3 4th, to finish his round at even-par 72, and slide one spot into a tie for 16th, his fourth top-20 finish of the year. Harrell, who has shot par or better in nine of 12 rounds for the Rams this year, closed play with a 3-under 213 (70-71-72). I played really steady all day, never really got anything going but didn t make too many mistakes either, said Harrell of his final round. Following his four straight birdies to open the round, Edens carded bogeys on three of the final four holes of the Front 9. He then birdied the Par-5 second hole to move to 2-under before carding bogeys on Holes 3, 4, 5 and 9. The Greeley, Colo., native finished the tournament in a tie for 27th, with a three-round score of even-par 216 (69-73-74). Sophomore Dominic Kieffer continued his rise up the leaderboard on Tuesday. After opening with a 7-over 79 in Round 1, Kieffer carded back-to-back scores of 73 (+1) in Rounds 2 and 3, finishing at 9-over in a tie for 64th in the 80-player field. Rams junior Patrick Winther finished one stroke ahead of Kieffer in a tie for 62nd, carding rounds of 76-77-71 in his first action in the CSU lineup since the opener at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in September. Freshman Logan Iverson, making his collegiate debut, finished 72nd with a three-round score of 227 (+11). Host California ran away with the team title. The Bears shot a combined score of 825 (-39) for the tournament to finish 22 strokes ahead of second-place UC Davis (847). Oregon State (850) took home third, while BYU and Arizona State tied for fourth at 851. Cal s Joel Stalter completed the wire-to-wire victory, shooting a 603 (-13) to edge Oregon State s David Fink by one stroke. The Rams close out their fall schedule next week, returning to the course Monday and Tuesday to face off against a 17-team field at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M. We need a really good next three days of practicing to get ready for our last tournament of the fall, added Harrell. Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate Oct. 21-22 Las Cruces, N.M. NMSU Golf Course 17 Teams 96 Individuals Par 71 7,074 yards 2 Colorado State... 289-286-289--864 (+12) T6 Cameron Harrell...70-72-71--213 (E) T6 Parker Edens...70-70-73--213 (E) T22 Patrick Winther...75-73-72--220 (+7) T22 Jimmy Makloski...76-71-73--220 (+7) T77 Dominic Kieffer...74-82-78--234 (+21) Team Champion: New Mexico State -- 858 (+6) Medalist: Brett Walker (New Mexico State) -- 207 (-6) LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Colorado State men s golf team closed the fall season on Tuesday in strong fashion, capturing a second-place finish at the 2013 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate at the New Mexico State Golf Course. I was pleased with our result this week, to finish second and only lose to the home team, said head coach Christian Newton. Cam (Harrell) and Parker (Edens) played really well, and Jimmy (Makloski) and Patrick (Winther) had some bright spots. The upperclassmen tandem of senior Parker Edens and junior Cameron Harrell led the Rams with consistent play throughout the tournament, tying for sixth with three-round scores of even-par 213, six strokes off the pace of medalist Brett Walker from New Mexico State. Harrell carded an even-par 71 during Tuesday s final round to move up from eighth place following Monday s two rounds. All of us would ve liked to save a couple shots here and there today to give us a chance to win but overall it was a good finish for the fall season, said Harrell. It s going to be nice to get some time off and rest but we need to work hard in the offseason and it ll pay off once February comes when we head to Hawai i. Edens posted his top individual finish of the fall, matching Harrell s sixth-place showing with a final round of 1-over 73, to eclipse his 15th-place standing at CSU s own Ram Masters Invitational in mid-september. Junior Patrick Winther and freshman Jimmy Makloski also finished tied in the standings, shooting three-round scores of 7-over 220 to grab shares of 22nd place. Winther closed with a 1-over 72 in Tuesday s final round, capping a season-best finish for the Oklahoma State transfer. Makloski s 2-over 73 helped the Pueblo, Colo., native match his career-best finish, set in his collegiate debut at the Ram Masters. Also competing for the Rams was sophomore Dominic Kieffer who closed play