Hot Dirt Desert Shootout [Live Leaderboard]
Goodyear, Ariz. - GC of Estrella - hosted by Mines - Friday/Saturday

RJGA Palm Valley Classic [Live Leaderboard]
Goodyear, Ariz. - Palm Valley GC - hosted by Western New Mexico - Monday/Tuesday

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OREDIGGERS VISIT ARIZONA FOR TOURNAMENT TWINBILL
Coming off their best outing of the year, Colorado School of Mines is set to play two tournaments over a five-day span in Goodyear, Ariz. this week as the Orediggers host a new event, the Hot Dirt Desert Shootout at the Golf Club of Estrella on Friday and Saturday, and then play in the RJGA Palm Valley Classic at Palm Valley Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday. The Hot Dirt Desert Shootout will start play at 7:30 a.m. MST on Friday with 36 holes on the day, and then have tee times starting at 9:30 a.m. MST for Saturday's final round; the Palm Valley Classic's schedule is to be determined. 

THE LINEUP
Mines will have two teams on the course in both tournaments, with a scoring lineup of Lukas Taggart, Ethan Adam, Jake Welch, Max Lange, and Carter Lolli. Mines' B team will play as individuals with Theodore Reitter, Owen Cornmesser, Connor Downey, and Jonathan Trigg. 

THE FORECAST
It's Arizona in early spring, which means ideal golfing conditions with highs in the 70s and sunshine for the Hot Dirt Desert Shootout, and then the same for the Palm Valley Classic but with windy conditions forecast on Monday. 

LAST TIME OUT
Mines pushed to its best finish of the year on March 21, finishing second at the Southern Colorado Masters in Pueblo. Mines shot its two best team rounds of the season at 279 and 276 on the first day and ultimately finished -7. Lukas Taggart was the individual runner-up, carding 67-66-74 to get to -6, while Ethan Adam recorded his first career top-10 in sixth at -1. Jake Welch finished tied for tenth at well at even par, with Max Lange finishing T16 and Theodore Reitter T23. Taggart's second-round 66 marked the lowest score by an Oredigger since 2019.

LOOKING AHEAD
Mines will be done with the regular season and look ahead to the RMAC Championships at Boulder Creek GC in Nevada on April 23-25. 
 

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MINES PROJECTED LINEUP
1. Lukas Taggart (Fr.)
Team's scoring leader at 72.44 … Coming off best career outing finishing 2nd at the SoCo Masters, including career-low rounds of 66 and 67 … Jumped 25 spots to #91 in this week's GolfStat rankings … Has five straight top-25 finishes.
2. Ethan Adam (Jr.)
Earned first career top-10 at T6 at the SoCo Masters … Was under par twice in that tournament carding 69-73-70. 
3. Jake Welch (Sr.)
Shot a career-low 68 at the SoCo Masters … Notched his third career top-10 there … Second on the team with a 73.0 scoring average.
4. Max Lange (Fr.)
Third on the team with a 73.13 scoring average … Has two top-20s this season including T16 last week.
5. Carter Lolli (Fr.)
Finished T18 at the SoCo Masters playing as an individual … That marked his best collegiate finish … Shot a career-low 68 in the second round.

INDIVIDUALS
Theodore Reitter (So.)
Finished T23 at the SoCo Masters, his best of the spring … Shot his third under-par round of the year with a second-round 70 there.
Owen Cornmesser (So.)
Finished T27 at the SoCo Masters, his best finish of the spring … Has appeared in four tournaments this year. 
Connor Downey (Fr.)
Set best collegiate finish at the SoCo Masters in T18 … Shot a career-low 71 in the third round.
Jonathan Trigg (Fr.)
Has made two appearances as a true freshman … Finished T55 at the SoCo Masters.