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Forest Dale Golf Course in Salt Lake City on June 21, 2023. (Photo by Sophie Felici)

Worth the Green? The Impact of Utah’s Golf Courses

By Austin Eames, Sports Writer April 5, 2024

Golfing sometimes gets a bad rap. From debates about whether or not golfers are athletes to criticisms that the sport is slow-paced and boring, the game of golf is far more polarizing than other physical...

Forest Dale Golf Course in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Photo by Sophie Felici |The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Dunn: We Can Keep the Golf Courses

By Auriana Dunn, Opinion Writer June 23, 2023

  When it comes to water issues there is one subject many people immediately think of — golf courses. Comedian and Host of Last Week Tonight John Oliver had a segment last year on the water shortage...

Sophomore golfer Chris Bratcher golfing at the River Oaks golf course on Saturday, May 21, 2022

Javier Barcos Earns Top-5 Finish for Utes In the 2023 Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championship

By Austin Eames, Sports Writer May 4, 2023

  The Utah men’s golf team placed 11th in a 12-team field at the 2023 Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championships. This year’s championship, which took place from Fri, Apr. 28 to Sun, Apr. 30, was held...

Sophomore golfer Chris Bratcher golfing at the River Oaks golf course on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Javier Barcos’ Streak of Consistent Finishes Leads Utah Men’s Golf in The Goodwin

By Austin Eames, Sports Writer April 8, 2023

  On Thursday, March 30, the University of Utah men’s golf team traveled to San Francisco to compete in The Goodwin golf tournament at TPC Harding Park. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted...

The magnificent view of the golf course at the Wasatch Mountain State Park during early fall colors in late September, 2020 (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Javier Barcos Sets School Record as Utah Men’s Golf Takes Third at Notre Dame Collegiate

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor October 5, 2021

  Remember the name: Javier Barcos. The sophomore native of Estella, Spain led the University of Utah men’s golf team to a third place finish out of 14 teams at the Notre Dame Collegiate, a two-day...

The droughts effect on campus with view towards the Marriott Library on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley & Soter: What’s Worth Watering?

By Will Shadley and Theadora Soter July 29, 2021

  With the Great Salt Lake and surrounding areas reaching their lowest water levels ever, we must reevaluate where our limited water supply goes. The historic drought that has caused these low...

Mitchell Schow at the Pac-12 Championships. (Courtesy Catharyn Hayne)

Schow Leads Utah Golf to Ninth Place Finish at Pac-12 Championships

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer April 28, 2021

  The University of Utah golf team finished ninth place overall in the Pac-12 Championships this week. Mitchell Schow shot -7 on the day and lead the team in scoring. Schow tied for eighth among...

The University of Utah competes against Stanford during an NCAA Basketball game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Athletics Adds to 2021 Rosters on National Signing Day

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor November 18, 2020

  National Signing Day was last week for almost every sport except football, and that means that Utah fans are welcoming a ton of new Utah athletes to campus. It was an overall successful week...

University of Utah Utes Womens soccer team defender Aleea Gwerder (9) makes a run with the ball during an NCAA soccer match vs. the Stanford Cardinal womens soccer team at the Ute Soccer Field in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

With Fall Sports up in the Air, the Utes are Poised for Strong Seasons Across the Board

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor August 10, 2020

  With the current state of the sports world up in the air, the University of Utah is unsure about what next season will hold. With fall sports unlikely to look the same as normal, if they even...

Utes Golf Finish 2019 Play at Saint Marys Invitational

Utes Golf Finish 2019 Play at Saint Mary’s Invitational

By Ryker Jackson, Sports Writer November 7, 2019

The University of Utah men’s golf team finished up the Saint Mary’s Invitational in 12th place. The Utes had a solid start on day one, but had drops on both the second and third days of the tournament....