in a tie for 77th in the 96-player field with a three-round score of 234 (+21). Host New Mexico State held off CSU s charge, finishing six strokes ahead of the Rams with a team three-round score of 858 (+6) on their home course. The Rams carded a 12-over 864, seven strokes ahead of in-state rival Northern Colorado, which finished third with an 871 (+19). Wichita State (876) and UTEP (877) rounded out the top-5 in the team standings. The tournament closes out the fall slate for the Rams, who resume tournament play Feb. 19-21 at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawai i. The guys will have a week off and then we will begin our offseason practice and workouts, added Newton. It s time to hit the books hard and finish the semester strong in the class room. John A. Burns Intercollegiate Feb. 19-21 Lihu e, Hawai i Wailua Golf Course 17 Teams 90 Individuals Par 72 6,991 yards T11 Colorado State...293-295--588 (+12) T23 Parker Edens... 70-75--145 (+1) T35 Cameron Harrell... 76-71--147 (+3) T48 Patrick Winther... 73-76--149 (+5) T56 Dominic Kieffer... 77-73--150 (+6) T64 Jimmy Makloski... 74-77--151 (+7) T77 Alec Bone*... 77-77--154 (+10) Team Champion: California -- 560 (-16) Medalist: Justin Keiley (BYU) -- 134 (-10) LIHU E, Hawai i - Inclement weather on Kaua i forced the cancellation of the third round of action at the 2014 John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Friday, as the Colorado State men s golf team finished the tournament in a tie for 11th place in the 17-team field. I was very disappointed that we weren t able to play today, said head coach Christian Newton. I felt that the guys were motivated to all play well and make a move up the leaderboard. Rams senior Parker Edens, a native of Greeley, Colo., paced the Rams with a two-round score of 145 (+1). He finished in a tie for 23rd, two strokes ahead of junior Cameron Harrell, who tied for 35th at 3-over par. Junior Patrick Winther (73-76 149) and sophomore Dominic Kieffer (77-73 150), finished tied for 48th and 56th respectively. Freshman Jimmy Makloski closed the 36-hole competition in a tie for 64th, while classmate Alec Bone, competing as an individual, posted a 10-over 154 to finish tied for 77th in the 90-player field. Cal took home the team title with a two-round score of 560 (-16), while BYU s Justin Keiley claimed medalist honors. Keiley finished at 10-under (68-66--134). It s a tough lesson to learn but this happens, added Newton. All we can do now is get ready to play our next event. The Rams return to the links March 3-4, competing at the Del Walker Intercollegiate in Long Beach, Calif.
Del Walker Intercollegiate March 3-4 Long Beach, Calif. Virginia Country Club 11 Teams 64 Individuals Par 70 6,582 yards 9 Colorado State...284-283-282--849 (+9) T16 Parker Edens...70-70-71--211 (+1) T16 Dominic Kieffer...71-71-69--211 (+1) T30 Patrick Winther...72-72-70--214 (+4) T35 Jimmy Makloski...74-70-72--216 (+6) T45 Cameron Harrell...71-72-75--218 (+8) 61 Logan Iverson *...76-75-76--227 (+17) Team Champion: Minnesota -- 836 (-4) Medalist: Kevin Lee (Long Beach State) -- 202 (-8) LONG BEACH, Calif. The Colorado State men s golf team wrapped up play at the Del Walker Intercollegiate on Tuesday at the Virginia Country Club, finishing with a disappointing ninth-place showing despite top-20 finishes by sophomore Dominic Kieffer and senior Parker Edens. Our finish today was disappointing, said head coach Christian Newton. We only shot one round under par individually for the tournament on a very easy golf course. There was very little separation in this field so every shot was huge. I m very frustrated to see this group play below expectations. We have to find a way to shoot a score when we don t have all facets of our games on. Kieffer, a sophomore from Byron, Minn., carded the Rams lone score under par in Tuesday s final round thanks, in part, to an impressive shot for eagle on the par-4 ninth hole which salvaged a slow start that included a pair of bogeys on the front nine. It was a slow start for me but on nine I had some help from above when my ball found the cup from the fairway, said Kieffer. I missed a few birdie putts coming in but altogether not too bad of a day. As a team we were consistent but not low enough this week. Kieffer, who opened up with back-to-back rounds of 71 (+1) on Monday, jumped six spots into a tie with Edens and six others