Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Paintbrush Invitational Day 2
Recap: Rams Finish 11th at Paintbrush Invitational
10/11/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
PARKER, Colo. - The Colorado State men's team couldn't find their stride on the final day of play and finished 11th at the the inaugural Paintbrush Invitational, Oct. 10-11. The two-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by the University of Denver, was played at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colo.
The Rams concluded their second round of play early in the day, finishing it with an 11-over 299 for the 18 and a 36-hole score of 12-over 588. CSU then could not get things going in challenging conditions for the rest of the day and posted a 20-over 308 to finish at 32-over 896. Oklahoma State, ranked sixth in the country, took the tournament title at 14-under 850, nine shots clear of runner-up Colorado at 5-under 859. Texas Tech was third at 3-under 861, with defending national champion Oregon (4-over 868) and New Mexico (7-over 871) rounding out the top five teams in the 15-team field.
"We are all disappointed with the overall finish especially since we were one shot back of the lead through 27 holes," head coach Christian Newton said. "However, we aren't discouraged. This is only a small piece of our overall resume. We welcome the challenge to work hard the next two weeks with preparation for our final fall event in Hawaii."
Individually, CSU's team score was led by sophomore Jake Staiano, who shot a team-best 3-under 69 in the last round and moved into a tie for 31st at 5-over 221. Senior Blake Cannon was next two shots back at 7-over 223, tied for 34th. Junior Max Oelfke tied for 44th at 10-over 226, while junior Colton Yates was at 11-over 227, tied for 51st. Freshman AJ Ott completed the team effort at 24-over 240 in 81st. Playing as an individual, senior Jimmy Makloski was the top CSU player in a tie for 25th at 4-over 220.
Denver's Petter Mikalsen took home the medalist honor at 13-under 203, three shots ahead of Oklahoma State individual Kristoffer Ventura at 10-under 206.
The Rams will conclude the fall portion of their 2016-17 season at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational in Princeville, Hawai'I, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
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| Teams | ||
| 1. Oklahoma State | 290-278-282=850 (-14) | |
| 2. Colorado | 293-283-283=859 (-5) | |
| 3. Texas Tech | 286-285-290=861 (-3) | |
| 4. Oregon | 282-292-294=868 (+4) | |
| 5. New Mexico | 288-285-298=871 (+7) | |
| 6. Wyoming | 289-293-296=878 (+14) | |
| 7. Denver | 292-291-297=880 (+16) | |
| 8. Washington State | 305-291-289=885 (+21) | |
| 9. Northern Colorado | 298-288-299=885 (+21) | |
| 10. Iowa | 301-288-299=888 (+24) | |
| 11. Colorado State | 289-299-308=896 (+32) | |
| 12. Oral Roberts | 300-304-297=901 (+37) | |
| 13. South Dakota | 302-307-305=914 (+50) | |
| 14. Loyola Marymount | 306-301-313=920 (+56) | |
| 15. Air Force | 308-303-311=922 (+58) | |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1. | Petter Mikalsen (Denver) | 70-64-69=203 (-13) |
| 2. | Kristoffer Ventura (Oklahoma State-Ind.) | 68-69-69=206 (-10) |
| 3. | Stratton Nolen (Oklahoma State) | 74-66-70=210 (-6) |
| Andre Garcia (New Mexico) | 70-67-73=210 (-6) | |
| Wyndham Clark (Oregon) | 72-68-70=210 (-6) | |
| T 25. | Jimmy Makloski (Colorado State-Ind.) | 72-73-75=220 (+4) |
| T 31. | Jake Staiano (Colorado State) | 78-74-69=221 (+5) |
| T 34. | Blake Cannon (Colorado State) | 72-75-76=223 (+7) |
| T 44. | Max Oelfke (Colorado State) | 69-74-83=226 (+10) |
| T 51. | Colton Yates (Colorado State) | 71-76-80=227 (+11) |
| 81 | AJ Ott (Colorado State) | 77-79-84=240 (+24) |
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