Air Force Academy
Mountain West Championships
Air Force Finishes 10th at Mountain West Championships
4/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 24, 2016
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Air Force golf team finished 10th at the Mountain West Championships, which wrapped up this afternoon (April 24) on the Catalina Course at OMNI Tucson National in Arizona. The Falcons shot a 10-over round of 298 on Sunday to finish the three-day tournament with a 14-over par total of 878 (287-293-298).
Junior Sunwoo Choi, who shot a three-over par round of 75 on Sunday, posted the Falcons' best finish for the weekend, as he tied for 22nd with a one-over par score of 217. Classmate Brenden Bone carded a four-over 76 on the final 18 to finish the tournament in a tie for 28th at 218 (68-74-76, two-over). Senior Michael Fan posted the Falcons' best round on Sunday (one-over 73) to finish tied for 39th with seven-over par at 223 (77-73-73). Freshman Bryant Falconello carded his lowest round of the tournament (two-over 74) to finish tied for 43rd with a three-round total of 225 (76-75-74, nine-over) and classmate Tate Tatom tied for 48th with a three-day total of 226 (72-76-78, 10-over).
Choi led all golfers with 42 pars, while Fan tied for fifth with 37. Bone finished the tournament with 13 birdies – a tally that ranked third for the tournament, while Fan tied for second in eagles after carding one on the 10th hole during Saturday's second round.
No. 29 UNLV captured its third conference title, shooting a nine-under par round of 279 on Sunday to finish with an 18-under total of 846. No. 37 New Mexico finished second at 15-under (849), while Fresno State took third with a five-under total of 859. Colorado State and 22nd-ranked San Diego State tied for fourth with matching four-under totals of 860, while Wyoming (861, three-under), Nevada (866, two-over), San Jose State (869, five-over), Boise State (872, eight-over), Air Force (878, 14-over) and Utah State (882, 10-over) rounded out the team standings.
Fresno State's Trevor Clayton won the Mountain West's individual title with a nine-under total of 207.
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