Jaguars impressive in first golf tournament
SEGUIN � The University of Houston-Victoria men�s and women�s golf teams made an impressive opening statement in their inaugural golf tournament Tuesday bringing home a pair of second-place finishes, while Whitley Patterson brought home the women�s individual title.
The UHV men were the only team to record two sub-par rounds at the Texas Lutheran John Bohmann Memorial, but were unable to hold off the host TLU Bulldogs to finish second, while the UHV women lost a fifth-player playoff to Mary Hardin-Baylor after tying for first at the TLU Lady Bulldog Classic.
�I couldn�t be any prouder of these two teams,� UHV head golf coach Brian Williams said. �I think we really got some people�s attention with our performance over the last two days. We showed them the Jaguars are for real.�
The UHV men grabbed a two-shot lead over TLU after Monday�s first round at Max Starcke Golf Course, but saw host TLU regained the lead in the afternoon second round. On Tuesday, TLU was too strong Tuesday shooting a 7-under 277 to outdistance itself from the rest of the field.
The Bulldogs finished with a 54-hole total of 846, while the Jaguars overcame a four-shot deficit to Mary Hardin-Baylor to capture second place with a final round 282 and a 54-hole total 858. UMHB finished third with an 864, while Schreiner University was fourth with an 882.
�We were the only team with two rounds under par,� Williamson said. �TLU went deep but it�s their house and they were nearly uncatchable today. But we picked up 10 shots on Mary Hardin-Baylor to finish second.�
Four of the five Jaguars finished in the Top 10 individually, with James Price tying for third with a 67-74-71-212. Jon Moore fired the best round of the day for the Jaguars with a 3-under 68 to finish sixth at 214.
Austin Griffin (74-74-70) and Travis Chrietzberg (70-75-73) tied for ninth at 218, and Cory Anderson (75-71-74-220) tied for 14th at 220.
Patterson dominated the field, that included NCAA Division 3 powerhouse Mary Hardin-Baylor as she strolled to a 10-shot victory in claiming the women�s title over McMurry�s Monica Harris (78-77-155).
After opening with a 3-over 74 on Monday, Patterson conquered the par-71 Golf Club of Seguin with an even-par 71 to finish at 145. Teammate Lyndie Smith posted a final round 76 to finish fifth with a 159.
Behind Patterson and Smith, Morgan DeSive shot an 82-81-163 to place 10th, Larissa Loredo had a 97-95-192, and Devon Dueser a 109-93-202.
�You couldn�t ask for a better job then what these girls did for their first time out,� Williamson said. �We haven�t had a lot of time to work on a lot of things and they came out and performed great.�
UHV began the day in third place and roared home with a final round 321 for a two-day 657 as they slid past first-round leaders McMurry and Southwestern. But the Jaguars were unable to get past Mary Hardin-Baylor as the Cru turned in an impressive 312 final round to share the lead with the Jaguars.
UHV then lost the fifth-player score playoff to finish as the runner up. McMurry and Trinity finished tied for fourth at 662.
John Bohmann Memorial Invitational
Max Starcke Golf Course
Seguin, Texas
Par 71
| Texas Lutheran | 284-285-277-846 |
| UH-Victoria | 282-294-282-858 |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | 287-285-292-864 |
| Schreiner University | 304-285-293-882 |
| Trinity University | 296-300-292-888 |
| Concordia-TX | 298-305-297-900 |
| Texas Lutheran B | 296-310-296-902 |
| Hardin-Simmons | 306-308-293-907 |
| McMurry | 302-315-312-929 |
| UT-Dallas JV | 321-316-299-936 |
| Texas A&M-Int. | 331-321-307-959 |
| Texas Lutheran C | 340-325-326-991 |
Individual Medalist | |
| 1. Ryan Keil, TLU | 70-69-69-208 |
| 2. Nick Mehigan, TLU | 70-70-71-211 |
| 3. James Price, UHV | 67-74-71-212 |
| Jonathan Sustaita, UMHB | 67-69-76-212 |
| 5. Chris Hyten, TLU | 71-76-66-213 |
| UHV Scores | |
| T3 James Price | 67-74-71-212 |
| 6 Jon Moore | 71-75-68-214 |
| T9 Austin Griffin | 74-74-70-218 |
| T9 Travis Chrietzberg | 70-75-73-218 |
| T14 Cory Anderson | 75-71-74-220 |
TLU Lady Bulldog Fall Classic
Golf Club of Seguin
Seguin, Tx
Par 71
| Mary Hardin-Baylor* | 245-212-657 |
| UH-Victoria | 336-321-657 |
| McMurry* | 328-334-662 |
| Trinity | 344-318-662 |
| Southwestern | 331-333-664 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 339-339-678 |
| Texas A&M-International | 402-396-798 |
| UT Dallas | 407-392-799 |
Individual Medalists | |
| Whitley Patterson, UHV | 74-71-145 |
| Monica Harris, McMurry | 78-77-155 |
| Kesley Coburn, S�western | 80-77-157 |
| Charlotte Gibson, UCSC | 76-82-158 |
| Lyndie Smith, UHV | 83-76-159 |
UHV Results | |
| 1. Whitley Patterson | 74-71-145 |
| 5. Lyndie Smith | 83-76-159 |
| 10. Morgan DeSive | 82-81-163 |
| 35. Larissa Loredo | 97-95-192 |
| 37. Devon dueser | 109-93-202 |