for 16th, with his 1-under 69 on Tuesday. It marked Kieffer s second round in the 60s this season, and his third overall in 52 career rounds at the collegiate level, while his three-round total of 211 equaled a season-low, three-strokes off his career-low score set as a freshman last season at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational. Edens, who opened with back-to-back rounds of even-par 70 on Monday, tallied three bogeys and a pair of birdies on Tuesday to slide one spot on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 16th. Junior Patrick Winther and freshman Jimmy Makloski rounded out the scoring for the Rams on the day. Winther overcame bogeys on the par-4 second hole, the par-3 seventh and the par-3 10th with birdies on the par-5 12th, the par-4 14th and the par-4 16th to finish at evenpar on the day in a tie for 30th with a three-round total of 214 (+4). Makloski closed out his tournament two strokes behind Winther in a tie for 35th. He shot 2-over on Tuesday and 6-over for the tournament to compile a three-round total of 216. Junior Cameron Harrell failed to figure into the scoring for the first time in 20 rounds this season. He stumbled out of the gate with a bogey on two, and double bogeys on No. 3 and No. 5. And after carding back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12, he bogeyed No. 17 to finish at 5-over for the day and 8-over for the tournament with a score of 218 to capture a tie for 45th. Freshman Logan Iverson, competing as an individual, closed the tournament at 17-over with a three-round score of 227 to place 61st in the 64-player field. As a team, the Rams were 13 strokes off the pace set by the Minnesota, which captured the team title with three-round team total of 836 (-4). Arizona and UC Santa Barbara finished one stroke behind the Golden Gophers at 3-under, while host Long Beach State (-2) and Wichita State (E) rounded out the top-5. LBSU s Kevin Lee captured medalist honors by firing a 63 (-7) on Tuesday to jump from 10th place and take a one-stroke victory over Cal State Northridge golfer Kyler Sauer. The Rams will look to get back on track later this month with a pair of key tournaments hosted by Pac-12 foes Arizona State (ASU Thunderbird Invitational, March 21-23) and the Stanford (Stanford Intercollegiate, March 28-30). ASU Thunderbird Invitational March 21-23 Tempe, Ariz. Karsten Golf Course 15 Teams 81 Individuals Par 71 7,026 yards T12 Colorado State... 287-292-300--879 (+27) T30 Cameron Harrell...71-73-72--216 (+3) T43 Parker Edens...73-71-76--220 (+7) T50 Patrick Winther...71-75-76--222 (+9) T54 Dominic Kieffer...72-75-76--223 (+10) T75 Jimmy Makloski...80-73-78--231 (+18) Team Champion: Arizona State -- 817 (-35) Medalist: Jon Rahm (Arizona State) -- 192 (-21) TEMPE, Ariz. The Colorado State men s golf team struggled during the last day of action at the Thunderbird Intercollegiate, falling into a tie for 12th place with a final-round team score of 300 (+16) on Sunday afternoon at Arizona State s Karsten Golf Course. The Rams closed the tournament knotted with Hawai i, 13 strokes outside of the top 10. Host Arizona State pulled away from the field for a wire-to-wire victory, shooting a team score of 810 (-35), 20 strokes ahead of second-place Iowa (837). Arizona (847) and Pepperdine (848) finished third and fourth, respectively, while Iowa State carded an 851 to round out the top 5 in the team standings. ASU s Jon Rahm, who led throughout the tourney, ran away with the individual title, carding a three-round score of 192 (-21) to finish eight strokes ahead of Arizona s Alex McMahon. Rams junior Cameron Harrell, the team leader in stroke average, once again paced CSU in the final round. Harrell, who opened the tournament with rounds of 71 (E) and 73 (+2), carded a one-over 72 during Sunday s final round to finish the tournament in a tie for 30th with a three-round score of 216 (+3) on the weekend. Behind Harrell, three Rams carded rounds of 76 (+5) to figure into the team score for CSU on Sunday. Senior Parker Edens carded a three-round score of 220 (+7) to finish tied for 43rd, two strokes ahead of junior Patrick Winther (222) who closed the tourney tied for 50th at 9-over par. Sophomore Dominic Kieffer fell into a tie for 54th, shooting a score of 10-over 223 for the tourney. Also competing for the Rams was freshman Jimmy Makloski. After firing an opening round of 80 on Friday, Makloski bounced back with a 2-over 73 on Saturday. But he carded two double bogeys on the front nine of Sunday s final round and was unable to dig out of the early hole during his round. Today was a struggle out there for our team, said Harrell. Somehow we need to find a way to get better these next couple days so we can put up a good showing next weekend in Stanford. Colorado State returns to action Friday, traveling to Palo Alto, Calif., for three days of competition at Stanford s The Goodwin. The Goodwin March 28-30 Stanford, Calif. Stanford Golf Course 18 Teams 93 Individuals Par 70 6,727 yards T13 Colorado State... 