Charles Sets Program Record in Win

Friday, April 21

Provo, Utah (Riverside CC)

Boise State

PING Cougar Classic

4/22/2023 6:39:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Leaderboard

Fifth-year senior secures third-career victory

PROVO, Utah – Max Charles shot low from the opening round and won the 58th Annual PING Cougar Classic in record-breaking fashion. This is the fifth-year senior's third career victory – he has won a tournament in all three years of his Bronco career.

Charles carded rounds of 68-63-66 to set the program record for 54-hole score in both total strokes (197) and in relation to par (-19). Both records were previously held by Troy Merritt: 199 (2008 OGIO Pacific Coast Intercollegiate) and -18 (2008 Ron Moore Invite).

Charles' second round score of 9-under 63 is tied for the third-lowest round in school history.

Boise State finished seventh in the 16-team field thanks to a season-low score of 15-under par (280-291-278 – 849).

Bronco Results
7. Boise State: -15 (280-291-278 – 849)

1. Max Charles: -19 (68-63-66 – 197)
T36. Cole Rueck: -1 (70-74-71 – 215)
T49. Alex Talbot: +2 (72-76-70 – 218)
T73. Connor Higgins: +8 (70-78-76 – 224)
T83. Gavyn Knight: +11 (77-79-71 – 227)

Notables

Max Charles broke Troy Merritt's former school record for 54-hole score in total strokes, surpassing the 15-year mark by two strokes.
Charles broke Merritt's former school record for 54-hole score in relation to strokes, surpassing the 15-year mark by three strokes.
Charles birdied or shot par on 53-of-54 holes this weekend.
Charles led the field in par-4 scoring (3.67, -10) and birdies (20).
This is the third time Charles has won medalist honors in his career, giving him sole possession of fifth on the school record book.
Charles moved into a tie for 10th on the school record book in career top-25 finishes with 16.
Boise State was fifth in the field with 172 pars.
The Broncos' 278 in the third round is the lowest round of the season.
Boise State finished ahead of Mountain West opponent Nevada and Power-5 opponent Colorado on the team leaderboard.

What's Next
Boise State returns to action next weekend at the Mountain West Championship, April 28-30. The conference championship returns to Tucson, Ariz., at the Tucson National Resort.