Wyndham Clark is just a few months away from wrapping up his college golf career, and the Highlands Ranch resident appears determined to go out on a high note.
The fifth-year senior for the University of Oregon eagled the 18th hole for the second time in three days to earn a tie for the individual title Sunday at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert, Calif.
Clark (pictured in a University of Oregon photo), the No. 1-ranked men’s college player in the nation, shared the top spot with UO teammate Norman Xiong by making up five strokes in Sunday’s final round.
Clark, who went bogey-free for the last two rounds at the Classic Club, shot rounds of 72-65-68 for an 11-under-par 205 total.
It marked his second individual win in three spring tournaments over the course of the last month. In six college tournaments this season, Clark has finished second, third, sixth, first, 10th and first. The two wins this year are the first of his five-year college career, which started at Oklahoma State.
With Clark and Xiong tying for the individual title, Oregon fended off the University of Colorado for the team championship. The Buffs, ranked 21st in the nation by Golfweek, posted a 17-under-par 847 total, ending up nine behind the Ducks. CU carded a 266 total in Saturday’s second round, the best single-round total in men’s college golf this season.
The Buffs have finished in the top five in every stroke-play tournament they’ve competed in this season.
Senior Jeremy Paul finished a season-best third for Colorado, checking in three strokes behind Clark and Xiong after closing with a 71. It was Paul’s fourth top-10 of the season.
Also placing in the top 10 Sunday was fellow CU senior Ethan Freeman, who tied for ninth at 213 after a 72 on Sunday. Freeman, like Clark a two-time Colorado state high school champion, notched his sixth top-10 individual showing of the season.
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
Feb. 17-19, 2017 (final) in Palm Desert, Calif.
2. (out of 22 teams) Colorado 291-266-290–847
3. Jeremy Paul 73-64-71–208
9. Ethan Freeman 75-66-72–213
17. John Souza 75-67-74–216
22. Spencer Painton 69-75-73–217
27. Yannik Paul 74-69-75–218
53. Wilson Belk (competing only as individual) 79-71-74–224
80. Ryan Schmitz (competing only as individual) 76-69-83–228
90. Victor Bjorlow (competing only as individual) 76-77-77–230
12. Denver 304-293-294–891
31. Petter Mikalsen 71-74-74–219
42. Jake Kelley 75-72-74–221
72. Eric Hagen 79-74-74–227
90. Isaac Petersilie 79-74-77–230
124. Chris Korte X-73-72
96. Roy Kang (competing only as individual) 79-75-77–231
101. Troy Dangler (competing only as individual) 84-75-74–233
Also
T1. Coloradan Wyndham Clark, Oregon 72-65-68–205
31. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 76-73-70–219
