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9/24/2017 4:51:00 PM | Men's Golf
ERIE, CO - Men's golf will be back on the course Monday at the Colorado National Golf Club for the 8th Annual Mark SImpson Colorado Invitational. UNC will be one of 19 teams competing in this years field. The 54-hole tournament will take place over two days with 108 players competing. The Bears have finished in the top half of both tournaments they've competed in so far this season, their best being a 7th place finish at the Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs.
A pair of upperclassmen have led the way this season. Senior Andrew Romano has shot par or better in four of his six rounds, his best being a five-under par round at the Falcon Invite. Romano is averaging a score 71.33 to lead the Bears. He has one top 10 finish, a tie for 7th at the Falcon Invite. Right on his heels is junior Joshua Matz who is averaging a score of 71.5. Matz has been ultra-steady this season, with his best round of two-under par coming at last week's Ram Masters in Fort Collins. That performance was good enough to tie him for 12th place. In six rounds, Matz has not shot higher than a 73 this season.
Sophomore Coby Welch is also off to a strong start averaging 72.5. Welch is looking to find more consistency as the season goes along, but he showed how good he can be shooting a school record 63 at the Falcon Invite. Welch's best finish was a tie of 10th at the Falcon Invite.
Senior Sam Marley has a scoring average of 74.83. His best round was a 69 at last week's Ram Masters, as well as his best finish, a tie for 42nd overall.
Freshman Marcus Tait is averaging 77.16 with his top round being a two-over par 74.
8th Annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
The University of Colorado is hosting the 8th annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational on September 25-26 in
nearby Erie, Colo. Here is the basic tournament information:
COURSE INFORMATION The tournament will take place at Colorado National Golf Club (CNGC) in Erie, which is located about
12 miles east of Boulder. The championship layout is a 7,676-yard, par-72 configuration, and the greens feature bent grass.
The telephone number to the golf shop is 303/926-1723; the course also has a web site at www.coloradonationalgolfclub.com.
CNGC has hosted previous U.S. Amateur qualifiers, Colorado PGA Section championships, the 2011 NCAA Colorado Men's
Regional and the 2012 NCAA Women's West Regional.
FORMAT (54 holes) Afternoon practice rounds on Sunday, Sept. 24; 36 holes of continuous play (foursomes) on Monday
(Sept. 25) with a shotgun format start at 8:15 a.m. (MDT), 18 holes on Tuesday (Sept. 26) in a staggered shotgun format
(top four teams will play in five tee times off No. 1 beginning at 7:55 a.m.; rest in a shotgun at 8:15).
2017 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS (5-man teams/count 4): Air Force, Arkansas-Little Rock, Cal State-Northridge, Colorado,
Houston Baptist, Idaho, Loyola-Marymount, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Seattle, Southern Utah, UC-Riverside, Utah,
Utah State, Utah Valley State, UT-Rio Grande Valley, Weber State, Wofford and Wyoming. That's 19 schools in all (plus a CU
"Silver," or "B" team) along with13 individual slots (the five from CU's "B" team won't appear in the final standings; three
from Air Force and Colorado State, two from Wyoming and one each from Colorado State, Northern Colorado AND Utah) an
overall 108-man field. No team rankings by Golfweek or GolfStat have been issued at press time; the highest ranked teams at
the close of the 2016-17 season in the field are Colorado (42) and Oregon State (75).
PACE OF PLAY A combination of UnderFour principles as well as Pac-12 Pace of Play guidelines that the conference has
adopted will once again be utilized.
RESULTS Barring logistical mishaps, we will have live scoring on GolfStat.com. Regardless, tournament results will be
available on CU's web site, www.CUBuffs.com linked from within the Colorado story and/or from our golf page. First Round
results should be posted by 3:15 p.m. (MDT) on Monday; the second round should be up by 8:30 p.m. (MDT) that evening
and final results by 3:00 p.m. (MDT) on Tuesday.
