Utah State's Tanner Higham Finishes Tied For Seventh At Southern Utah Hosted Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational
Higham began the tournament with a 2-under 70 on Monday before carding a 1-over 73 on Tuesday during his final 18 holes in what is his second-best collegiate finish.
Feb. 14, 2012
ST. GEORGE, Utah -
Final Results 
Utah State's Tanner Higham finished tied for seventh-place with a 1-under par 143 at the Southern Utah hosted Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational held here at the Sunbrook Golf Club Monday and Tuesday.
Utah State finished in ninth-place in the 14-team field with a 27-over 603 (298-305). Cal State Fullerton won the team championship with a 1-under 575 (288-287), while Cal State Northridge's Chris Russon took medalist honors with a 4-under 140 (70-70).
Higham, a sophomore from Shelley, Idaho began the tournament with a 2-under 70 on Monday before carding a 1-over 73 on Tuesday during his final 18 holes in what is his second-best collegiate finish.
Freshman Tanner Jenson (Parker, Colo.) tied for 27th with a 5-over 149 (72-77) for Utah State, while senior Chanse Godderidge (Smithfield, Utah) tied for 59th with an 11-over 155 (77-78). Senior Austin French (Idaho Falls, Idaho) tied for 66th with a 12-over 156 (79-77), and junior Brendan Dennis (Roosevelt, Utah) tied for 85th at 20-over 164 (84-80).
Utah State also had two individuals competing in the tournament as freshman Andrew Paulson (Sandy, Utah) tied for 45th with a 9-over 153 (75-78) and freshman Brennan Coburn (Layton, Utah) tied for 59th at 11-over 155 (73-82).
Utah State will return to action on Monday, Feb. 27 when it travels to Chandler, Ariz., to compete in the Washington State hosted Snowman Getaway.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Cal State Fullerton - 288-287 --- 575 (-1)
2. Southern Utah - 284-293 --- 577 (+1)
3. College of Charleston - 292-291 --- 583 (+7)
3. Cal Poly - 290-293 --- 583 (+7)
5. Cal State Northridge - 291-288 --- 585 (+9)
9. UTAH STATE - 298-305 --- 603 (+27)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Chris Russo, Cal State Northridge - 70-70 --- 140 (-4)
2. Scott Patterson, Cal Poly - 70-71 --- 141 (-3)
2. Mark Anguiano, Cal State Fullerton - 70-71 --- 141 (-3)
4. Jeff Evans, Southern Utah - 71-71 --- 142 (-2)
4. Jason Rosenkranz, Cal State Northridge - 73-69 --- 142 (-2)
4. Shannon Allen, Oral Roberts - 73-69 --- 142 (-2)
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T7. Tanner Higham - 70-73 --- 143 (-1)
T27. Tanner Jenson - 72-77 --- 149 (+5)
T59. Chanse Godderidge - 77-78 --- 155 (+11)
T66. Austin French - 79-77 --- 156 (+12)
T85. Brendan Dennis - 84-80 --- 164 (+20)
T45. Andrew Paulson - 75-78 --- 153 (+9)
T59. Brennan Coburn - 73-82 --- 155 (+11)
