Meanwhile, with the men’s golf team missing its top three regulars from last season — honorable mention All-Americans Derek Tolan (Soc’09) and Pat Grady (Fin’09) who graduated and Luke Symons who is redshirting after undergoing hip surgery — the Buffs are going through a transitional season.

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“We’re very, very young,” says coach Roy Edwards, who has only two upperclassmen on his active roster, senior Justin Bardgett and junior Michael Imperato.

CU lost to Colorado State 6-4 in the inaugural year of the State of Colorado Cup, a season-opening Ryder Cup-style competition.

Bardgett recorded the best finish of his career, fifth place, at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic in early October. Sophomore Kevin Kring tied a school record for most strokes under par for a round (an 8-under-par 64) en route to a 13th-place finish in the Falcon Invitational.

Childs posted four top-seven finishes in her first semester at CU, earning the Big 12 monthly honor twice — a first for the program. As a team, the Buffs recorded the best fall in program history, with four top-three finishes in five tournaments.

The CU men finished the fall season with three individual titles (two by Derek Tolan, one by Pat Grady) and one team championship.