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BYU's Machtaler Shoots Two Career Lows
Cougars finish 25 stroked behind tournament winner ASU.
April 14, 2003
PHOENIX - Sophomore Greg Machtaler finished tied for third in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational after shooting his career low of 11-under-par. On the ASU Karsten G.C. playing at a par of 72, Machtaler shot 69-66-70-205. This is not only Machtaler's career low tournament but also his career low round in the second with a 66. Machtaler was just four strokes shy of the individual win. TCU's David Schultz won the tourney shooting 15-under-par carding 68-66-67-201. "Greg really stepped it up for the team this tournament and has been a key player for us all year," said head coach Bruce Brockbank. "He played absolutely solid and had everything together in his game." Also finishing under par was freshmen Daniel Summerhays and Oscar Alvarez. Summerhays shot four-under-par and tied for 32nd with 71-71-70-212. Alvarez shot 70-75-70-212 to finish one-under-par and tied for 48th. In a steeply competitive field of nine top-20 ranked teams, with six of them being ranked top-10, the Cougars finished in the middle of the pack of 19 teams and ended up tied for 10th with Houston shooting 279-284-286-849 (-15). "This was the best field of teams we have played with thus far," Brockbank said. "What was important was that we finished ahead of two Mountain West Conference teams, which will help our seeding in the upcoming [MWC] tournament." Those two MWC teams are San Diego State and New Mexico, who finished behind BYU in 12th and 14th position. Arizona State won their home tournament by scoring 40-under-par (281-270-273-824) and ahead of Southern California by eight strokes.
The MWC Championship will be the Cougars' next event on April 25-26.
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