Results

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Freshman Liam Allan captured the RJGA Palm Valley Classic individual title, winning in a playoff to lead Colorado School of Mines in the final round.

Allan sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole to prevail over Chico State's Naoki Easterday following a dramatic afternoon of movement atop the leaderboard. Allan surged into a tie for the lead at -12 with four birdies in a six-hole span around the turn, and that at one point grew into a four-way tie before Easterday, Texas A&M International's Elvis Steen, and CSU Pueblo's Marius Dosiere had late bogeys to leave Allan the clubhouse leader by a stroke. Easterday, however, was in the final group on course and made his birdie at 18 to force the playoff.

After shooting 65 in Monday's second round, Allan had a 67 on Tuesday. He becomes the first Mines freshman to win a tournament since Tim Amundson in the 2018 Bob Writz Invitational, and he's the first tournament winner in any class since Amundson won the 2020 Mile High Shootout as a senior.

Mines shot their best to-par team round of the year with a -10 278 as Lukas Taggart and Enzo Martínez finished with final-round scores of 67 and 68, respectively, to join Allan in leading Mines three spots up the leaderboard to an 11th-place finish at -12. Taggart had two eagles on his back nine - part of a six-stroke gain over a six-hole span - to move to T22 at -5, while Martinez collected six birdies on the way a four-under day at T48 at -1. Lucas Schulte and Colt Tenpenny each carded 76 as Schulte finished T89 (+8) and Tenpenny T95 (+12).

Giacomo Gaggero, playing as an individual, had his career-best to-par finish at -3 to move to T35 highlighted by his eagle on the ninth in a round of 69.

Chico State won the team title at -39 with CSU Pueblo second at -28.

Mines will play next in the RMAC Championships on April 19-21 in Boulder City, Nev.