Air Force Academy
Mountain West Championships
Air Force Wraps up Play at Mountain West Championships
5/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Air Force golf team finished 10th at the 2015 Mountain West Championships, which wrapped up this afternoon (May 3) on the Catalina Course at OMNI Tucson National in Arizona. The Falcons shot a 299 in the final round to finish the conference meet with a 54-hole total of 886 (296-291-299, 34 over).
Freshman Sutton Farmer carded a two-over par score of 73 to lead the Falcons during the final 18 holes. Junior Michael Fan posted his best round of the tournament on Sunday (74, three-over), while freshman Todd Millard tallied a final round score of 75 (+4). Farmer, Fan and Millard each accounted for three birdies during the third round. Sophomore Sunwoo Choi scored a six-over par 77 on the final 18, while senior Blake Edwards rounded out the Falcons' lineup with a 12-over 83.
Farmer recorded Air Force's top finish at the conference meet, placing 29th with a three-round total of 220 (72-75-73, seven over). Choi and Millard tied for 30th with matching eight-over par scores of 221 (Choi: 74-70-77, Millard: 75-71-75), while Fan and Edwards finished 50th (76-78-74, 15 over) and 54th (75-75-83, 20 over), respectively.
Choi accounted for 37 pars during the tournament's 54 holes, which was ranked fourth amongst all 55 golfers in the field. Farmer added 34 over the three rounds - a tally that was tied for seventh.
San Diego State, ranked 32nd in the Golfstat standings, fired a nine-under 275 in the final round to claim the MW title with a 17-under total of 835. No. 31 UNLV, who entered the day with an eight stroke lead over the field, finished second with a 16-under 836, while Nevada finished third with a 10-under 842. No. 22 New Mexico (843, nine under) and Colorado State (865, 13 over) rounded out the top five, while Boise State (872, 20 over), San Jose State (874, 22 over), Wyoming (881, 29 over), Utah State (884, 32 over), Air Force (886, 34 over) and Fresno State (889, 37 over) completed the championship field.
UNLV's Kurt Kitayama claimed individual honors with an 11-under total of 202.
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