SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—The Utah Valley men's golf team claimed its third team title of the season with a first-place finish at the UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate on Tuesday at Sandpiper Golf Club with a two-round score of 6-over-par 582 (292-290).
The Wolverines win their third team title of the season with wins at the Pat Hicks Invitational, Loyola Intercollegiate, and now the Santa Barbara Intercollegiate. Utah Valley finished first ahead of 11 other teams. UVU won by four strokes over second place Cal State Northridge.
"It was a big day for our guys," said Utah Valley head coach
Chris Curran. "We kept the momentum from yesterday going coming down the stretch. Having already won this spring, the guys were in familiar territory. We didn't have our best stuff but to have five guys finish in the top-15 is pretty amazing."
Kai Iguchi shot a final-round even par 72 to lead the Wolverines with a third-place finish with a two-round 1-over-par 145 (73-72). The tie for third is the best finish of Iguchi's career. The senior golfer carded four birdies in his final round to go along with 10 pars.
Brady McKinlay shot a final-round even par 72 to finish in a tie for seventh with a two-round score of 2-over-par 146 (74-72). McKinlay tallied three front-nine birdies in his final round. The seventh-place finish is the fifth top-10 finish of the season for McKinlay.
Joseph Glenn carded a 2-over-par 74 in his final round on Tuesday to finish in a tie for ninth at 3-over-par 147 (73-74). Glenn recorded four birdies on Tuesday, including three on the back nine. The ninth-place finish is Glenn's third top-10 finish of the season.
Ethan Efford shot a final-round even-par 72 to tie for 12th with a two-round score of 4-over-par 148 (76-72). Efford had four birdies in his final round, including three on the front nine.
Caden Weber shot a 5-over-par 77 on Tuesday to finish tied for 15th with a two-round 5-over-par 149 (72-77).
Evan Lawrence, who played individually, carded a final-round 5-over-par 77 to finish in a tie for 39th with a two-round 12-over-par 156 (79-77).
Utah Valley will have one final tune-up before the WAC Championship as the team will compete in the PING Cougar Classic, April 21-22, at Riverside Country Club in Provo. The Wolverines will then travel to Boulder City, Nevada for the WAC Championship, April 28-30, at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
