KERRVILLE – Texas A&M University-Commerce men's golf team closed out The Big Texan with a ninth place finish this week at the Riverhill Country Club.
 
The Lions posted a team score of 895 (289-292-314) for ninth place out of 13 teams. UTRGV jumped two spots in the standings on the final day to win its own tournament by two strokes over Southeastern. UTRGV recorded a team score of 873 (296-284-293).
 
"After the first two rounds, we gave ourselves a great opportunity to bring home the trophy, which I am very proud of. We were not able to handle the moment in the third round and the results showed as much," said coach Brian Dolehide.
 
"I am glad we were able to put ourselves in a position to win. We will learn from this experience, and we will be there again!"
 
Individually for the Lions, Nathan McCulloch (Edinburgh, Scotland) tied for 21^st with a score of 220 (72-71-77). Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk (Phuket, Thailand) was tied for 41^st place after Monday's first round. He continued to climb in the final two rounds to tie for 24^th place with a score of 221 (75-72-74).
 
Simon Haas (Lorch, Germany), carded rounds of 70, 77, and 81 in the three rounds, respectively, for a score of 228 tied for 47^th place, along with Balint Zavaczki (Nyíregyháza, Hungary), who shot 72, 72, and 84 in the three rounds. Chance Mulligan (Dallas – Bishop Dunne) tied for 68^th place with a score of 235 (76-77-82), while Corey Maher (Frisco) competed as an individual and took 75^th place with a score of 240 (90-75-75).
 
Texas Tech's Baard Skogen and Gustav Andersson, who both competed as individuals, tied for the lowest score, shooting 211, and were crowned co-champions. The duo finished a stroke better than SFA's Jacob Garcia.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions are right back in action next week in Montgomery for the Walden Invitational, which is co-hosted by Sam Houston and Rice on Monday and Tuesday. It is the Lions' final tournament prior to the conference championships.
 

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	UTRGV	296	284	293	873
2	Southeastern	285	291	299	875
3	Midland CC	283	293	304	880
4	Tarleton	293	288	300	881
5	New Orleans	292	296	296	884
6	Odessa College	292	294	299	885
7	Stephen F. Austin	292	290	305	887
8	UIW	295	293	301	889
9	A&M-COMMERCE	289	292	314	895
10	Houston Christian	293	303	307	903
11	Ranger College	296	296	312	904
12	Schreiner	297	300	312	909
13	Texas Southern	303	303	324	930

 

9	A&M-COMMERCE	289	292	314	895
T21	Nathan McCulloch	72	71	77	220
T24	Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk	75	72	74	221
T47	Simon Haas	70	77	81	228
T47	Balint Zavaczki	72	72	84	228
T68	Chance Mulligan	76	77	82	235

 
INDIVIDUAL
Corey Maher • 75 • 90-75-75 • 240