Kozak and Taylor earn top 15 finishes this week on collegiate circuit

Cole Taylor has began his spring season at Park University with a top 15 finish. (Photo courtesy www.gilbert.parkathletics.com)
Clark Stork

Ella Kozak was on the course again this spring season at the GCU Women’s Invitational with the University of Idaho Vandals on Feb. 24 and 25. Competing at the GCU Golf Course in Phoenix the Vandals placed third out of five schools. The Yorkton product posted rounds of 78, 72, and 78 to finish at 12-over par 228, good enough for a tie for 13th place.

The Vandals will travel to Johns Creek, Georgia on March 30 for the Georgia State Invitational at Rivermont Golf Club.

Cole Taylor of Nipawin began his spring season at Park University on a strong note tying for 14th place at the Coyote Spring Invite at Coyote Springs Golf Club in Las Vegas. Competing over two days and 54 holes, Taylor shot 77 then two rounds of 76 to finish at 13-over par 229.

The Buccaneers placed eighth as a team.

Saskatoon’s Max Regier was also in the field in Nevada as part of the University of Victoria Vikes golf team. Regier opened with a 91, rebounded with an 83 in the second round, and closed with an 87. He tied for 52nd at 18-over par. The Vikes were third as a team.

Taylor and the Bucs will be in Laughlin, Nevada for the OUAZ Laughlin Invitational on March 2 and 3. Regier’s next event is The Battle Men’s Tournament in Bullhead City, Arizona from March 22 to 24.

Chase Pochylko and the Nicholls University Colonels teed it up in the Gulf Coast Collegiate at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans this week. Competing on Feb. 23 and 24, the Saskatoon native shot three consistent rounds of 78, 79, and 77 to place 33rd overall.

Nicholls was 10th out of 15 schools in the event. Their next tournament is the Colin Montgomerie Invitational at Sweetwater Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas on March 2 and 3.

The spring season has started for Warman’s Dane Giesbrecht as well. He was in Phoenix for the Paradise Valley Spring Classic at Encanto 18 Golf Course on Feb. 24 and 25. Giesbrecht shot 72 and 78 in the 36 hole event, that placed him tied for 17th.

Giesbrecht’s team, South Mountain Community College won the event, the Cougars were the only school to finish under par. Next up is the SMCC Invitational at Apache Creek Golf Club in Apache Junction, Arizona starting March 1.