Nevada finishes last without Merritt
Season’s best tournament nets 10th place finish at Classic
Oct. 8 and 9 the Wolf Pack hosted the Wolf Pack classic at the Wolf Run golf course in Reno.
Despite shooting a 19-over 883, the Nevada men’s golf team managed 10th-place finish at the Wolf Pack Classic last week.
Arizona won the tournament at 14-under (850), which was 16 strokes better than last year’s winner, Iowa State.
Last week’s finish was the Pack’s best score of the season, beating their previous best by five strokes. The team also had its lowest round yet in the first round, where it shot 289.
Sophomore Tyler Coffman was the only member of the Pack to finish in the top 20. He tied with four other players for 17th place after shooting one-over.
Arizona’s Tyler Neal won the tournament with a six-under 210.
The field included 19 teams.
Improvement shines through in midrange finish
Coffman led the pack at the Wolf Pack Classic by turning in a one-over par 217, also a personal best. His previous best was 221 at the St. Mary’s Invitational earlier this season.
The first round was Coffman’s best of the season. He finished with a three-under 69, one stroke better than his previous best. Last week’s tournament was Coffman’s third appearance with the Pack.
Also showing improvement was redshirt freshman Scott Smith, who carded a career-best tournament with a five-over 221.
Last week was Smith’s second appearance as a member of the Wolf Pack. On his first time out, Smith shot 228.
Women’s golf card high scores in Texas
The women’s golf team traveled to Lubbock, Texas Oct. 8 and 9 for the Jeannine McHaney/Audrey Moorehead Invitational and nabbed an 11th-place finish.
The Pack shot a total of 88-over (964). The hosting Texas Tech Red Raiders beat the Pack by 89 strokes, finishing one-under par with 291 strokes total.
“It was windier than we expected,” said head coach Adam Pohll. “Other than that, we just played bad. We had a bad tournament.”
Junior Melanie De Leon finished highest on the Wolf Pack’s roster, coming up 16-over for a total of 235 strokes to tie for 22nd place.
Pohll, who described the team as “young,” said part of the problem was a lack of output from the team’s two seniors. Senior Heather Olmstead tied for 45th, shooting a total of 24 over (243). The team’s other senior, Jennie Pleas, didn’t play in last week’s tournament.
“We worked hard with the two seniors to get their confidence back up,” Pohll said. “They’re great players, we know they can play.”
Pohll said both players have proved themselves in the past, but he will be looking for them to step up their game in this week’s tournament.
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