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Southern Highlands Collegiate
Washington In 14th After First Round of Southern Highlands Collegiate
March 02, 2025 | Men's Golf
LAS VEGAS βΒ The Washington men's golf team got off to a fairly strong start to the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Sunday but faltered as the round wore on, finishing the opening round tied for 14th.
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As a team, UW carded nine birdies on an unrelenting desert course, hitting the clubhouse 24 shots over par. No. 2 ranked Auburn was the only team to post a red number in round one, leading the pack at one-under.
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"It was a really brutal day conditions wise and it was an extreme challenge out there," head coach Alan Murray said. This is a super golf course and the greens are really awesome. To putt on them in 30-45 mph winds was a real grind."
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Finn Koelle paced the Huskies in the opening round, mixing three birdies with six bogeys for a +3, tied for 22nd. Freshman Jake Foley is one shot back of his sophomore teammate, carding a 76 to tie for 30th.
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"Finn is our best player and we place a heavy burden on him," Murray said. "His scores don't reflect how well he is doing a lot of things. he keeps progressing and a big tournament is not far away for him.
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"Jake birdied two of his last three, which was impressive and his calm nature was a real asset in these conditions."
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Fellow freshman Jack Murphy is a few shots back at seven-over, tied for 59th, while Drew Warford and Abel Derksen round things out for the Huskies at 10 and 11-over, respectively.
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"Jack had a couple of loose tee shots that cost him and he struggled with his shorter putts in the strong winds," Murray said. "This was a good learning experience for him on these type of greens. Drew and Abel really struggled and they will be eager for round two to start so they can give a better account of themselves."
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Washington will tee off from hole 10 to start round two, beginning at 10:20 a.m. PT. The Huskies will be paired with Georgia and SMU.
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"We will digest today and talk about how we can do things better tomorrow," Murray concluded. "For our freshmen an event like this is such a great learning experience and it was a day that was unforgiving. Although we hoped for a higher position on the leaderboard it was honestly a day that we got better."
For more information on the UW men's golf team, follow @UW_MGolf on X and Instagram.
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As a team, UW carded nine birdies on an unrelenting desert course, hitting the clubhouse 24 shots over par. No. 2 ranked Auburn was the only team to post a red number in round one, leading the pack at one-under.
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"It was a really brutal day conditions wise and it was an extreme challenge out there," head coach Alan Murray said. This is a super golf course and the greens are really awesome. To putt on them in 30-45 mph winds was a real grind."
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Finn Koelle paced the Huskies in the opening round, mixing three birdies with six bogeys for a +3, tied for 22nd. Freshman Jake Foley is one shot back of his sophomore teammate, carding a 76 to tie for 30th.
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"Finn is our best player and we place a heavy burden on him," Murray said. "His scores don't reflect how well he is doing a lot of things. he keeps progressing and a big tournament is not far away for him.
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"Jake birdied two of his last three, which was impressive and his calm nature was a real asset in these conditions."
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Fellow freshman Jack Murphy is a few shots back at seven-over, tied for 59th, while Drew Warford and Abel Derksen round things out for the Huskies at 10 and 11-over, respectively.
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"Jack had a couple of loose tee shots that cost him and he struggled with his shorter putts in the strong winds," Murray said. "This was a good learning experience for him on these type of greens. Drew and Abel really struggled and they will be eager for round two to start so they can give a better account of themselves."
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Washington will tee off from hole 10 to start round two, beginning at 10:20 a.m. PT. The Huskies will be paired with Georgia and SMU.
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"We will digest today and talk about how we can do things better tomorrow," Murray concluded. "For our freshmen an event like this is such a great learning experience and it was a day that was unforgiving. Although we hoped for a higher position on the leaderboard it was honestly a day that we got better."
For more information on the UW men's golf team, follow @UW_MGolf on X and Instagram.
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