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Snow wiped out Saturday’s action at the Men’s Pac-12 Championship at Boulder Country Club, but officials hope to resume play on Sunday, ideally completing a 54-hole tournament, down from the usual 72 holes.
A dozen players, including the indiviudal co-leaders Wyndham Clark (a Coloradan who is in his senior year at Oregon) and Carl Yuan of Washington, have not yet completed 36 holes. Everyone in the field needs to finish at least two rounds for the championship to become official.
With temperatures expected to reach the low 50s on Sunday, the second round will resume, possibly as early as 10 a.m. If the weather cooperates early enough, a third round — with a shotgun start — will follow.
Several inches of snow fell on the BCC course on Friday night and Saturday morning, and snow still covered much of the course as the sun was setting on Saturday.
The last time the Men’s Pac-12 Championship — then known as the Pac-10 — was shortened to 54 holes was in 1989 in Seattle.
Clark, the No. 1-ranked men’s college player in the nation, stands at 2 under par through 34 holes along with Yuan, a sophomore. Clark has claimed two individual titles so far this college season and won the 2010 CGA Amateur at Boulder Country Club.
Clark’s Oregon squad leads the team competition by three over Washington. The host University of Colorado is in sixth place.
For a wrapup of Friday’s play from the championship, CLICK HERE.
Men’s Pac-12 Championship
April 28-30, 2017 at Par-70 Boulder CC
Team Scores
1. Oregon +16
2. Washington +19
3. Stanford +26
4. California +31
4. Southern California +31
6. Colorado +33
7. UCLA +35
8. Arizona State +36
9. Arizona +41
10. Washington State +46
11. Oregon State +52
12. Utah +56
CU Individuals
6. Ethan Freeman +2 through 34 holes
10. Spencer Painton +5 through 36
25. Yannik Paul +7 through 36
42. John Souza +10 through 36
49. Wilson Belk +11 through 36
58. Victor Bjorlow +13 through 36
Also
T1. Coloradan Wyndham Clark, Oregon -2 through 34
67. Coloradan Kyler Dunkle, Utah +15 through 36
For live scoring from the Pac-12 meet, CLICK HERE.
UNC Men Third, Welch Fourth Individually: The University of Northern Colorado remained in third place through Saturday’s second round of the Men’s Big Sky Championship in Boulder City, Nev.
With a 33-over-par 609 total going into the final round, the Bears trail leader Sacramento State by 20 strokes.
Two UNC players are in the top 10 heading into Sunday’s final 18. Freshman Coby Welch (74-72–146) holds fourth place and teammate Joshua Matz (72-79–151) is seventh. Aaron Beverly of Sacramento State is setting the pace at 143.
Men’s Big Sky Championship
April 28-30, 2017 in Boulder City, Nev.
3. (out of 8 teams) Northern Colorado 306-303–609
4. Coby Welch 74-72–146
7. Joshua Matz 72-79–151
11. Andrew Romano 79-74–153
28. Li Chen 83-78–161
32. Sam Marley 81-82–163