Aggie golfers take sixth
Sophomore Benjamin Schilleman led the Aggies to sixth place at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Golf Invitational yesterday, finishing at one under par.
Schilleman was tied for first after the first round of the two-day tournament at five under par. Junior Chanse Godderidge shot 71, one under par. The Aggies were in fourth place after the first day, only five shots out of the lead.
Aggie head coach Dean Johansen said after one day his team was doing okay.
“(Godderidge) played really well,” Johansen said. “He had a stretch of a couple bad holes or he would’ve been right there with Ben.”
On the second day, no Aggie golfer shot better than 75, and the team dropped to its sixth-place finish at 16 over par. Schilleman finished tied for seventh at 143. Godderidge finished tied for 23rd at 146, two over par.
“I think we’ve got some kids who haven’t played a whole lot of events, they’re actually doing quite well,” Johansen said. “Something you’ve got to do is learn how to finish a round and those guys are just a little bit inexperienced so I think over all we’re in good shape.”
Senior Tyson MacFarland, normally USU’s top golfer, tied for 46th overall with a score of 153 and nine over par, which Johansen said wasn’t a normal round for MacFarland.
“Tyson didn’t play as well as he normally does,” Johansen said. “He’s getting a little refocus; I don’t think you’ll see him shoot the same number as he did today.”
The Aggie golfers will next compete in the Snowman Invitational at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz., hosted by Washington State on Monday, Feb. 21.
Final Scores:
1. Dixie State – 285-285 – 570 (-6)
2. College of Charleston – 288-287 – 575 (-1)
3. Utah Valley – 286-290 – 576 (E)
4. Cal State Fullerton – 291-287 – 578 (+2)
5. British Columbia – 293-297 – 590 (+14)
6. UTAH STATE – 290-302 – 592 (+16)
–tavin.stucki@aggiemail.usu.edu