The Colorado State men’s golf team moved up one spot and tied for fourth Sunday in the Mountain West Conference Championship in Tucson, Ariz.
The Rams shot a 1-under-par 287 in the final round to post a 4-under 860 total, finishing 14 strokes behind champion UNLV.
Senior Dominic Kieffer (pictured) fired a career-best 6-under-par 66 in Sunday’s final round to lead the way for CSU by placing sixth individually at 5-under 211. Coloradan Jimmy Makloski, who aced the 170-yard fourth hole on Saturday, tied teammate Max Oelfke for 15th place at 214.
The Air Force Academy ended up 10th in the 11-team field with an 878 total.
Meanwhile, Coloradan Hannah Wood, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma, tied for 12th Sunday at the Women’s Big 12 Conference Championship in San Antonio, Texas. The 2014 CWGA Stroke Play champion rallied after an opening-round 77 to post two consecutive 70s and finished at 1-over 217, 10 strokes behind winner Kenzie Neisen of Oklahoma State.
Men’s Mountain West Conference Championship
April 22-24, 2016 (final) in Tucson, Ariz.
4. (out of 11 teams) Colorado State 281-292-287–860
6. Dominic Kieffer 71-74-66–211; 15. Max Oelfke 69-71-74–214; 15. Jimmy Makloski 71-70-73–214; 33. Kyler Dunkle 70-77-74–221; 54. Blake Cannon 73-80-81–234.
10. Air Force Academy 287-293-298–878
22. Sunwoo Choi 71-71-75–217; 28. Brenden Bone 68-74-76–218; 39. Michael Fan 77-73-73–223; 43. Bryant Falconello 76-75-74–225; 48. Tate Tatom 72-76-78–226.
