O'Connor, Knight Finish in Top 15 in Colorado

Monday, October 3

Boulder, Colo. (Boulder CC)

Boise State

Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational

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10/4/2022 3:48:00 PM | Men's Golf

Leaderboard

Broncos shoot lowest score in Tuesday's final round

BOULDER, Colo. – Boise State men's golf shot low in Tuesday's third round to finish the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite in a tie for eighth on the team leaderboard.

The Broncos shot even in the final round to post an 852 (284-288-280, +12) for the tournament. Will O'Connor and Gavyn Knight both finished in the top 25, with O'Connor – a transfer from Texas Southern – finishing in a tie for fifth.

O'Connor shot par-or-better in all three rounds to finish at 2-under on the week.

Bronco Results
T5. Will O'Connor: -2 (70-69-69 – 208)
T14. Gavyn Knight: +1 (69-73-69 – 211)
T43. Max Charles: +6 (71-72-73 – 216)
T55. Cole Rueck: +8 (74-75-69 – 218)
87. Connor Higgins: +20 (77-74-79 – 230)

Notables

Boise State made par on 174 holes of the tournament – tied for second in the field.
Cole Rueck's par-3 scoring average of 2.83 (-2) was tied for third in the field.
Will O'Connor's is the first Bronco to finish in the top five at a tournament since Hugo Townsend finished second at least season's Mountain West Championship.

Up Next
Boise State continues its October stretch with a trip to Corvallis, Ore., for the Oregon State Invitational at the Trysting Tree Golf Club, Oct. 10-11.