GOODYEAR, Ariz.—Dane Huddleston shot a final-round 2-over-par 74 on Tuesday to lead the Utah Valley men's golf team with a 13th place finish at the Loyola Intercollegiate at Palm Valley Golf Club with a three-round score of 6-under-par 210 (69-67-74).
Utah Valley carded an 11-over-par 299 in the final round to fall seven spots on the 20-team leaderboard to finish in a tie for 11th with a three-round score of 5-under-par 859 (287-273-299).
"Golf is a funny game," said Utah Valley head coach
Chris Curran. "We didn't have anything go our way today. We couldn't get anything going. We are still trying to find our identity as a team."
Huddleston's 2-over-par 74 in the final round included four birdies, including three on the front nine. He finished in a tie for 13th on the 116-player individual leaderboard at 6-under-par 210 (69-67-74).
Ryan Seamons shot a 3-over-par 75 on Tuesday to finish tied for 26th with a three-round 3-under-par 213 (72-66-75). He had one back-nine birdie on the day to go along with 13 pars in his final round.
Isaiah Ellis, who played the tournament individually, shot a final-round 1-under-par 71 to move nine spots up the leaderboard to finish tied for 33rd with a three-round 2-under-par 71 (214). Ellis carded five birdies in his final round.
Kai Iguchi shot a 2-over-par 76 in the final round to finish in a tie for 57th with a three-round score of 2-over-par 218 (70-72-76).
Andrew Hawk shot a final-round 4-over-par 76 to finish in a tie for 77th at 5-over-par 221 (77-68-76).
Braden O'Grady carded a 2-over-par 74 in Tuesday's final round to finish in a tie for 106th at 11-over-par 227 (76-77-74). O'Grady recorded UVU's lone eagle of the final round on the 515-yard par 5 second hole.
Utah Valley will continue spring play as the team travels to the Beaver State to compete in the Bandon Dunes Championship, March 10-12, at the Pacific Dunes Course in Bandon, Oregon.