SUGAR LAND – The East Texas A&M University men's golf team closed out the Colin Montgomerie Invitational in a tie for 11
th place on Tuesday at the Sweetwater Country Club.
The Lions shot a 913 as a team in the three-round tournament and tied with Missouri State for 11
th in the 14-team tournament. New Mexico Junior College picked up a two-stroke win over Abilene Christian with a team score of 866.
"This week was a tough week from start to finish," said director of golf
Brian Dolehide. "We have lots of work to be done, but I'm confident we will be back on track next week at UTRGV."
Cooper Watt (Rockford, Ill.) was the top finisher for the Lions with a three-round score of 220 (73-71-76) to tie for 16
th place,
Nicke Kaajavirta (Kajaani, Finland) tied for 26
th with a score of 223 (79-71-73), and
Blake Taylor (Mansfield) tied for 66
th with a score of 236 (75-77-84).
Matt Walters (Ballito, South Africa) finished in a tie for 71
st with a score of 237 (75-80-82) and
Janis Erll (Lich, Germany) took 74
th with a score of 240 (79-79-82).
On the individual leaderboard, New Mexico Junior College's Elias Pettersson won the medal by one stroke over UIW's Joe Buenfeld with a score of 210.
| Pos |
Team |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Total |
| 1 |
NMJC |
291 |
287 |
288 |
866 |
| 2 |
Abilene Christian |
285 |
287 |
296 |
868 |
| 3 |
UIW |
291 |
291 |
291 |
873 |
| 4 |
HCU |
290 |
295 |
292 |
877 |
| 5 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
294 |
304 |
288 |
886 |
| 6 |
North Dakota |
288 |
303 |
296 |
887 |
| 7 |
PVAMU |
300 |
299 |
292 |
891 |
| 8 |
Nicholls |
305 |
296 |
298 |
899 |
| 9 |
Texas Southern |
304 |
290 |
309 |
903 |
| 10 |
Weber State |
289 |
312 |
306 |
907 |
| T11 |
Missouri State |
301 |
300 |
312 |
913 |
| T11 |
EAST TEXAS A&M |
302 |
298 |
313 |
913 |
| 13 |
Blinn College |
300 |
305 |
313 |
918 |
| 14 |
Central Michigan |
306 |
325 |
303 |
934 |
UP NEXT
The Lions continue the three-week stretch of tournaments next Monday-Tuesday at the UTRGV Match Play in Edinburg.
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