Falcons begin spring season in St. George, Utah
2/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
THIS WEEK
The Air Force golf team will travel to St. George, Utah, for the annual Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational, Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 13-14 at the Sunbrook Golf Club. Teams will play 18 holes each on Feb. 13 and, Feb. 14, in the two-day tournament. Teams will begin teeing off at 9 a.m. MT each day. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.
A LOOK AT THE FIELD
Competing Teams: Air Force, Boise State, Boston College, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, North Dakota, Southern Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, Weber State, Western Illinois
FALL HIGHLIGHTS
Air Force's fourth-place finish at the CSU Ram Masters is the team's best finish ever in that tournament. Air Force's sixth-place finish at the Mark Simpson is its best ever in that tournament. The 858 at the CSU Ram Masters is the 10th best 54-hole score in school history. Brenden Bone tied for second at the CSU Ram Masters with a career best 207 (-3). Choi posted back-to-back top 10 finishes at the CSU Ram Masters and Mark Simpson/CU Invite. He shot a career-best round of 65 in the first round of the CSU Ram Masters, Sept. 19. That round is the lowest by any Falcon this season and tied as the second-best round in school history. His 209 (-7) at the Mark Simpson/CU Invite is a career best score and place (T4th). His 209 score ties as the 15th best in school history
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Seniors Sunwoo Choi and Brenden Bone are leading the Falcons this season, both having a top-five finish in a fall tournament. Choi leads the team with a 72.87 stroke average while Bone has a 73.73. Sophomore Tate Tatom is third with a 74.92 while freshman Joshua Wu is fourth with a 75.25.
