Final Results
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Junior
Garrett Glanton led the ACU golf team to a sixth-place finish at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate to wrap up the fall portion of its schedule.
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The Wildcats carded rounds of 292-292-290 (874) to finish in front of Western Illinois (289-298-291) and Southland foe Incarnate Word (304-291-287). Grand Canyon finished 20-under-par claiming first place with scores of 282-280-270 (832) and host New Mexico State took second going 4-under-par (279-282-287). Texas El Paso rounded out the top three going 2-under-par with scores of 290-284-276.
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"We were really flummoxed on the greens this week," head coach
Tom Shaw said. "We never got a good handle on them and I'm disappointed in how we putted overall. We left a ton of shots out there and didn't maximize anything. We had some great individual performances like,
Garrett Glanton who continues to get better each week."
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Glanton played three solid rounds of golf to record his first top-10 finish of the season. He ended the 54-hole tournament tied for seventh with scores of 71-70-72 (even-par 213). Freshman
Alex Clouse finished second for the Wildcats and tied for 23
rd overall going 5-over-par 220.
Bryce Dooley went 73-74-73 (220), 7-over-par to finish tied for 33
rd. Â
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Kade Miller and
Clarke Hudgins rounded out the scoring five for the Wildcats finishing tied for 61
st and tied for 64
th, respectively. Miller carded rounds of 80-72-75 (227) and Hudgins went 16-over-par, 229.
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Freshman
Chase Allison competed as an individual in his first outing as a Wildcat, finishing at 11-over-par 224 to tie for 46
th.
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"We could never string it together as a team to really be competitive this week. Tournaments are always great learning experiences and we'll rebound and have a terrific offseason. The 2018 spring will be a great semester for us," Shaw said.
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The Wildcats sit idle in tournament play until returning in February at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to start the spring season.Â
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