TOURNAMENT RECAP: Men's Golf at Hot Dirt Desert Shootout
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - On Friday, a single-day 36 hole men's golf tournament took place at the Golf Club of Estrella. Cal State East Bay men's golf placed third among 14 teams in the Hot Dirt Desert Shootout. Tied for second on the leaderboard from East Bay was Easton Hether.
- Hether finished 10-under-par 134 (66-68) with seven birdies in the first round and four in the second round for a team-high 11. Also in round two, he had an eagle on hole #13. It was Hether's fourth top-five leaderboard finish of the 2024-25 season.
- Placing 10th on the leaderboard from the Pioneers was Cooper Groshart at 5-under-par-139 (69-70). He finished the 36 holes with nine birdies.
- Adam Brangefalt also had nine birdies and placed 14th at 3-under-par 141 (71-70).
The winning team was co-host and No. 1 Colorado Christian, followed by No. 27 Colorado Mesa, then the No. 14 Pioneers. Adam Duncan from CCU, ranked No. 2 individually, was the medalist with a final score of 12-under-par 132.
The Pioneers return to action on Sunday for the first round of The Stack Cougar-Burro Collegiate. The first two rounds (Sunday and Monday) take place at Verrado Golf Club in Buckeye, Arizona and the final round on Tuesday is back at Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Arizona.
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