Welch finishes in Top 10 at NCAA Regional

PULLMAN, WASH. – The 2018-19 season came to an end on Wednesday for the Northern Colorado men's golf team completed the final round of the Pullman Regional. The Bears finished in 12th place at the regional after shooting a final round 2-over, 282. For the tournament, UNC shot a 1-under 839.

Coby Welch had the best individual finish for the team by ending up in a tie for seventh by shooting a 9-under 201. On the final day of play, Welch shot a 2-under 68. He carded five birdies on the day, three on the back nine and two on the front.

Joshua Matz closed out his career as a Bear by finishing in a tie for 33rd with a 2-under 208. He shot a 1-over 71 on Wednesday.

For the third straight day, Jack Castiglia posted an even-par 70. The freshman who shot even-par all three rounds ended up in a tie for 40th by shooting a 210. He once again was a par machine with 16 on the day to go with his one birdie and one bogey.

Marcus Tait joined the lineup for the final day and shot a 3-over 73 for the team. After being one over at the turn, he had a colorful second nine that included three birdies, three bogeys, two pars and a double bogey.

The Bears 2018-19 season ends after they won their second straight Big Sky Championship and advanced to their second straight NCAA Regional.

Name (Place)	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
Northern Colorado (12)	283	274	282	839
Coby Welch (T7)	66	67	68	201
Joshua Matz (T33)	70	67	71	208
Jack Castiglia (T40)	70	70	70	210
Nick Sharp (63)	77	70	81	228
Li Chen	80	81	DNP	161
Marcus Tait	DNP	DNP	73	73

Prenzlow's perspective
"Another nice event for Coby! As a team, we really struggled to get anything going today. The putts were not dropping early but the guys really did a great job of hanging in there and finishing the round! Sad to see Joshua finish his career but we wish him the best with his professional career. Jack was superb all week, he is just now realizing how good he can become. We substituted Marcus in today for Li and he did a good job of hanging in there and playing a competitive round. This team was a pleasure to watch compete the entire season. They certainly raised the standards of Bear golf for our incoming freshman!"

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