Aggie Golfers Finish in Third Place at Southern Utah Invitational

Utah State's men's golf team shot a final round 4-under 284 and finished in third-place with a 1-over 577 (293-284) at the Southern Utah-hosted Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational held here at the par-72, 6,900-yard Sunbrook Golf Club. In all, USU's second round 284 was the best round of the day and tied for the second-best round of the tournament.
 
Northern Colorado finished first in the 11-team field at 4-under-par 572 (282-290), while Southern Utah's Jake Vincent (70-68) and Middle Tennessee's Cooper Sears (69-69) shared medalist honors at 6-under-par 138.
 
For Utah State, sophomore Andy Hess recorded his best-ever tournament finish as he tied for fifth place at 2-under-par 142 (75-67). For Hess, it was his second-career under-par finish and his first-career top-10 placing. Furthermore, his final round 67 is tied for his best-ever round, and marks just his third-career round in the 60s and ninth-career round under par.
 
Also competing for Utah State was junior Chase Lansford, who tied for eighth place at 1-under 143 (73-70), marking his sixth-career under par finish and third-career top-10 placing. With his final round 70, Lansford has now recorded a team-best 16 rounds under par in his career.
 
Other Aggies who played in the tournament include freshman Cameron Tucker, who tied for 15th place at 1-over 145 (72-73), sophomore Colten Cordingley, who tied for 21st place at 3-over 147 (73-74) and junior Hayden Eckert, who tied for 25th place at 6-over 150 (75-75).
 
Utah State will return to action on Sunday, March 10, when it travels to Bandon, Ore., to compete in the Gonzaga-hosted Bandon Dunes Championship.
 
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TEAM RESULTS
1.  Northern Colorado – 282-290 --- 572 (-4)
2.  Middle Tennessee – 284-289 --- 573 (-3)
3.  UTAH STATE – 293-284 --- 577 (+1)
4.  Southern Utah – 293-287 --- 580 (+4)
5.  Utah Valley – 305-289 --- 594 (+18)
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1.  Jake Vincent, Southern Utah – 70-68 --- 138 (-6)
1.  Cooper Sears, Middle Tennessee – 69-69 --- 138 (-6)
3.  Tanner Owens, Middle Tennessee – 70-69 --- 139 (-5)
4.  Joshua Matz, Northern Colorado – 68-72 --- 140 (-4)
5.  Jack Castiglia, Northern Colorado – 72-70 --- 142 (-2)
5.  Andy Hess, Utah State – 75-67 --- 142 (-2)
5.  Ali Hameed, Southern Utah – 72-70 --- 142 (-2)
 
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T5.   Andy Hess – 75-67 --- 142 (-2)
T8.   Chase Lansford – 73-70 --- 143 (-1)
T15. Cameron Tucker – 72-73 --- 145 (+1)
T21. Colten Cordingley – 73-74 --- 147 (+3)
T25. Hayden Eckert – 75-75 --- 150 (+6)