Cowboy golfers finish 10th at Mizzou

In cold, spring conditions that included wind and rain, the Cowboy golf team closed out the 2009 Mizzou Tiger Intercollegiate in Columbia, Mo. on Tuesday by moving up to 10th by shooting their best round of the tournament.

“We played much better today as a team,” said UW head coach Joe Jensen. “With a team round of 300, we were much more competitive. We need to get to the point where we are putting up that type of number during all three rounds. If we can do that, this young team will be right where we need to be. In this tournament, our hiccup in the second round really hurt us. We are improving, but we still haven’t put together a complete team round where four guys are all scoring well.”

The Cowboys shot the same third round score as the overall team champion of the tournament, a 300. That score gave Wyoming a three-round total of 920 (+56).

Kansas State won the tournament with a three-round total of 874 (+10). UT-Arlington and New Orleans tied for second with identical tournament scores of 876 (+12).

Phil Henzlik led the Cowboys with a 71 (-1) during the final round to finish with a tournament score of 225 (+9). That score placed him in a tie for 23rd place and gave him his third career top-25 finish.

Behind Henzlik, Zach Zaremba tied for 42nd with a three-round total of 231 (+15). Gabe Maier tied for 47th with a three-round score of 232 (+16).

The tournament’s individual medalist honor had to be decided in a playoff. SMU’s Kelly Kraft defeated Sebastain MacLean of Xavier on the second playoff hole. Each finished the tournament with a three-round total of 208 (-8).

The Cowboys will now enjoy a 10-day break before returning the BYU Cougar Classic April 24-25 at the Riverside Country Club in Provo, Utah.
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Wyoming Results
Phil Henzlik, 75+79+71=225 (+9, T 23rd)
Zach Zaremba, 75+78+78=231 (+15, T 42nd)
Gabe Maier, 79+74+79=232 (+16, T 47th)
Mike May, 78+85+74=237 (+21, T 62nd)
Max Curnow, 80+82+77=239 (+23, 65th)