The Idaho men’s golf team is enjoying temperatures in the high 80s this Monday and Tuesday, while competing in Scottsdale, Ariz. at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic.
The Vandals, after one round of play, were tied for ninth place in the 21-team tournament.
Rankings from golfweek.com showed three schools ranked in the top 70 in the country competing in the tournament. With Oklahoma at 16th, Brigham Young University at 44th and Colorado at 64th.
Idaho has fallen four spots since the Oregon Duck Invitational, going from being ranked 106th to 110th.
Aaron Cockerill led the way for the Vandals in round one firing a 68, which put him in a tie for fifth at the end of the round.
By Tuesday morning, the team was finished with round two and was in 13th place heading into Tuesday.
Cockerill was tied for 24th and was three-over-par through five holes in his second round.
Jared du Toit, also tied for 24th, shot a 71 one-over-par first round and was even through six holes in round two.
Rylee Iacolucci was tied for 51st, shot a 70-even-par in his first round and three-over-par through four holes in round two.
Ryan Porch and Sean McMullen were tied for 79th, with a 75-five-over-par first round and both one-over-par through six holes in round two.
The Vandals will finish up round two Monday evening and will be back on the course Tuesday morning to finish up the Cowboy Classic.
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