DUNCAN, Okla. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's golf team moved up three spots in the team standings to finish in seventh place at the Jerry Hrncair Invitational to wrap up the fall portion of the Lions' season.
 
The Lions shot an 8-over par 296 to complete the tournament with a 36-hole total of 598 (302-296, +22) and tie with conference foe Texas A&M International in seventh place.

"Our team did a great job making a comeback after a rough start yesterday," said assistant coach Amy Ruengmateekhun. "The course set up was challenging, which made our guys really have to focus on their course management. Our goal today was to improve from yesterday and move a couple spots up in the field. We have a young and fairly new team this year and I am excited to see our guys progress this off-season and get ready to win some tournaments in the spring."
 
Alex Welch (League City – Clear Springs) had two eagles in the tournament, including a hole-in-one on hole No. 4, acing the 198-yard hole with a seven iron. He tied for 18^th place on the individual leaderboard at 4-over par 148 (75-73).

"I happened to witness Alex's hole-in-one today, and it was one of the greatest I've ever seen. He did a great job, finishing 3-under in his last 4 holes," Ruengmateekhun said.

Also tied with Welch was freshman Chance Mulligan (Dallas – Bishop Dunne), who shot even par Tuesday to finish at 148 (+4, 76-72). Mulligan had 26 pars over the course of his 36 holes. "Chance came in today with 16 pars, a bogey, and a birdie. It's exciting to see our freshmen step up to the plate this fall," Ruengmateekhun noted.
 
Simon Haas (Lorch, Germany) placed 32^nd with a 6-over par 150, shooting 75 in each of the two rounds. Zach Burch (Lubbock – Cooper) had matching rounds of 76 to finish in 44^th at 152 (+8) with an eagle and nine birdies throughout the event. Tyler McDonough (Horseshoe Bay – Llano) and Dallas Millin (Wright, Wyo.) tied for 86^th place at 162 (+18).
 
This event concludes the Lions' four-event fall schedule. A&M-Commerce will play in five regular season events in the spring of 2020, starting with Texas A&M International's Jack Brown Memorial Tournament on February 3-4 in Laredo.
 

Rank	Team	Scores		Total	Par
1.	Oklahoma Christian	287	284	571	-5
2.	St. Mary's	290	292	582	+6
3.	Arkansas Tech	298	289	587	+11
	Midwestern State	292	295	587	+11
5.	Cameron	294	297	591	+15
6.	Southern Arkansas	298	296	594	+18
7.	A&M-Commerce	302	296	598	+22
	Texas A&M International	300	298	598	+22
9.	Harding	293	310	603	+27
	UT Tyler	305	298	603	+27
11.	Dallas Baptist	304	301	605	+29
12.	Southeastern Oklahoma State	302	308	610	+34
	Southern Nazarene	301	309	610	+34
14.	Arkansas-Fort Smith	310	309	619	+43
15.	Oklahoma Baptist	306	317	623	+47
16.	Cameron B	310	316	626	+50
17.	Fort Hays State	327	306	633	+57

 
 

A&M-Commerce	302	296	598	+22	t-7th
Chance Mulligan	76	72	148	+4	t-18th
Alex Welch	75	73	148	+4	t-18th
Simon Haas	75	75	150	+6	t-32nd
Zach Burch	76	76	152	+8	t-44th
Tyler McDonough	81	81	162	+18	t-86th
Dallas Millin#	84	78	162	+18	t-86th