FRISCO – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's golf team claimed its first Lone Star Conference Men's Golf Championship title in 19 years at Frisco Lakes Golf Club on Tuesday, following the lead of individual champion
Hagan Wood.
The Lions had a 54-hole score of 884 (288-297-299, +20) to win the tournament by 10 strokes over Cameron, who had won the last three LSC titles. The Lions have won their fifth Lone Star Conference men's golf championship, also taking the league trophy in 1942, 1964, 1965, and 1998.
Wood won medalist honors by three strokes at 215 (71-71-73, -1), leading four Lions in the top 10. He was consistent on Tuesday despite windy conditions, carding a birdie on hole No. 15 and notching two bogeys. Wood is also elevated to first team all-Lone Star Conference by winning the tournament.
Wood is the fifth Lion to win LSC medalist honors, joining Rex McCamey (1965), Blair Buttar (1997), Shawn Reeves (1998), and Pinkey Hartline (2008). He is the fourth Lion to win medalist honors and also lead his team to the team championship in the same tournament.
Wilfredo Sanchez earned all-tournament honors in a tie for fourth place at 222 (+6). Sanchez had three birdies in Tuesday's round.
Garrett Landers shot 223 (+7) to finish in a tie for sixth place and finished his final round on a roll with three birdies in his last eight holes.
Nick Louy tied for eighth place at 224 (+8), with a three-over par 75 in Tuesday's round.
Grayson Benavides rounded out the Lions' contingent at 18-over par 234.
The Lions held a nine-stroke lead entering the final round over Cameron, but that lead had evaporated by the turn, as the Aggies had worked their way into a tie. The Lions bounced back and had a lead quickly and Wood's par at the final hole clinched the program's fifth LSC title.
The Lions will now await the announcement of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship field, which will be revealed on Friday.
| 1 |
A&M-COMMERCE |
288 |
297 |
299 |
884 |
+20 |
| 2 |
Cameron |
299 |
295 |
300 |
894 |
+30 |
| 3 |
Midwestern State |
296 |
300 |
299 |
895 |
+31 |
| 4 |
Western New Mexico |
294 |
299 |
314 |
907 |
+43 |
| 5 |
West Texas A&M |
303 |
304 |
305 |
912 |
+48 |
| 6 |
UT Permian Basin |
318 |
322 |
310 |
950 |
+86 |
