Men's Golf | 04/29/2018

BOULDER CITY, Nev.- Enrique Marin tied a Big Sky record Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 in the final round of the 2018 Big Sky Conference Championships at Boulder Creek Golf Club. Marin's 65 gave him a third-place individual finish and paced Idaho men's golf to a 3-under 285 team score, vaulting them up the leaderboard to take third place.
 
"What a day for Vandal golf," said head coach David Nuhn. "This was a huge step forward for our program. It was a complete team effort all week. They stayed locked in on what their goals were and picked each other up when they needed it."
 
The 285 gave Idaho a 14-over 878 for the tournament and moved the Vandals from fifth to third on the final day, racing past fourth-place Weber State (20-over; 884) and fifth-place Sacramento State (23-over; 887). The Vandals improved on last year's seventh-place performance at the same course by 45 strokes.
 
Last year Marin also saved his best round for last, carding a 67 to finish in eighth. This year the junior's final-round 65 put him in third place, two shots out of a playoff for the title. It matches the lowest score recorded at a Big Sky Conference Championship in league history, last accomplished by former teammate Ryan Porch in 2016. Marin finished the tournament at 6-under (210; 71-74-65).
 
"Today was a big day for Enrique," Nuhn said. "The most impressive thing is that he was really playing at this level all week, he just finally made a bunch of putts today. I'm super happy to see him finish the season on such a high note. For him to finish third is awesome and well deserved."
 
Freshman Cole Chrisman closed out his strong week with a 2-over 74 Sunday. Chrisman shot 5-over (221; 76-71-74) for the tournament to finish in a tie for 12th.
 
Sophomore Brock Anderson posted a countable score all three days, improving each round. Anderson closed the week with a 1-over 73 to match his best score to par of the season. He finished the tournament in a tie for 21st at 8-over 224 (76-75-73).
 
Freshman Adam Veenstra also carded a 1-over 73 Sunday, to claim a top-25 finish with his 13-over 229 (76-80-73).
 
"I'm excited for the future of our program," said Nuhn. "All of these guys are coming back and it's only up from here for the Vandals."
 
Team Results
1.    Northern Colorado    854 (10-under; 286-284-284)
2.    Southern Utah            857 (7-under; 285-290-282)
3.    Idaho                              878 (14-over; 299-294-285)
4.    Weber State                884 (20-over; 295-290-299)
5.    Sacramento State      887 (23-over; 297-294-296)
6.    Binghamton                 893 (29-over; 309-297-287)
7.    Hartford                        908 (44-over; 303-305-300)
8.    North Dakota              935 (71-over; 317-309-309)

Individual Results
3.           Enrique Marin            210 (6-under; 71-74-65)
T-12.    Cole Chrisman            221 (5-over; 76-71-74)
T-21.   Brock Anderson          224 (8-over; 76-75-73)
T-25.   Adam Veenstra          229 (13-over; 76-80-73)
32.       Klaus Ganter               232 (16-over; 77-74-81)