JONESBORO, Ark. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's golf team took 10
th in the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate on Tuesday at Ridgepointe Country Club, which was the first competition of the fall.
The Lions were led by
Blake Taylor (Mansfield), who tied for 21
st with a score of 214 (71-73-70),
Sam Benson (Gilmer – New Diana) climbed to tie for 27
th with a score of 215 (77-68-70),
Cooper Watt (Rockford, Ill.) tied for 48
th with a score of 221 (71-75-75), while
Nicke Kaajavirta (Kajaani, Finland) tied for 59
th place with a score of 225 (74-77-74), and
Balint Zavaczki (Nyíregyháza, Hungary) took 84
th place with a score of 252 (82-78-92).
"I was impressed and proud of our improvements each round this week. We struggled with help on the back end, so it put pressure on the counting scores to keep pushing for birdies and we were able to do just that," said Director of Golf
Brian Dolehide. "We're looking forward to making a few adjustments and getting back at it in a few weeks!"
Arkansas State won the team crown by 15 strokes over Oklahoma Christian, posting a score of 822. The Redwolves' Thomas Schmidt was the individual medalist with a score of 197 (67-65-65), five better than any golfer in the field.
UP NEXT
The Lions are off next week and return to action on October 14-15 at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate at New Mexico State.
| Pos. |
Team |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Arkansas State |
277 |
271 |
274 |
822 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma Christian |
277 |
283 |
277 |
837 |
| T3 |
Jacksonville State |
278 |
283 |
286 |
847 |
| T3 |
Austin Peay |
279 |
280 |
288 |
847 |
| 5 |
Texas State |
285 |
274 |
291 |
850 |
| T6 |
UT-Martin |
276 |
299 |
288 |
863 |
| T6 |
Southern Indiana |
292 |
280 |
291 |
863 |
| 8 |
New Orleans |
295 |
288 |
289 |
872 |
| 9 |
Lindenwood |
295 |
287 |
291 |
873 |
| 10 |
A&M-COMMERCE |
293 |
293 |
289 |
875 |
| T11 |
Murray State |
289 |
292 |
297 |
878 |
| T11 |
Nicholls |
293 |
292 |
293 |
878 |
| 13 |
Southeastern |
297 |
292 |
290 |
879 |
| 14 |
Eastern Illinois |
283 |
308 |
303 |
894 |
| 15 |
Evansville |
295 |
296 |
307 |
898 |
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