286-291-289--866 (+26) T41 Patrick Winther...69-73-74--216 (+6) T41 Dominic Kieffer...73-68-75--216 (+6) T55 Parker Edens...69-77-73--219 (+9) T65 Alec Bone...76-75-70--221 (+11) T71 Cameron Harrell...75-75-72--222 (+12) Team Champion: Stanford -- 815 (-25) Medalist: Patrick Rodgers (Stanford) -- 196 (-14) STANFORD, Calif. The Colorado State men s golf team closed play at The Goodwin on Sunday afternoon, finishing in a tie for 13th behind a career-best round by true freshman Alec Bone at Stanford Golf Course. We had a really nice round going today, said Rams head coach Christian Newton. We were even-par through 13 holes which was very good, but we failed to finish the round off playing 9-over on the way in. There were many positives to take from this week. We showed we are good enough to compete with the best teams in the country on an NCAA regional course setup. Alec s round today is the kind of golf he is capable of, and Patrick, Dom, and Parker also had nice single round efforts throughout the week. Bone, making his first appearance in the Rams lineup after three previous tournaments as an individual competitor, shot an even-par 70 during Sunday s final round, the best of his young career at Colorado State. The Phoenix, Ariz., native opened the weekend with rounds of 76 and 75 to finish with a 54-hole score of 221 (+11) in a tie for 65th. I felt good coming off the course yesterday, knowing I made a lot of good swings and got a lot of good looks at birdie and just didn t make any, said Bone of his growing confidence heading into Sunday s final round. I felt like if I got the same looks today, some of them were going to fall, and they did. I made six birdies and birdied three out of five par 3s, I came back from my bad holes very well. Overall I think I took a big step forward to the level at which I see myself playing on a regular basis. Junior Patrick Winther and sophomore Dominic Kieffer closed the tournament as the Rams top overall finishers, tying for 41st in the 93-player field. Winther shot 4-over Sunday to figure into the scoring, while Kieffer followed up his impressive round of 68 on Saturday with a 5-over 75 on Sunday and did not score for the Rams. The duo both finished the weekend at 6-over (216). Senior Parker Edens slid outside of the top-50 on Sunday, but bounced back from his Round 2 of 77, to shoot a 73 in Round 3. He opened the week with a 1-under 69 and finished play with a three-round score of 219 (+9), three strokes off the pace set by Kieffer and Winther. Junior Cameron Harrell also improved his score during Round 3. After opening with back-to-back scores of 75 on Friday and Saturday Harrell, the Rams season leader in stroke average, shaved three strokes to finish Sunday with a 2-over 72 and move into a tie for 71st with a score of 222 (+12). As a team, Colorado State dropped from 10th into a tie with Loyola Marymount for 13th on the final day of action. The Rams combined to shoot a team score of 866 (+26), finishing 51 strokes behind host and team champion Stanford (815), but just five strokes outside of the top 10. Behind Stanford, USC and UCLA tied for second (835), followed by a fourth-place finish from Washington (839). Oregon and UAB finished in a tie for fifth place, shooting scores of 843 (+3). Stanford s Patrick Rodgers closed out the wire-to-wire victory, shooting a three-round score of 196 (-14) to run away with medalist honors by six strokes. The Rams return to the course April 18-20 for the team s penultimate tournament of the spring schedule at the El Macero Classic (formerly the Winchester Classic). The event is hosted by UC Davis and Nevada, and will be held at the El Macero Country Club in El Macero, Calif.
