Golf places 15th at BYU tournament
Aggie Senior Tyson McFarland placed tied for 11th overall at the BYU-hosted PING Cougar Classic on Friday and Saturday. McFarland led the USU men’s golf team to a tie for 15th place.
Colorado State University won the tournament with a combined score of 17-under 847 (288-284-275) and BYU’s Zac Blair beat the field with an 11-under 205 (71-69-65) to earn the individual championship.
McFarland, a native of Rexburg, Idaho, and transfer from BYU, shot 1-over 73 in the first round and 2-over 74 in the second before he shaved six strokes from his second-round score to card a 68 on his final round. This tournament marks the fourth time McFarland has finished with a top-15 score this season.
The Aggies were in 16th after the first two rounds on day one of the tournament. Utah State senior Benjamin Schilleman shot 77 in the second round before coming back in the third to take 10 strokes off of his score for a season-best round score of 67. Schilleman’s 67 is just one above his collegiate best and was the second-best round of the day. The Layton High School graduate ended the tournament even-par 216 (72-77-67).
USU’s Austin French was tied with Schilleman in 53rd after the first two rounds. French, a junior from Idaho Falls, fell on the third day to tie for 83rd at the tournament at a final score of 13-over 231 (74-75-80).
Junior Chanse Godderidge finished the first two rounds 8-over 152 with a pair of 76s, but shot an 80 on the final round to drop into a tie for 90th-place overall.
Sophomore Brendan Dennis from Union High School in Roosevelt, Utah, finished in 89th-place with an 15-over 231 (78-77-76).
The final competition for the Aggies will be the WAC Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday, May 2-4.
– tavin.stucki@aggiemail.usu.edu
Utah State individual results
T11. Tyson McFarland – 73-74-68 – 215 (-1)
T15. Benjamin Schilleman – 72-77-67 – 216 (E)
T83. Austin French – 74-75-80 – 229 (+13)
89. Brendan Dennis – 78-77-76 – 231 (+15)
T90. Chanse Godderidge – 76-76-80 – 232 (+16)
Team results
1. Colorado State – 284-288-275 – 847 (-17)
2. UNLV – 280-285-286 – 851 (-13)
3. Pacific – 292-280-285 – 857 (-7)
4. UC Davis – 289-286-283 – 858 (-6)
5. Idaho – 287-291-282 – 860 (-4)
15. Utah State – 295-302-291 – 888 (+24)