Kevin Beavers |
Senior Kevin Beavers ties for 11th individually at Portland’s first men’s golf tournament of the spring
ST. GEORGE, Utah --- Senior Kevin Beavers fired a final-round 68 to finish in a tie for 11th place overall as the Portland Pilots tied for 13th at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational at Sunbrook Golf Club. Beavers finished with a three-under 141 for the 36-hole tournament.
Host Southern Utah, which placed three golfers in the top 20, took home the team trophy after carding a 562 in the 18-team tournament. The Thunderbirds finished three strokes better than runner-up Denver (565). Oral Roberts (570) finished third and Utah (575) placed fourth.
Colorado State’s Aaron Weston claimed medalist honors to lead the Rams (576) to a fifth-place finish. Weston defeated Duncan Stewart in a playoff after both golfers finished with a nine-under 135. Weston closed with a 64 to force the playoff. Utah Valley State’s Nic Van Vuuren finished one stroke back at 136.
Beavers opened with a first-round 73 on the par-72 course. Freshman Terence Macatangay claimed Portland’s best opening round with a two-under 70. Macatangay finished with a 149 to tie for 53rd place. Senior Jake Easterly tied for 61st with a 150 (78-72), while freshman Thomas Robertson (158) and junior Zach Thompson (159) rounded out the scoring for the Pilots.
Portland totaled a 298 for both rounds to finish with a 596.
The Pilots next hit the links for the Rainmaker Cup, an exhibition match at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore. on Feb. 17-18.
Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational - Final Results
Sunbrook Golf Club (St. George, Utah) - Par 72 - 6,781 yards
Team Scores:
1. Southern Utah (282-280) 562; 2. Denver (286-279) 565; 3. Oral Roberts (287-283) 570; 4. Utah (290-285) 575; 5. Colorado State (297-279) 576; t6. Washington State (287-290) 577; t6.Boise State (299-278) 577; 8. Dixie State (287-292) 579; 9. Nevada (290-290) 580; 10. Jacksonville (292-296) 588; 11. Grand Canyon (290-299) 589; 12. San Francisco (287-303) 590; t13. Portland (298-298) 596; t13. Nicholls State (292-304) 596; 15. Utah State (292-305) 597; 16. Utah Valley State (301-297) 598 ; 17. Mc Neese State (299-306) 605; 18. Idaho State (303-312) 615.
Individual Leaders:
**1. Aaron Weston, Col. St. (71-64) 135, -9; 2. Duncan Stewart, Jack’ville (67-68) 135, -9; 3. Nic Van Vuuren, UVSC (67-69) 136, -8; t4. Troy Merritt, Boise St. (71-67) 138, -6; t4.Eric Nilsson, So. Utah (70-68) 138, -6; t4. Jordan Madison, Wash. St. (70-68) 138, -6.
Portland Scores:
t11. Kevin Beavers (73-68) 141, -3; t53. Terrence Macatangay (70-79) 149, +5; t61. Jake Easterly (77-73) 150, +6; 94. Thomas Robertson (80-78) 158, +14; t95. Zack Thompson (78-81) 159, +15.
