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Men’s Golf Completes 2017-18 Season with Third-Place Finish at Southland Championship
4/25/2018 4:37:00 PM | Men's Golf
‘Jacks tie second-lowest score of day three with 20-over 308 final round, finish with three-day total of 51-over 915
McKINNEY, Texas – The 2017-18 season for the Stephen F. Austin men's golf team came to a close Wednesday afternoon at the Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in McKinney, Texas, as the Lumberjacks placed third at the 2018 Southland Conference Men's Golf Championship. SFA tied the second-lowest score of the day in the final round by shooting a 20-over 308 on the par-72, 7,219-yard Dye Course, battling windy and rainy conditions with much cooler temperatures.
Finishing with a three-day total of 51-over 915, the 'Jacks completed the league championship 27 strokes from Southland champion Sam Houston State. The Bearkats shot a 24-over 888 across the three rounds to capture their third Southland title since 2014. McNeese took home runner-up honors with a three-round tally 22 strokes lower than that of SFA, owning a 29-over 893.
Junior Angelo Leyvani paced the 'Jacks and shone during Wednesday's third round, shooting the second-lowest score of the day at even-par 72 and rising an impressive 13 spots on the leaderboard. He completed the three-day, 54-hole championship with a final score of 7-over 223 to tie for fifth, just seven strokes off of individual title winner Lewis George of Central Arkansas (even-par 216). McNeese's Blake Elliott earned individual runner-up honors by posting a three-round mark of 1-over 217, while Ian Berrigan of McNeese and Sam Houston State's Levi Valadez tied for third with final scores of 6-over 222.
No SFA golfer finished lower than 26th among the 55-competitor field as freshman Steven Fabik tied for 15th with a three-day tally of 14-over 230. Fellow freshman Andy Lopez had a challenging day in the less than ideal conditions but with strong first and second rounds finished 22nd, posting a final score of 17-over 233.
Junior Jake Hendrix rose 16 spots on the individual leaderboard by carding a 2-over 74 on the final 18 holes of play, earning a 25th-place finish with a three-round score of 21-over 237. Senior Blake Stock, finishing out his Lumberjack career with his final tournament in a SFA uniform, tied for 26th after shooting a 22-over 238 across the three days.
The third-place team finish marks the seventh time in the last 10 years the 'Jacks finished among the top five at the conference championship.
Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Lumberjack golf throughout the offseason.
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