University of Arizona
Winter Thaw Invitational JV
JV Posts an Eighth Place Finish at Cactus Thaw
10/20/2010 | Men's Golf
Oct. 20, 2010
SILVER CITY, N.M. - The Arizona men's golf JV team moved up a spot Tuesday at the Cactus Thaw to finish eighth in the event. UA was led by Stefan Cox who finished in a tie for 20th.
Arizona finished with an 898 (+46) on the tournament, 30 strokes behind winner Colorado-Colorado Springs.
Nick Olsgaard, who scored the team's worst rounds in both the first and second round, responded from his 81-76 day one to card a 69 (-2), easily the best round by a Wildcat, and bested only by second-place finisher Jim Knous of Colorado Mines for the tournament. Olsgaard, a freshman competing in his first collegiate tournament, finished tied for 34th.
Cox entered the day in third place, but fell out of contention with his third-round 80 (+9). Each Wildcat golfer finished one stroke apart. Cox finished at ten-over, Peter Ireland finished at 11-over, Tom Conran 12-over and Olsgaard finished 13-over.
Arizona played four golfers in a play-five, count-four format, so did not receive the luxury of discounting the team's low round that every other team had.
The team is in action again next week when it competes in the Isleworth Collegiate in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 23-25.
Top Five Teams
1 Colorado-CO Springs 295 286 287 868 (+16)
2 Fort Lewis College 289 295 294 878 (+26)
3 Western New Mexico 290 295 294 879 (+27)
4 Colorado Sc.of Mines 296 298 290 884 (+32)
5 New Mexico St. (B) 303 287 298 888 (+28)
Top Five Individuals
1 Ross Prachar, NMSU 72 69 71 212 (-1)
2 Jim Knous, CO Mines 74 74 67 215 (+2)
3 Devin Schriener, Ft. Lewis 71 72 73 216 (+3)
Chris Shoop, UCCS 76 70 70 216 (+3)
Will Holdridge, NMSU 73 72 71 216 (+3)
Patrick Beyhan, W New Mex. 69 70 77 216 (+3)
Arizona Finishers
T 20 Stefan Cox 73 70 80 223 (+10)
T 25 Peter Ireland 75 74 75 224 (+11)
T 32 Tom Conran 75 75 75 225 (+12)
T 34 Nick Olsgaard 81 76 69 226 (+13)
