Utah golfer Kyler Dunkle faced staggering odds in his effort to qualify for the NCAA Championships, while figuring he would win no matter what happened.
Either he would advance to this weekend's tournament in Arkansas or he would launch his professional golf career in Canada. He played well enough in the NCAA Stanford Regional to extend his Ute career for three or four more rounds.
Dunkle will tee off Friday in the 72-hole, stroke-play portion of the tournament (the field will be cut after 54 holes), as the capstone of a three-year stint that seems to have benefited him and the program equally.