Men’s Golf Wraps up Border Olympics Tied for 13th

Friday, March 9

Laredo, Texas (Laredo C.C.)

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Men’s Golf Wraps up Border Olympics Tied for 13th

3/10/2018 8:01:00 PM | Men's Golf

‘Jacks turn in a final round score of 10-over 298 Saturday to finish with a three-round total of 8-over 872

By: Luke Bolanos | Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Final Results

LAREDO, Texas – After shooting its second-best two-round score of the season Friday at the Border Olympics in Laredo, Texas, the Stephen F. Austin men's golf team was unable to repeat its performance Saturday and registered a 10-over 298 in the third and final round. The Lumberjacks finished out the two-day, 54-hole tournament at the Laredo Country Club with a three-round score of 8-over 872 to tie for 13th among 17 total teams.

Entering the second day of play in sixth place with a two-round total of 2-under 574, SFA struggled on the par-72, 7,375-yard course. Campbell, who is ranked 60th nationally according to Golfstat.com, claimed the tournament title after posting an impressive two-day score of 21-under 843. Arkansas State, ranked 68th in the nation, earned runner-up honors with a 19-under 845, while 69th-ranked Sam Houston State and Louisiana-Monroe tied for third with a three-round total of 9-under 855.

Freshman Andy Lopez (Dallas, Texas) and junior Angelo Leyvani (San Antonio, Texas) tied for 44th in the 97-man event, both shooting three-round scores of 2-over 218. Leyvani recorded his second-consecutive round of 1-over 73 Saturday as Lopez shot a 3-over 75.

Freshman Steven Fabik (Carrollton, Texas), after notching a career-low round of 2-under 70 in the second round Friday, tallied a 5-over 77 in the final round to finish tied for 61st with a 5-over 221. Junior Jake Hendrix (Austin, Texas) improved his second-round score by six strokes Saturday, shooting a 1-over 73 in the third round and tying for 70th with a two-day total of 7-over 223.

The 'Jacks were rounded out by senior Blake Stock (Hewitt, Texas), who tied for 89th after shooting a 1-under 71 in round two Friday but registered an 11-over 83 in round three Saturday for a composite score of 14-over 230.

Western Kentucky's Billy Tom Sargent finished atop the individual leaderboard after shooting a three-round score of 12-under 204 with an impressive first and third round mark of 5-under 67. Campbell's Pontus Nyholm recorded two rounds of 6-under 72 to finish as the Border Olympics' runner-up with a total tally of 10-under 206. Houston's Michael Perras and UTSA's individual competitor Sean Meehan posted three-round scores of 8-under 208 to tie for third place.

Up Next…
After playing just one tournament in February, the 'Jacks will see three in the month of March. SFA has only one day off from competition as the 'Jacks co-host the ORU/SFA Spring Break Challenge this Monday-Wednesday, March 12-14 at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas Golf Course in Irving, Texas.

Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Lumberjack golf throughout the 2017-18 season.

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