ABILENE - Wildcat golf finished middle of the pack Tuesday at the Collin Montgomerie - Houston Baptist Invitational, placing sixth of 12 schools (third of seven Southland schools) with a two-day, three-round score of 14-over 878. ACU's round-by-round totals were 291, 292 and 295.
Senior
Bryce Dooley finished the course at Augusta Pines (Spring, Texas) at even par 216. He carded a 72 (par) and 73 Monday and was 1-under 71 today to place seventh of 75 competitors.
His four teammates on this trip (
Chase Allison,
Brian Choe,
Alex Clouse,
Francisco Osio) all finished seven or more strokes above par, while junior
Jake Bay, competing as an individual, tied for 26th at 5-over 221.
Only six players finished under par with medalist honors going to JT Pittman of Midland CC at 4-under 212. His team, however, fell into a tie for second place today as UTRGV captured the team trophy with a 3-over 867.Â
Midland CC and New Orleans tied for runner-up honors. Weber State placed fourth at 10-over 874, and host HBU was fifth at 12-over 876.Â
ACU was five strokes better than seventh-place SFA (19-over 883), while fellow Southland schools UIW, Southeastern La., and McNeese all finished 17 or more strokes behind UTRGV.
Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Kerrville, Texas and Comanche Trace for UTRGV's Big Texan, March 23-24.
