Entering the most important part of the season without its best player could cause concern for the Colorado men's golf team.
Instead, the Buffaloes are approaching it as an exciting challenge.
CU will host the Pac-12 Championships at Boulder Country Club from April 28-30, and they'll do it without senior Jeremy Paul, who earlier this week turned professional and ended his collegiate career.
"You can look at it in a bad way and just say, 'This is an awful situation; Jeremy is our best player,'" junior John Souza said. "Or you can look at it and say, 'This is a chance for us to show how deep our team is and that we have guys who are able to step up and fill Jeremy's shoes.