BOULDER CITY, Nevada – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's golf team carded a 297 (+9) in the third and final round of the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship Tournament, earning a third-place finish after a three-round score of 856 (-8).  This year's conference championship tournament was played at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada.  Entering today's round, the Mountain Lions were in second place with a 559 (-17) after opening the tournament with a 275 (-13) followed by a 284 (-4) in round two.
 
INSIDE THE RMAC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

• Location: Boulder Creek Golf Club | Boulder City, Nevada
• Par | Yardage: 72 | 7,149 Yards
• Place | Score: 3^rd Place | 856 (275, 284, 297)

 
FROM THE TEE

• Travis Bossio paced the Mountain Lions with a solid third place finish, posting a 211 (69, 71, 71) through three rounds.  Bossio, who was the only Mountain Lion shoot under par today as well as all three rounds, shot a 35 on the back nine that featured three birdies in four holes.  He notched a team high 12 pars today and four birdies.
• Brandon Bervig earned a top 10 finish behind his 54-hole score of 214 (-2).  Bervig sank his second eagle of the tournament on No. 4 and added three birdies on the back nine to card a one-over par on each half of the course.
• Also chipping in his second eagle of the tournament was Brady Haake.  After shooting a one-under par behind an eagle and birdie on the front nine, Haake carded a four-over par on the final nine holes to finish in a tie for 12^th place with a 216 (70, 71, 75).
• Rounding out the Mountain Lions' scorers is James Perry (tied-18^th, 217).  Perry accounted for 10 pars and four birdies in the final round.
• Just outside of scoring for UCCS was Barrett Jones, who notched a 76 today, bringing his tournament total to 218 (+2), and a tie for 22^nd place.

 
TOURNAMENT LEADERS

• Colorado Christian University and Colorado State University Pueblo tied for the best score in the nine-team tournament, putting up a respectable 849 (-15).
• CCU's Xavier Bighaus held on to his individual lead to best all 40 golfers with a seven-under par 207.

 
BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• Bervig and Haake were one of seven golfers to hit two eagles in the tournament.
• Bossio (211), Bervig (214) and Haake (216) each recorded their best score and finish at a RMAC championship tournament.
• Bossio was second in the field in par 4 scoring (4.00, E) and he registered a team high 36 pars and 12 birdies.
• Bervig's 2.83 (-2) on par 3s was the lowest of any golfer.  He added 29 pars and 11 birdies to his tournament total.

 
UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions will wait for Friday's NCAA Division II selections when the top 10 teams from the NCAA South Central region will be announced.

 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.