Colorado Golf Notes / MARK SIMPSON Invitational INFORMATION 2-2-2
Simpson Team Champions
Year Champion (#) Score To Par Runner-Up Score Diff. Teams Players ^U-Par ^Even Avg.
2010 New Mexico (1) 300-276-283—859 - 5 Colorado State 860 1 14 84 9 5 75.10
2011 Colorado (1) 282-278-280—840 - 24 New Mexico 845 5 15 84 17 4 74.04
2012 Oregon State (1) 284-277-282—843 - 21 Colorado 845 2 14 80 26 5 72.96
2013 Colorado (1) 299-290-293—882 + 18 ............... ... 0 16 84 3 1 75.96
Washington State (3) 308-288-286—882 + 18
2014 Colorado (1) 276-280—556 - 20 San Diego 568 12 17 91 21 3 74.38
2015* Colorado (2) 275-293-279—847 + 7 ............... ... 0 12 74 2 1 73.79
Missouri-Kansas City (1) 280-283-284—847 + 7
2016 Colorado (1) 282-276-286—844 - 20 Wyoming 845 1 18 108 29 6 73.62
(*--played at Boulder CC; all others at CNGC; #—number in ( ) denotes team position heading into final round; ^—players under/even par for tournament.)
Individual Medalists
Year Champion Runner-Up
2010 Mark Hubbard, San Jose State 69-70-70—209 (- 7) Travis Ross, New Mexico 74-69-68—211
2011 Beau Schoolcraft, Colorado 66-66-73—205 (-11)
Alex Ching, San Diego 69-66-70—205 (-11)
2012 Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State 71-67-64—202 (-14) Brian Jung, Oregon State 67-71-67—205
2013 Preston Stanley, Houston Baptist 71-70-69—210 (- 6) Craig Hornberger, Campbell 73-72-70—215
2014 David Oraee, Colorado 64-67—131 (-13) Petter Mikalsen, Denver 69-67—136
2015 Antoine Rozner, UMKC 68-71-69—208 (- 2) Kamrin Allen, Wyoming 70-69-70—209
2015 Coby Welch, Northern Colorado 70-69-66—205 (-11) Ryan Wallen, Wyoming 73-65-68—206
Simpson Records
Low Team Round 275 (-13) Colorado, 2012 (third round) Low 36-Hole Total 556 (-20) Colorado, 2014
275 (- 5) Colorado, 2015 (first round; at Boulder CC, par-70)
High Team Round 329 (+41) Southern Utah, 2010 (first round) Low 54-Hole Total 840 (-24) Colorado, 2011
Low Individual Round 64 (-8) Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State, 2012 (third round)
64 (-8) David Oraee, Colorado, 2014 (first round)
Low Individual Nine Holes 31 (-5) on 6 occasions
High Individual Round 96 (+14) Lawrence Ree, Loyola-Marymount, 2014 (first round)
Low Individual 36-Hole Total 131 (-13) David Oraee, Colorado 2014
Low Individual 54-Hole Total 202 (-14) Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State, 2012
Improvement, Individual 21 (96 in 1st round, 75 in second), Lawrence Ree, Loyola-Marymount, 2014
14 (83 in 1st round, 69 in second), Tyler Engel, Colorado, 2012
13 (83 in 1st round, 70 in second), Zach Zaremba, Wyoming, 2010
13 (87 in 1st round, 74 in second), Matt Codd, Denver, 2014
Improvement, Team 26 (329 in 1st round, 303 in second), Southern Utah, 2010
26 (308 in 1st round, 282 in second), Wyoming, 2012
24 (300 in 1st round, 276 in second), New Mexico, 2010
22 (303 in 2nd round, 281 in third), Loyola-Marymount, 2015
Subpar Rounds, Tournament 3, Colorado (2011, 2012, 2016), New Mexico (2011), Oregon State (2012), Wyoming (2016)
Holes-In-One (0) none
Most Team Appearances 7, by Air Force, Colorado, Northern Colorado, Wyoming
Mark Simpson served as Colorado's head coach for 29 years (1977-2005), until he passed away at the age of 55 on
Dec. 5, 2005; he was inducted earlier that year into the GCAA Hall of Fame. This tournament is named in his honor.
