BOULDER CITY, NV- Colorado Christian continued their season at the Las Vegas Desert Classic at Boulder Creek Golf Club March 3-4. Taking on 5 top 10 teams, including the #2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 teams in the nation, CCU did what they have done all season, taking down the competition with an overall score of -27 to claim the team victory by 8 strokes. The tournament featured a lot of teams that the Cougars will see at the end of the year at the National Championships as 10 teams in the top 25 were participating.
ROUND ONE
After the first round got pushed to Monday due to extreme wind conditions on Sunday, the Cougars got off to a strong start as
Adam Duncan shot a 67 with 6 birdies to lead his team.
Sangha Park,
Bradley Mulder and
Peyton Jones all fired 71s, and
Sungyeop Cho closed with a 74.
ROUND TWO
CCU turned around and played another 18 on Monday, and the second round was the teams' best of the tournament. Duncan went even lower in round two, carding a bogey free round with 7 birdies to post a 65. Jones came next with a 70 on 3 birdies, and Park fired a 71 with 6 birdies. Cho shot a 71 and Mulder finished with a 73 to close the day.
ROUND THREE
Duncan finished with a 73 in the final round, claiming 2nd place overall with an overall tally of -11. Park was excellent in round three, firing a bogey free 66 on with 4 birdies and an eagle to claim 5th place overall at -8. Cho closed strong with 7 birdies to post a 69 and claim 26th. Mulder shot a final round 71 with 4 birdies and an eagle to take 30th, and Jones finished with a 79 on an eagle and a birdie to finish 52nd.
As a team, the Cougars finished with an overall score of 836 (280, 277, 279) to claim the team victory at 27 under par. Not only was it an impressive showing against top national competition, but the RMAC Championships will be held at the same course later in April, and the Cougars appear to be ready to go low yet again as they look for consecutive conference titles.
CCU will return to Colorado for a few weeks before returning to action at the Arizona Spring Break Invitational March 22-23 at Verrado Golf Club in Buckeye, Arizona.