El Macero Classic April 18-20 El Macero, Calif. El Macero Country Club 12 Teams 69 Individuals Par 72 6,912 yards 7 Colorado State... 297-297-297--888 (+24) T6 Parker Edens...73-74-71--218 (+2) 12 Dominic Kieffer...76-73-72--221 (+5) T21 Cameron Harrell...76-77-71--224 (+8) T45 Jimmy Makloski...74-73-83--230 (+14) T53 Alec Bone...74-78-80--232 (+16) Team Champion: UC Davis -- 856 (-8) Medalist: Matt Hansen (UC Davis) -- 210 (-6) EL MACERO, Calif. Colorado State senior Parker Edens notched a top-10 finish on Sunday, turning in an impressive round to cap a steady weekend of golf at the El Macero Classic in a tie for sixth place. Edens, and fellow team anchors junior Cameron Harrell and sophomore Dominic Kieffer all closed the weekend with strong showings in the final round, but the Rams were unable to come away with a solid fourth score and slid from fifth place into a seventh-place finish at El Macero Country Club. I m so proud of Parker s steady play all week, said Head Coach Christian Newton. Coach Guetz was with him all week and did a great job helping him. Dom and Cam responded well today and had nice back nines. It was pretty disappointing to have to count a round in the 80s. That hindered any type of strong team finish. But there were only six scores under par today, and we had two of them, which says a lot about Cam, Parker and Dom s rounds. Edens, a native of Greeley, Colo., continued his ascension up the leaderboard on Sunday. After opening in a tie for 14th on Friday, and moving up to 13th after Saturday s second round, he carded his lowest round of the tournament, a 1-under 71 during Sunday s finale to jump seven spots into a tie for sixth place in the 69-player field with a three-round score of 218 (+2). The sixth place tie matched his season-best finish, set in October at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate, and marked the fourth top-10 finish of his collegiate career, all coming within the last two seasons. Today was a good day, said Edens of his final round of the weekend. My whole goal today was to stay as patient as possible and be fully committed to every shot. I felt like I did a good job of that and played solid. Edens and Harrell turned in the Rams first under-par rounds of the 54-hole tournament on Sunday. The duo each tallied four birdies and three bogeys during their rounds. Harrell s score catapulted him 21 spots on the individual leaderboard, from a tie for 42nd to one stroke outside of the top 20. He finished the tournament in a four-way tie for 21st with a three-round score of 224 (+8), three strokes behind Kieffer. Kieffer s final round of even-par 72 moved him from a tie for 21st into a career-best finish of 12th place, the third top-20 finish of his collegiate career, with a 54-hole score of 221 (+5). He eclipsed the 13th place finish that he posted as a true freshman at the 2012 Alister MacKenzie Invitational. True freshmen Alec Bone and Jimmy Makloski also competed for the Rams over the weekend. Bone s final round of 80 (+8) figured into the Rams scoring in Round 3, while Makloski closed his weekend with a score of 83 (+11). Both players dropped in the individual standings. After opening with rounds of 74 and 73, Makloski sank from a tie for 13th into a tie for 45th. Bone fell from 34th into a tie for 53rd after opening with rounds of 74 and 78. Co-host UC Davis (856) finished 8-under par to run away with the team title, 16 strokes ahead of second-place CSU Fullerton (872). Grand Canyon (882), co-host Nevada (885) and Sacramento State (886) rounded out the top 5. Cal Poly (887) finished in sixth place, edging the Rams (888) by just one stroke. CSU was nine strokes better than eighth-place Marquette (897). Idaho (900) finished ninth, followed by Seattle (915), Boise State (916) and Utah Valley (930). UC Davis Matt Hansen (210) earned medalist honors after storming back from third place to overcome CSU Fullerton s Mark Anguiano (212). Anguiano had led following both Friday s and Saturday s rounds. Colorado State now turns its attention to the upcoming Mountain West Championships in Tucson, Ariz. The event will last three days, beginning Friday at Omni Tucson National Golf Course. The Rams are two-time MW champions, having taken home the team title in both 2008 and 2010. I feel really good about my game going into Mountain West Championship this week, added Edens. I m really looking forward to a course I really like this week.