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OGDEN, Utah (Sep. 14, 2016) – Idaho golfer Ethan Atherstone earned #BigSkyGolf weekly honors for his strong play in a season-opening tournament.
Atherstone, playing as an individual for the Vandals, tied for second in the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate, hosted by Washington State at the par-71 Palouse Ridge Golf Club. Atherstone shot rounds of 70-71-70, finishing at two-under-par.
Finishing closely behind Atherstone was Sacramento State’s Connor Day, who finished tied for sixth overall with a 54-hole total of 73-71-69, setting his tournament career low at 213. His round of 69 on Tuesday was also a career low.
Several Big Sky teams played in the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, hosted by the Air Force Academy at the par-72 Eisenhower Golf Course. Southern Utah’s Fidel Concepcion led the charge, finishing in a tie for 10th place. Concepcion shot a low-round of 71 (-1) in the first round.
Weber State’s Alex Herzog shot a 71 in the second round, finishing with a total of 222 (+11). Northern Colorado’s Coby Welch finished tied for 30th place, with a total of 225 (+13).
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks competed in the Nebraksa Kearney Invitational, with Patrick Traynor finishing in a tie for 38th place. Traynor finished with a 36-hole total of 151 (+7).
Hartford also competed this week, opening the season at the Doc Gimmler, at the Bethpage State Park Red Course. The Hawks’ Ambrose Abbraciamento tied for 24th place, with a 54-hole total of 213 (+3). Abbraciamento closed the tourney with a three-under-par 67.