SUGAR LAND – After the first two rounds of the Colin Montgomerie Invitational on Monday at Sweetwater Country Club, the East Texas A&M University men's golf team is in ninth place.
The Lions improved by four strokes in the afternoon round, finishing with a score of 600 through the first two rounds, which is one stroke behind Prairie View A&M for eighth, while Nicholls, Missouri State, and Weber State are in a three-way tie for 10
th, just a stroke back of the Lions. Abilene Christian is front the team leaderboard by six strokes over New Mexico Junior College.
Individually for the Lions,
Cooper Watt (Rockford, Ill.) tied for seventh after shooting a combined score of 144 (73-71) on Monday. Nicke Kajaavirta (Kajaani, Finland) is tied for 31
st with a score of 150 (79-71),
Blake Taylor (Mansfield) is tied 46
th, shooting a 152 (75-77) through the first two rounds.
Matt Walters (Ballito, South Africa) is tied for 63
rd with a score of 155 (75-80) and
Janis Erll (Lich, Germany) is tied for 70
th with a score of 158 (79-79). New Mexico JC's Elias Pettersson has a two-stroke lead on the player leaderboard with a score of 139.
The third round concludes with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
| Pos |
Teams |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Total |
| 1 |
Abilene Christian |
285 |
287 |
572 |
| 2 |
New Mexico JC |
291 |
287 |
578 |
| 3 |
UIW |
291 |
291 |
582 |
| 4 |
HCU |
290 |
295 |
585 |
| 5 |
North Dakota |
288 |
300 |
588 |
| 6 |
Texas Southern |
304 |
290 |
594 |
| 7 |
Southeastern |
294 |
304 |
598 |
| 8 |
Prairie View A&M |
300 |
299 |
599 |
| 9 |
EAST TEXAS A&M |
302 |
298 |
600 |
| T10 |
Nicholls |
305 |
296 |
601 |
| T10 |
Missouri State |
301 |
300 |
601 |
| T10 |
Weber State |
289 |
312 |
601 |
| 13 |
Blinn College |
300 |
305 |
605 |
| 14 |
Central Michigan |
306 |
325 |
631 |
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