Mountain Lions Finish National Championship Tournament in 16th Place
BLAINE, Wash. - 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.
After scoring under 300 in 11 of their previous 12 rounds, the Mountain Lions were unable to break that mark in any of their four rounds at nationals. Friday's 306 was added to previous rounds of 308, 305 and 314 to give UCCS a tournament score of 1,233, 54 strokes off the lead.
Cal State-San Bernardino and Sonoma State, each or which UCCS beat at the NCAA Central/West Regional, tied for first at nationals with matching scores of 1,179. Sonoma State won the tournament on the first hole of the playoff.
A playoff was also needed to determine the individual medalist. Gavin Smith of Indiana University of Pa., won the individual title with birdie on first playoff hole over Kelbi Lee of Ferris State. Each player finished regulation at 5-over par 289.
Bishop's round was the best shot Friday among UCCS golfers. Brian Morfeld shot a 5-over par 76, David Cosel a 77 and Riley Andrews and Chris Shoop each had 78s.
For the tournament, Morfeld led the Mountain Lions with a 22-over par 306. He was followed by Bishop (308), Shoop (309), Cosel (311) and Andrews (318).
It was UCCS' fourth trip to nationals in the past eight years.
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| 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 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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