UCCS in 13th After Two Rounds at Grand Canyon Invitational
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs scuffled Monday, finishing the first two rounds in 13th place at the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational.
The Mountain Lions go into Tuesday's final round and the Golf Club at Estrella trailing Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rivals Western New Mexico and Fort Lewis by 31 and four strokes respectively. UCCS had beaten both handily at the two RMAC Golf Events played earlier this season.
Only four teams shot a round Monday worse than the 307 UCCS recorded in the first round. The Mountain Lions came back to card a 293 in the afternoon round.
Cal State-San Bernardino held the team lead at 560, nine strokes better than second-place Cal State-Monterey Bay.
Tyler Bishop led UCCS golfers with a two-round score of 147 (3-over par), which tied him for 30th overall.
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| June 18, 2009 |  | Trujillo Named Regional Coach of the Year | Phil Trujillo of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was named the NCAA Division II Central Region Golf Coach of the Year. |
| June 10, 2009 |  | Bishop Named RMAC All-Time Top Golfer, Joins Hocking on All-Time Golf Team | Tyler Bishop of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference all-time top golfer, while fellow UCCS alum Marc Hocking was named to the conference's all-time golf team, the RMAC announced Wednesday. |
| May 22, 2009 |  | Mountain Lions Finish National Championship Tournament in 16th Place | Tyler Bishop birdied two of his final five holes to shoot a 4-over par 75 in Friday's final round as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs finished 16th at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championship. |
| May 21, 2009 |  | Mountain Lions Remain in 16th After Third Round at Nationals | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs remained in 16th place at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship by shooting a 24-over par 308 in Thursday's third round. |
| May 20, 2009 |  | UCCS Rises Three Places in Standings at NCAA Division II National Championship | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs improved 14 strokes from Tuesday's first round but that was good enough only to land them in 16th after Wednesday's second round at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship at Loomis Trail Golf Club. |
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