ST. GEORGE—The Utah Valley University men's golf team shot a final-round 2-under-par 286 and finished all alone in second place in the 12-team field at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational with a three-round score of 26-under-par 838 (271-281-286). UVU's Gabe Lysen tied for seventh on the individual leaderboard at 7-under-par 209 (68-70-71).
 
The Wolverines finished the three-day tournament all alone in second place behind tournament winner Utah (-41). UVU finished ahead of 10 other schools, including Southern Utah (-21), Sacramento State (-8), Northern Colorado (-8), Utah State (-8), Dixie State (-7), Weber State (+6), Oral Roberts (+9), Air Force (+18), SIU Edwardsville (+34), and North Dakota (+74).
 
"It was a great start to the season," said Utah Valley head coach Chris Curran. "It's been a while since we've had every round under par. From top to bottom, we were very solid."
 
Lysen led the Wolverines with a three-round score of 7-under-par 209 (68-70-71) to tie for seventh in the 81-player field. The graduate student carded a 1-under-par 71 in Monday's final round, tallying five birdies and 10 pars.  
 
Brady McKinlay shot a 3-over-par 75 in the final round and finished ninth with a three-round score of 6-under-par 210 (65-70-75). McKinlay had three birdies on the front nine and finished the day with 10 pars.
 
Kai Iguchi carded a 2-over-par 74 on Monday and wrapped up the tournament with a three-day total of 4-under-par 212 (69-69-74) to finish 12th. Iguichi had a pair of birdies with 13 pars on the day.
 
Joseph Glenn finished the tournament in a tie for 17th with a three-round 2-under-par 214 (69-75-70). Glenn shot a 2-under-par 70 in the final round with one eagle, four birdies, and 10 pars.
 
Zane Loveland carded a 1-under-par 71 in Monday's final round to finish the tournament with a three-day score of even par 216 (73-72-71) to finish in a tie for 26th.  
 
Caden Weber and Aaron Yeates each played the tournament as individuals. Weber shot a 3-under-par 69 on Monday to finish in a tie for 22nd with a three-day total of 1-uynder-par 215 (72-74-69). Yeates shot a 13-over-par 85 on Monday to finish tied for 73rd at 24-over-par 240 (78-77-85).
 
Utah Valley will continue spring play at The Joust at Goose Creek, Feb. 22-23, at Goose Creek Golf Club in Jurupa Valley, California.