DALLAS, Texas – The Louisiana Tech men's golf team finished 11th at the SMU-hosted Trinity Forest Invitational after finishing the tournament with a combined +26 (290-291-297=878).
 
Fifth-year senior Sam Murphy carded a team-best 10 birdies to lead the Bulldogs with an even-par 213 (71-68-74, 16th). Senior James Swash had his best outing of the season with a +1 (69-72-73=214, t-17th).
 
Three Tech golfers carded an eagle at the invitational during Monday's rounds as Swash carded one on hole seven in round one while fifth-year senior Mac Murphy and junior Hunter Battles carded an eagle on holes seven and 14, respectively, in round two.
 
Battles finished the tournament with a +15 (76-74-78=228, t-63rd). M. Murphy +16 (80-77-72=229, t-67th) and sophomore Will Patrick +19 (74-78-80=232, 71st) rounded out the Tech scoring.
 
SMU won its tournament with a combined -26 (279-273-274=826). UT Arlington -8 (276-281-287=844), Little Rock -4 (285-284-279=848), Middle Tennessee -4 (288-285-275=848) and North Texas +1 (282-286-285=853) rounded out the top five.
 
NOTABLES

• LA Tech had two golfers finish in the top-20 individually in fifth-year senior Sam Murphy with an even-par 213 (71-68-74, 16th) and senior James Swash +1 (69-72-73=214, t-17th).
• The Bulldogs carded three eagles and 34 birdies during the tournament.
• S. Murphy led Tech with 10 birdies, followed by Swash with eight, sophomore Will Patrick with seven, junior Hunter Battles with five and fifth-year senior Mac Murphy with four.
• Swash, M. Murphy and Battles each registered an eagle at the Trinity Forest Invitational. 

QUOTABLES
Head coach Matt Terry:
"I'm disappointed with what we shot this week as a team. Sam and James played pretty well for the most part. We did some things better this week as a team, but we are still making sloppy mistakes. Our game plans were a lot better, but they just have to be executed better. That will come with time and practice. This team has some special golf ahead of them. We just have to keep working and understand success doesn't happen overnight."
 
UP NEXT
LA Tech golf will wrap up fall competition at the South Alabama-hosted Steelwood Collegiate Invitational in Loxley, Ala., on Oct. 30-31.  
 
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