March 22, 2014

Philley Leads Jayhawks to a Seventh Place Finish at Desert Shootout

Desert Shootout
Palm Valley Country Club// Phoenix, Ariz.
Par 72 // 7,015 yards

Sophomore Connor Peck

Team Leaderboard Thru 3 Rounds Par 864
	Team	Score
T1.	BYU	833 (-31)
T1.	UMKC	833 (-31)
3.	Idaho	834 (-30)
4.	Cal State Fullerton	835 (-29)
5.	Kansas State	841 (-23)
6.	Nebraska	846 (-18)
7.	Kansas	847 (-17)
8.	Southern Utah	850 (-14)
T9.	Long Beach State	858 (-6)
T9.	Grand Canyon	858 (-6)
11.	Nothern Iowa	859 (-5)
12.	Columbia	864 (E)
13.	Drake	868 (+4)
14.	Bowling Green	885 (+21)
15.	Creighton	899 (+35)

Individual Leaderboard Thru 3 Rounds Par 216
Place	Name	Team	Score
1.	Nathan Hughes	UMKC	200 (-16)
2.	Jared du Toit	Idaho	203 (-13)
T3.	Mark Anguiano	Cal State Fullerton	204 (-12)
T3.	Mark Geddes	Grand Canyon	204 (-12)
5.	Jake Holt	Southern Utah	205 (-11)

Kansas Leaderboard Thru 3 Rounds Par 216
Place	Name	Score
T8.	Logan Philley	207 (-9)
T24.	Ben Welle	212 (-4)
T34.	Connor Peck	214 (-2)
T46.	Ryley Haas	218 (+2)
T54.	Chase Hanna	220 (+4)
87.	David Auer (Individual)	238 (+22)

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Kansas junior Logan Philley fired a career-low 66 (-6) to place in a tie for eighth at the Desert Shootout at Palm Valley Country Club here Saturday.

Philley led the Jayhawks to a season-low team round of 278 (-10), as Kansas finished the event in seventh place with a three day total of 847 (-17). KU was one shot behind Nebraska’s 846 in the 15-team field.

“We got better every day,” head coach Jamie Bermel said. “We made a few double bogeys that proved costly. (Logan) Philley had a very solid week and Ben Welle was under par every round. We need to keep making progress and sharpen up a few things before our next event in Charlotte.”

Assisting the Jayhawks in their efforts was sophomore Ben Welle who shot under-par for the third consecutive day as he carded a 70 (-2) on Saturday. Welle finished in a tie for 24^th with a three day total of 212 (-4).

Jayhawk sophomore Connor Peck also continued on his strong weekend as he finished in a tie for 34^th behind a third day even-par, 72, bringing his three round total to 214 (-2). Senior Ryley Haas also improved in his final round as he recorded a third round 70 (-2), bringing his tournament score to 218 (+2), placing him in a tie for 46^th in the 91-golfer field.

KU freshman Chase Hanna shot a 75 (+3) Saturday, bringing his tournament total to 4-over, 220, placing him in a tie for 54^th on the individual leaderboard, while sophomore David Auer, who played as an individual, shot a final round 81 (+9) to place 87^th with a three-round 238.

BYU and UMKC shared a first place finish of the Desert Shootout as both teams finished with a tournament total of 833 (-31). UMKC took home the tournament trophy by defeating BYU in a one-hole playoff.

Up next the Jayhawks will travel to Charlotte, N.C., where they will partake in the Irish Creek Collegiate on April 5-6.

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