SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word men's golf team could not overcome Lamar University in the final round of the James S. Litz Memorial Tournament on Tuesday at The Republic Golf Course and had to settle for second place. (
Results)
The Cardinals were the only team of 11 competing that broke 300 in all three rounds, but they finished nine strokes behind Lamar who posted a 308-286-291=883 to win the tournament. The course played as a par-71, 7007-yard layout and had perfect weather for the final round. UIW finished with a 299-296-297=892 total and had three starters finish in the top 11 overall players.
UIW senior
Austin Wylie (Boerne/Boerne HS) led the team with a 72-72-76=220 to finish in sixth place on his 22
nd birthday. "I'm pretty happy with the way I hit the ball yesterday," said Wylie. "I got myself in a position to win and I really wanted to get that win today, but I just couldn't get anything going."
Freshman
Chase Rios (New Braunfels/Canyon HS) and senior
Myles Dumont (Eagle Lake/Rice Consolidated HS) each finished tied for 11
th place with 225 strokes for the Cardinals. Rios opened with a 79 and then finished with a 71-75 while Dumont fired three consecutive 75's. Another freshman,
Cole Solis (San Antonio/The Episcopal School of Texas) was actually the top finisher for the Cardinals playing as an individual medalist. He finished in fourth place after carding a 70-73-75=218, just two strokes back of the leaders.
Lamar's Zander Gous won a three-way playoff for the individual title over teammate Eason Wang and Connor Bjugstad of Odessa College. All three players finished at 3-over par 216, but Gous birdied the first playoff hole for the victory.
Lamar and UIW finished first and second, respectively in the team standings and they were followed by Odessa College (909), Western Texas College (915), Our Lady of the Lake (927), Concordia-Texas (927), Murray State College (943), Schreiner (945), Texas Southern (948), St. Thomas (965) and Prairie View A&M (1026).
UIW is back in action in two weeks when they go to Nicholls for the Atchafalaya Intercollegiate. The Cardinals are the defending champions of the tournament.
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