ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's golf team rose four spots in the team standings on the final day of the South Central Regional Preview on Tuesday to finish in seventh place at the University of New Mexico's Championship Course.
 
The Lions had the third-best score of the final round and tied for the most spots risen in the standings. The Lions shot a 6-over par 294 on the way to a 26-over par 890 (303-293-294) for the 54-hole event. Colorado School of Mines won the event at 866.
 
Zach Burch (Lubbock – Cooper) tied his career low round with a 3-under par 69 on Tuesday, vaulting up 19 spots on the leaderboard to finish in eighth place at even par 216 (74-73-69). The junior had an eagle and four birdies on the day, including a run of three consecutive birdies near the end of his round.
 
Blake Hartford (Spring – Klein Oak) placed 16^th with a total of 4-over par 220 (74-70-76). He scattered four birdies throughout his final round Tuesday.
 
Freshman Simon Haas (Lorch, Germany) finished 60^th at 14-over par 230 (80-73-77), Alex Welch (League City – Clear Springs) blistered the course with six birdies Tuesday and finished 64^th at 231 (79-80-72, +15), and Joe Wolcik (Cleveland – Tarkington) placed 66^th at 232 (76-77-79, +16) with three birdies Tuesday.
 
The Lions are away from the links competitively for two weeks before closing out the fall schedule with two straight events. The next tournament is the Midwestern State Invitational on October 14 & 15 in Wichita Falls.
 

Rank	Team	Scores			Total	Par
1.	Colorado School of Mines	287	290	289	866	+2
2.	Odessa College "B"	287	287	304	878	+14
3.	Midwestern State	291	291	300	882	+18
4.	Western N.M.	293	300	290	883	+19
5.	Dixie State	288	285	313	886	+22
6.	Westminster	295	291	301	887	+23
7.	A&M-Commerce	303	293	294	890	+26
8.	Colorado State-Pueblo	301	286	304	891	+27
9.	Cameron	293	300	301	894	+30
10.	Colorado-Colorado Springs	294	292	309	895	+31
11.	Colorado Mesa	298	297	302	897	+33
12.	Cal State San Marcos	298	304	301	903	+39
13.	Colorado Christian	306	291	311	908	+44
14.	Garden City CC "B"	306	295	308	909	+45
15.	Regis	310	301	305	916	+52
16.	Lubbock Christian	308	305	307	920	+56
17.	UT Permian Basin	305	302	324	931	+67
18.	Fort Lewis	310	315	325	950	+86

 

Tex. A&M-Commerce	303	293	294	890	+26	7th
Zach Burch	74	73	69	216	E	t-8th
Blake Hartford	74	70	76	220	+4	t-16th
Simon Haas	80	73	77	230	+14	t-60th
Alex Welch	79	80	72	231	+15	t-64th
Joe Wolcik	76	77	79	232	+16	t-66th