Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, February 23
Palm Desert, Calif. / Classic Club
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Colorado State
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Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Day 3
Junior Jack Ainscough shot a 2-under 70 in the final round
Photo by: Nick Monaghan
Rams Again Improve, Finish Fourth At Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
2/23/2020 6:45:00 PM | Men's Golf
CSU fires its lowest round of the tournament and third-best final round to move up four spots on final day
PALM DESERT, Calif. – Colorado State moved significantly up the leaderboard for the second straight day to finish fourth at the 2020 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, Feb. 20-22. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by the University of Wyoming, was played at Classic Club (Par 72 – 7,305 yards) in Palm Desert, Calif.
The Rams fired the third-best round of the day and their best round of the tournament, improving three shots over the second round with a third-round total of 5-under 283 and finishing at even-par 864. Auburn won the team title at 22-under 842, 18 shots better than Charlotte in second at 4-under 860. Denver was third at 3-under 861, followed by CSU in fourth and Oregon and TCU tied for fifth at 2-over 866.
Juniors Parathakorn Suyasri and Jack Ainscough led the Rams with a 54-hole total of 1-under 215 each, with Ainscough having the best individual round of the tournament for CSU with a 2-under 70 today. Sophomore Davis Bryant tied for 31st at 1-over 217, with senior AJ Ott one shot back at 2-over 218 after a final round 2-under 70. Sophomore Oscar Teiffel tied for 74th at 10-over 226, while sophomore Akedanai Ponghathaikul played as an individual and tied for 68th at 9-over 225.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Christian Newton
On the final round
We had another nice round today. We counted no double bogeys this time, which plagued us in the first two rounds. I saw tons of great shots and lots we can improve on moving forward. All in all a nice start to the spring.
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES
NEXT UP
Colorado State returns to action on Monday-Tuesday, March 9-10 at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic, being played at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif.
The Rams fired the third-best round of the day and their best round of the tournament, improving three shots over the second round with a third-round total of 5-under 283 and finishing at even-par 864. Auburn won the team title at 22-under 842, 18 shots better than Charlotte in second at 4-under 860. Denver was third at 3-under 861, followed by CSU in fourth and Oregon and TCU tied for fifth at 2-over 866.
Juniors Parathakorn Suyasri and Jack Ainscough led the Rams with a 54-hole total of 1-under 215 each, with Ainscough having the best individual round of the tournament for CSU with a 2-under 70 today. Sophomore Davis Bryant tied for 31st at 1-over 217, with senior AJ Ott one shot back at 2-over 218 after a final round 2-under 70. Sophomore Oscar Teiffel tied for 74th at 10-over 226, while sophomore Akedanai Ponghathaikul played as an individual and tied for 68th at 9-over 225.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Christian Newton
On the final round
We had another nice round today. We counted no double bogeys this time, which plagued us in the first two rounds. I saw tons of great shots and lots we can improve on moving forward. All in all a nice start to the spring.
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES
- CSU moved up one spot from last year's finish in the event, as the Rams were fifth last year.
- This season, the Rams against schools from the various conferences are:
- Mountain West – 11-0
- Pac-12 – 6-0 (41-30-1 over last three years)
- Big Ten – 1-0 (8-0 over last three years)
- Southeastern Conference (SEC) – 6-3
- Atlantic Coast Conference – 1-1-1
- The Rams have now finished in the top five in four of their five events this year, holding a 66-9 head-to-head record.
- Junior Jack Ainscough has finished in the top 21 individually in each of his three tournaments in the team lineup this season.
NEXT UP
Colorado State returns to action on Monday-Tuesday, March 9-10 at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic, being played at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif.
| Teams | ||
| 1 | Auburn | 280-283-279=842 (-22) |
| 2 | Charlotte | 279-287-294=860 (-4) |
| 3 | Denver | 289-285-287=861 (-3) |
| 4 | Colorado State | 295-286-283=864 (E) |
| T5 | Oregon | 278-299-289=866 (+2) |
| T5 | TCU | 292-285-289=866 (+2) |
| T7 | North Texas | 286-289-293=868 (+4) |
| T7 | Fresno State | 289-294-285=868 (+4) |
| 9 | Boise State | 285-288-297=870 (+6) |
| 10 | Colorado | 289-293-292=874 (+10) |
| 11 | Cal State Northridge | 288-310-277=875 (+11) |
| 12 | Wyoming | 294-298-284=876 (+12) |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 293-292-298=883 (+19) |
| 14 | UT Arlington | 295-302-288=885 (+21) |
| 15 | Seattle | 294-304-291=889 (+25) |
| 16 | South Dakota State | 297-299-298=894 (+30) |
| 17 | New Mexico State | 300-304-293=897 (+33) |
| 18 | UC Santa Barbara | 300-302-296=898 (+34) |
| 19 | San Diego | 299-307-297=903 (+39) |
| 20 | Southern Utah | 307-303-304=914 (+50) |
| 21 | UC Riverside | 315-312-305=932 (+68) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1 | Tyler Severin (Wyoming) | 70-71-66=207 (-9) |
| 2 | Graysen Huff (Auburn) | 70-72-67=209 (-7) |
| T3 | Mats Ege (CSU - Northridge) | 66-75-69=210 (-6) |
| T3 | Tom Gueant (Oregon) | 6474-72=210 (-6) |
| T3 | Brandon Mancheno (Auburn) | 69-71-70=210 (-6) |
| T21 | Parathakorn Suyasri (Colorado State) | 73-71-71=215 (-1) |
| T21 | Jack Ainscough (Colorado State) | 74-71-70=215 (-1) |
| T31 | Davis Bryant (Colorado State) | 74-71-72=217 (+1) |
| T33 | AJ Ott (Colorado State) | 75-73-70=218 (+2) |
| T68 | Akedanai Ponghathaikul (Colorado State-Ind.) | 74-76-75=225 (+9) |
| T74 | Oscar Teiffel (Colorado State) | 74-76-76=226 (+10) |
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