A pair of upperclassmen have led the way this season. Senior Andrew Romano has shot par or better in four of his six rounds, his best being a five-under par round at the Falcon Invite. Romano is averaging a score 71.33 to lead the Bears. He has one top 10 finish, a tie for 7th at the Falcon Invite. Right on his heels is junior Joshua Matz who is averaging a score of 71.5. Matz has been ultra-steady this season, with his best round of two-under par coming at last week's Ram Masters in Fort Collins. That performance was good enough to tie him for 12th place. In six rounds, Matz has not shot higher than a 73 this season.
Sophomore Coby Welch is also off to a strong start averaging 72.5. Welch is looking to find more consistency as the season goes along, but he showed how good he can be shooting a school record 63 at the Falcon Invite. Welch's best finish was a tie of 10th at the Falcon Invite.
Senior Sam Marley has a scoring average of 74.83. His best round was a 69 at last week's Ram Masters, as well as his best finish, a tie for 42nd overall.
Freshman Marcus Tait is averaging 77.16 with his top round being a two-over par 74.
8th Annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
The University of Colorado is hosting the 8th annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational on September 25-26 in
nearby Erie, Colo. Here is the basic tournament information:
COURSE INFORMATION The tournament will take place at Colorado National Golf Club (CNGC) in Erie, which is located about
12 miles east of Boulder. The championship layout is a 7,676-yard, par-72 configuration, and the greens feature bent grass.
The telephone number to the golf shop is 303/926-1723; the course also has a web site at www.coloradonationalgolfclub.com.
CNGC has hosted previous U.S. Amateur qualifiers, Colorado PGA Section championships, the 2011 NCAA Colorado Men's
Regional and the 2012 NCAA Women's West Regional.
FORMAT (54 holes) Afternoon practice rounds on Sunday, Sept. 24; 36 holes of continuous play (foursomes) on Monday
(Sept. 25) with a shotgun format start at 8:15 a.m. (MDT), 18 holes on Tuesday (Sept. 26) in a staggered shotgun format
(top four teams will play in five tee times off No. 1 beginning at 7:55 a.m.; rest in a shotgun at 8:15).
2017 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS (5-man teams/count 4): Air Force, Arkansas-Little Rock, Cal State-Northridge, Colorado,
Houston Baptist, Idaho, Loyola-Marymount, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Seattle, Southern Utah, UC-Riverside, Utah,
Utah State, Utah Valley State, UT-Rio Grande Valley, Weber State, Wofford and Wyoming. That's 19 schools in all (plus a CU
"Silver," or "B" team) along with13 individual slots (the five from CU's "B" team won't appear in the final standings; three
from Air Force and Colorado State, two from Wyoming and one each from Colorado State, Northern Colorado AND Utah) an
overall 108-man field. No team rankings by Golfweek or GolfStat have been issued at press time; the highest ranked teams at
the close of the 2016-17 season in the field are Colorado (42) and Oregon State (75).
PACE OF PLAY A combination of UnderFour principles as well as Pac-12 Pace of Play guidelines that the conference has
adopted will once again be utilized.
RESULTS Barring logistical mishaps, we will have live scoring on GolfStat.com. Regardless, tournament results will be
available on CU's web site, www.CUBuffs.com linked from within the Colorado story and/or from our golf page. First Round
results should be posted by 3:15 p.m. (MDT) on Monday; the second round should be up by 8:30 p.m. (MDT) that evening
and final results by 3:00 p.m. (MDT) on Tuesday.
Colorado Golf Notes / MARK SIMPSON Invitational INFORMATION 2-2-2
Simpson Team Champions
Year Champion (#) Score To Par Runner-Up Score Diff. Teams Players ^U-Par ^Even Avg.
