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Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
Chugh Takes Second at Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
10/4/2022 7:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
Boulder, Colo. — Sophomore Raghav Chugh finished six-under par, taking second-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational for the best tournament finish of his career.
Chugh finished one stroke behind Utah Valley's Brady McKinlay for medalist honors.
Chugh finished the second round with a 68 and closed with a 69, becoming the first Owl to shoot in the 60's all three rounds since Michael Whitehead at the 2011 Border Olympics. The New Dehli, India native tied the 36-hole school record (135) and his 54-hole score of 204 tied the second lowest in school history.
He has three rounds in the 60's this year and nine in his career. He's also recorded five rounds of par or better this year and he has 20 in his career.
Rice took third-place at three-over par, four strokes behind first-place Wyoming. The Owls set school records for 36-hole (555) and 54-hole scores (843)
Freshman Henry Daly finished the second round with a 67 before closing with a 73 to tie for 11th-place at one-under par. He became the first Owl to start the season with consecutive top-20 finishes since Jake Benson in 2019-20, who had three straight to start the year. He also has four rounds in the 60's this year and four rounds of par or better.
Graduate student Jay Kirchdorfer had the best finish of his career, tying for 14th-place. He closed the second round with a 72 before carding a 71 to finish one-over par. He set career-lows for 36-hole (140) and 54-hole score (211).
Freshman Lukas Boandl finished nine-over par in a tie for 59th-place. He finished the second round with a 74 before closing with a 75. Senior Forrest Park finished in 81st-place at 15-over par after posting a 74-77.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We let this one slip away, but I'm proud of the guys for giving themselves a chance to win. We have a young squad and I know this experience will benefit us as we move through the season. We took away a lot of positives this week."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links next week, Oct. 9-11, at the Tempest Collegiate in Gladewater, Texas.
Team Results
1 Wyoming 271-288-279/838 -2
2 Colorado 274-283-282/839 -1
3 Rice 274-281-288/843 +3
t4 Arkansas State 277-288-280/845 +5
t4 Utah Valley 284-282-279/845 +5
6 UTEP 283-289-277/849 +9
7 Louisiana-Monroe 279-284-287/850 +10
t8 Grand Canyon 285-284-283/852 +12
t8 Boise State 284-288-280/852 +12
10 UMKC 284-289-280/853 +13
11 Denver 285-288-282/855 +15
t12 Washington State 284-289-285/858 +18
t12 Utah State 288-286-284/858 +18
14 Nevada 286-287-288/861 +21
15 Northern Colorado 300-283-291/874 +34
16 Southern Utah 293-304-299/896 +56
Chugh finished one stroke behind Utah Valley's Brady McKinlay for medalist honors.
Chugh finished the second round with a 68 and closed with a 69, becoming the first Owl to shoot in the 60's all three rounds since Michael Whitehead at the 2011 Border Olympics. The New Dehli, India native tied the 36-hole school record (135) and his 54-hole score of 204 tied the second lowest in school history.
He has three rounds in the 60's this year and nine in his career. He's also recorded five rounds of par or better this year and he has 20 in his career.
Rice took third-place at three-over par, four strokes behind first-place Wyoming. The Owls set school records for 36-hole (555) and 54-hole scores (843)
Freshman Henry Daly finished the second round with a 67 before closing with a 73 to tie for 11th-place at one-under par. He became the first Owl to start the season with consecutive top-20 finishes since Jake Benson in 2019-20, who had three straight to start the year. He also has four rounds in the 60's this year and four rounds of par or better.
Graduate student Jay Kirchdorfer had the best finish of his career, tying for 14th-place. He closed the second round with a 72 before carding a 71 to finish one-over par. He set career-lows for 36-hole (140) and 54-hole score (211).
Freshman Lukas Boandl finished nine-over par in a tie for 59th-place. He finished the second round with a 74 before closing with a 75. Senior Forrest Park finished in 81st-place at 15-over par after posting a 74-77.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We let this one slip away, but I'm proud of the guys for giving themselves a chance to win. We have a young squad and I know this experience will benefit us as we move through the season. We took away a lot of positives this week."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links next week, Oct. 9-11, at the Tempest Collegiate in Gladewater, Texas.
Team Results
1 Wyoming 271-288-279/838 -2
2 Colorado 274-283-282/839 -1
3 Rice 274-281-288/843 +3
t4 Arkansas State 277-288-280/845 +5
t4 Utah Valley 284-282-279/845 +5
6 UTEP 283-289-277/849 +9
7 Louisiana-Monroe 279-284-287/850 +10
t8 Grand Canyon 285-284-283/852 +12
t8 Boise State 284-288-280/852 +12
10 UMKC 284-289-280/853 +13
11 Denver 285-288-282/855 +15
t12 Washington State 284-289-285/858 +18
t12 Utah State 288-286-284/858 +18
14 Nevada 286-287-288/861 +21
15 Northern Colorado 300-283-291/874 +34
16 Southern Utah 293-304-299/896 +56
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