Men’s Golf Places Sixth at its ORU/SFA Spring Break Challenge

Monday, March 12

Irving, Texas (TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas G.C.)

All Day

Stephen F. Austin

ORU/SFA Spring Break Challenge

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Men’s Golf Places Sixth at its ORU/SFA Spring Break Challenge

3/14/2018 10:18:00 PM | Men's Golf

‘Jacks shoot a 17-over 301 in final round, finish with three-day total of 31-over 883

By: Luke Bolanos | Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Final Results

IRVING, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin men's golf team wrapped up play at the ORU/SFA Spring Break Challenge Wednesday afternoon at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas Golf Course in Irving, Texas, shooting a 17-over 301 in the final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament co-hosted by the Lumberjacks. Posting a three-round total of 31-over 883, SFA finished sixth among the 16-team field after shooting a 7-over 291 on consecutive days in the first and second rounds of play.

North Texas captured the team title by totaling a three-day tally of 13-over 865, including shooting a 1-over 285 in the third round Wednesday, while Rice finished just three strokes behind the Mean Green with a 16-over 868. Illinois State took home third-place honors with a three-round total of 18-over 870.

The 'Jacks had two top-15 finishers in senior Blake Stock (Hewitt, Texas), who led SFA with a seventh-place tie among 90 total golfers, and freshman Andy Lopez (Dallas, Texas), who earned a tie for 14th. Stock opened up the tournament by shooting a season-best and tournament-low 4-under 67, tied for the fourth-lowest single round score in school history, in the opening round Monday. He finished with a cumulative score of 4-over 217 after recording a 5-over 76 in the final round to secure his first top-10 placement of the season. Lopez earned his third top-15 finish of 2017-18 by shooting a 7-over 220 across the three days, including a 5-over 76 in Wednesday's final round.

Just like both Stock and Lopez, junior Angelo Leyvani (San Antonio, Texas) also posted a 5-over 76 in the third round, giving him a three-round score of 10-over 223 and a tie for 27th place. For the second consecutive round, junior Jake Hendrix (Austin, Texas) shot a 1-over 73 and moved up four spots on the individual leaderboard to complete the tournament tied for 31st. Freshman Steven Fabik (Carrollton, Texas) turned in a final score of 17-over 230 to tie for 59th after registering a 6-over 77 on the final 18 holes of the par-71, 6,660-yard course.

Rice's Mario Carmona took home the individual crown after shooting 5-under 208, while David Rauer of Illinois State was the tournament's runner-up with a three-day total of 3-under 210. North Texas' Ian Snyman claimed third place with a three-round score of 2-under 211.

Up Next…
The 'Jacks will have nearly two weeks off from competition before returning to the links for tournament competition Monday and Tuesday, March 26-27, when SFA plays its third event of the month at the Golden Nugget Invitational in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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

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