2010 New Mexico (1) 300-276-283—859 - 5 Colorado State 860 1 14 84 9 5 75.10
2011 Colorado (1) 282-278-280—840 - 24 New Mexico 845 5 15 84 17 4 74.04
2012 Oregon State (1) 284-277-282—843 - 21 Colorado 845 2 14 80 26 5 72.96
2013 Colorado (1) 299-290-293—882 + 18 ............... ... 0 16 84 3 1 75.96
Washington State (3) 308-288-286—882 + 18
2014 Colorado (1) 276-280—556 - 20 San Diego 568 12 17 91 21 3 74.38
2015* Colorado (2) 275-293-279—847 + 7 ............... ... 0 12 74 2 1 73.79
Missouri-Kansas City (1) 280-283-284—847 + 7
2016 Colorado (1) 282-276-286—844 - 20 Wyoming 845 1 18 108 29 6 73.62
(*--played at Boulder CC; all others at CNGC; #—number in ( ) denotes team position heading into final round; ^—players under/even par for tournament.)
Individual Medalists
Year Champion Runner-Up
2010 Mark Hubbard, San Jose State 69-70-70—209 (- 7) Travis Ross, New Mexico 74-69-68—211
2011 Beau Schoolcraft, Colorado 66-66-73—205 (-11)
Alex Ching, San Diego 69-66-70—205 (-11)
2012 Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State 71-67-64—202 (-14) Brian Jung, Oregon State 67-71-67—205
2013 Preston Stanley, Houston Baptist 71-70-69—210 (- 6) Craig Hornberger, Campbell 73-72-70—215
2014 David Oraee, Colorado 64-67—131 (-13) Petter Mikalsen, Denver 69-67—136
2015 Antoine Rozner, UMKC 68-71-69—208 (- 2) Kamrin Allen, Wyoming 70-69-70—209
2015 Coby Welch, Northern Colorado 70-69-66—205 (-11) Ryan Wallen, Wyoming 73-65-68—206
Simpson Records
Low Team Round 275 (-13) Colorado, 2012 (third round) Low 36-Hole Total 556 (-20) Colorado, 2014
275 (- 5) Colorado, 2015 (first round; at Boulder CC, par-70)
High Team Round 329 (+41) Southern Utah, 2010 (first round) Low 54-Hole Total 840 (-24) Colorado, 2011
Low Individual Round 64 (-8) Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State, 2012 (third round)
64 (-8) David Oraee, Colorado, 2014 (first round)
Low Individual Nine Holes 31 (-5) on 6 occasions
High Individual Round 96 (+14) Lawrence Ree, Loyola-Marymount, 2014 (first round)
Low Individual 36-Hole Total 131 (-13) David Oraee, Colorado 2014
Low Individual 54-Hole Total 202 (-14) Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State, 2012
Improvement, Individual 21 (96 in 1st round, 75 in second), Lawrence Ree, Loyola-Marymount, 2014
14 (83 in 1st round, 69 in second), Tyler Engel, Colorado, 2012
13 (83 in 1st round, 70 in second), Zach Zaremba, Wyoming, 2010
13 (87 in 1st round, 74 in second), Matt Codd, Denver, 2014
Improvement, Team 26 (329 in 1st round, 303 in second), Southern Utah, 2010
26 (308 in 1st round, 282 in second), Wyoming, 2012
24 (300 in 1st round, 276 in second), New Mexico, 2010
22 (303 in 2nd round, 281 in third), Loyola-Marymount, 2015
Subpar Rounds, Tournament 3, Colorado (2011, 2012, 2016), New Mexico (2011), Oregon State (2012), Wyoming (2016)
Holes-In-One (0) none
Most Team Appearances 7, by Air Force, Colorado, Northern Colorado, Wyoming
Mark Simpson served as Colorado's head coach for 29 years (1977-2005), until he passed away at the age of 55 on
Dec. 5, 2005; he was inducted earlier that year into the GCAA Hall of Fame. This tournament is named in his honor.
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