Men's Golf 10/11/2026 12:49:00 PM Chris Brannick

Central Wraps Up Fall Season In Kansas

Bronchos Play Terradyne Country Club In Andover

ANDOVER, Kan. – Central Oklahoma wraps up the fall season with the Newman Fall Invitational Monday and Tuesday at Terradyne Country Club.

UCO has finished first, second, second, and first in four tournaments this season. The Bronchos are looking to close out the first half of 2026-27 campaign on a high note.

Teams will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 more on Tuesday. Central Oklahoma will go with Nick Canales, John Helzer, William Whorton, Rhett Hughes, and Bryant Polhill for its five-man lineup this week. Andrew Talburt is also playing in the tournament as an individual.

Canales leads the Bronchos into this week's tournament as the senior All-American has been on a terror this fall. He has a 67.6 scoring average through 12 rounds of golf. Canales finished runner-up in the season opener, fifth at the regional preview, and then has won the last two tournaments. His 16-under-par 194 at the Skip Wagnon Invitational last week in Edmond is the best 54-hole individual performance in UCO program history.

Hezler, a freshman, didn't play in the first two events this fall but has come on strong as of late. He has a 69.5 scoring average through six rounds of golf and is coming off a third-place finish in Edmond last week.

Whorton is another freshman having a strong start to his career with the Bronchos. He won his first career tournament in September at Central Missouri and then finished third in the regional preview in Michigan. Whorton has finished 15th in each of the last two tournaments. He has a 69.1 scoring average through 12 rounds of golf this fall.

Hughes has been up and down this fall. He has a 72.5 scoring average but has finished third, 107th, fifth, and 54th. Polhill has played in 3 of 4 events and has a 73.6 scoring average through nine rounds of golf.

Talburt made his season debut last week in Edmond. The Bronchos had two teams entered in the field and Talburt started the tournament with a scoring school record 9-under-par 61. He ended the tournament with an 8-under 202 to finish 11th individually.

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Players Mentioned

Nick Canales: Senior

Rhett Hughes: Junior

Bryant Polhill: Junior

Andrew Talburt: Senior

John Helzer: Freshman

William Whorton: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nick Canales
: Senior

Rhett Hughes
: Junior

Bryant Polhill
: Junior

Andrew Talburt
: Senior

John Helzer
: Freshman

William Whorton
: Freshman