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Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
Wu's Final Round 69 Leads 'Cats To Runner-Up Result At Desert Mountain
3/5/2017 4:22:00 PM | Men's Golf
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Dylan Wu fired a final round 69 on Sunday to finish the 2017 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate in fourth place, and lead the Wildcats to a runner-up finish on the team leaderboard.
2017 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate - RESULTS
The Wildcats placed two golfers in the Top-6, five in the Top-18, and all six competing student-athletes in the Top-25, including freshman Everton Hawkins scoring as an individual. Northwestern led the tournament with 68 birdies over the two days.
Wu followed an opening round 72 with a 4-under 68 in Round 2, and a 3-under 69 in the third-and-final round, tied for Sunday's best card on a difficult day for scoring. Among his five birdies on Sunday, the junior birdied three of the Outlaw Course's four Par-5 offerings. As a team, the 'Cats played the Par-5's at 11-under during the tournament, third-best in the field. Wu's two rounds in the 60's this weekend were his team-best seventh and eighth sub-70 rounds this season, and paced his team-leading fifth Top-10 finish of the season.
Hawkins posted the best stroke play finish of his college career, earning a share of sixth-place. The rookie's second-round 67 matched the best round of his campaign. Ryan Lumsden picked up his fourth Top-20 result of the season, taking a share of 16th, while Sam Triplett and Conor Richardson finished tied for 18th, the latter thanks to a final round 69, his best round of the year thus far.
Northwestern will be off from competition for nearly a month before teeing off at the Redhawks Invitational in University Place, Washington, on April 3.
Northwestern – 2/12 • 289-279-285 = 853 (-11)
4 – Dylan WU – 72-68-69 = 209 (-7)
T6 – Everton HAWKINS [Ind.] – 71-67-74 = 212 (-4)
T16 – Ryan LUMSDEN – 74-69-73 = 216 (E)
T18 – Sam TRIPLETT – 71-72-74 = 217 (+1)
T18 – Conor RICHARDSON – 74-74-69 = 217 (+1)
T25 – Andrew WHALEN – 72-70-76 = 218 (+2)
2017 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate - RESULTS
The Wildcats placed two golfers in the Top-6, five in the Top-18, and all six competing student-athletes in the Top-25, including freshman Everton Hawkins scoring as an individual. Northwestern led the tournament with 68 birdies over the two days.
Wu followed an opening round 72 with a 4-under 68 in Round 2, and a 3-under 69 in the third-and-final round, tied for Sunday's best card on a difficult day for scoring. Among his five birdies on Sunday, the junior birdied three of the Outlaw Course's four Par-5 offerings. As a team, the 'Cats played the Par-5's at 11-under during the tournament, third-best in the field. Wu's two rounds in the 60's this weekend were his team-best seventh and eighth sub-70 rounds this season, and paced his team-leading fifth Top-10 finish of the season.
Hawkins posted the best stroke play finish of his college career, earning a share of sixth-place. The rookie's second-round 67 matched the best round of his campaign. Ryan Lumsden picked up his fourth Top-20 result of the season, taking a share of 16th, while Sam Triplett and Conor Richardson finished tied for 18th, the latter thanks to a final round 69, his best round of the year thus far.
Northwestern will be off from competition for nearly a month before teeing off at the Redhawks Invitational in University Place, Washington, on April 3.
Northwestern – 2/12 • 289-279-285 = 853 (-11)
4 – Dylan WU – 72-68-69 = 209 (-7)
T6 – Everton HAWKINS [Ind.] – 71-67-74 = 212 (-4)
T16 – Ryan LUMSDEN – 74-69-73 = 216 (E)
T18 – Sam TRIPLETT – 71-72-74 = 217 (+1)
T18 – Conor RICHARDSON – 74-74-69 = 217 (+1)
T25 – Andrew WHALEN – 72-70-76 = 218 (+2)
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