HONOLULU, Hawai’i — Junior Jeff Koprivetz (Yorba Linda, Calif.) shot a final round 5-under par 67 Friday to finish in sixth place individually, leading the University of Denver men’s golf team to a 15th place at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate golf tournament held at Leilehua Golf Course. The Pioneers shot a final round 3-under par 285 for a 54-hole score of 857 (7-under par) and finished 37 strokes back of tournament winner Auburn, who shot a tournament record three-round score of 820 (44-under par). Texas A&M finished second with a score of 831.
Koprivetz shot 68-70-67 – 205 (11-under par) to finish just four strokes out of first place. Stephen Hale of Cal shot three consecutive rounds of 67 to take medalist honors with a 54-hole score of 201 (15-under par).
Next for Denver was sophomore Espen Kofstad (Oslo, Norway), who shot three consecutive rounds of 2-under par 70 to finish with a 54-hole score of 210 (6-under par) and in a tie for 25th place, nine strokes back.
Senior Scott Tashie (Memphis, Tenn.) was third for the Pioneers in a tie for 54th place with an even-par total of 216 (73-70-73), 15 shots back.
DU’s two other players were playing in their first collegiate tournaments. Freshman Austin Uhl (Phoenix, Ariz.) shot 77-76-75 – 228 to finish tied for 101st and sophomore Jon Lopez (Aurora, Colo.) shot 75-77-78 – 230 to finish in a tie for 104th.
DU is next in action beginning Monday, March 18 when the Pioneers play in the 2008 Barona Collegiate Cup in San Diego.
