Pioneers Finish 10th at PING Arizona Intercollegiate

Jan. 31, 2006

TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of Denver men's golf team shot 297-288 in the final two rounds Tuesday to finish in 10th place with a 54-hole total of 867 (15-over par) at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate golf tournament held at Arizona National Golf Club. The Pioneers shot rounds of 282-297-288 - 867 and finished 23 strokes back of tournament winner Brigham Young, who won the event with an 18-under par total of 834.

Brigham Young won the tournament by nine strokes over both Arizona State and Arizona, who finished tied for second at 9-under par 843. New Mexico was fourth (848) followed by Pepperdine (850) and Tulsa (850), Texas A&M (862), Texas (863), Arizona B team (865) and Denver.

Senior Charlie Soule (Longmont, Colo.) picked up right where he left off in the fall season and was Denver's low finisher, finishing in a tie for 12th place with a 54-hole total of 212 (1-under par). Soule shot 72-72-68 - 212 and finished eight strokes out of a three-way tie for first place. Arizona's Henry Liaw won individual medalist honors with an eagle on the fourth playoff hole over ASU's Alejandro Canizares.

Next for the Pioneers was senior Anthony Gillick (Arlington Heights, Ill.), who had a very solid first spring tournament in finishing in a tie for 26th with a 54-hole total of 216 (3-over par). Senior James Love (Calgary, Alberta), after opening with a 3-under par 68 Monday, finished with rounds of 74-77 and finished tied for 40th at 219 (5-over par).

Freshman Chris Gilman (Yorba Linda, Calif.) shot 71-75-74 - 220 (7-over par) and finished in a tie for 46th and freshman Jeff Koprivetz (Yorba Linda, Calif.) rounded out DU's scoring in a tie for 77th.

The Pioneers are next in action beginning Monday, Feb. 13 when they play in the Thunderbird Invitational in St. George, Utah. The Pioneers won this event in 2005.

10 Denver, U. of 282 297 288 867

T12 Charlie Soule 72 72 68 212

T26 Anthony Gillick 71 76 69 216

T40 James Love 68 74 77 219

T46 Chris Gilman 71 75 74 220

T77 Jeff Koprivetz 75 81 78 234

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