CHOUDRANT – The Louisiana Tech golf team wrapped up its opening tournament of the 2022-23 season on Tuesday, finishing sixth at the 10th annual Jim Rivers Intercollegiate at Squire Creek Country Club.
The first unit of Bulldogs closed out their home event by shooting 291 (+3) for a 54-hole total of 855, their second lowest ever score at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate. The second wave of Bulldogs shot 301 (+13) to end things with a 54-hole total of 896.
The putts were not falling as frequently for LA Tech in the third round with the first group combining for just six birdies on the front nine. Both
James Swash and
Hunter Battles ended up playing the back nine at -1 to finish at Even par, a team best for the day.
Swash ended up tying for 35th at -1 (215) while Battles shot +7 (223).
The top two scorers coming into round three,
Lake Juban and
Will Patrick, both carded their lone birdie of the day on the front nine. The duo both finished up at -4 (212), tying for 19th individually which is their career best in the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
In his Bulldog debut,
Thomas Henson carded a +4 (76) on Tuesday to finish at +4 for the tournament.
In the second group,
Peyton Johnson and
Payne Johnson led the way in round three with both scoring a 73 (+1).
Peyton Johnson had the best 54-hole total of Team B, shooting +6 (222).
QUOTABLES
Head coach
Matt Terry
"I am proud of the effort from our guys this week. All ten guys had really good spots of play throughout the event. It will be good for them now that we have three rounds of tournament competition to get back to work. We have a few weeks before out next event to get better. We just have to continue to work on certain things in each person's game to play more efficiently."
"The tournament was a huge success. A special thank you to Squire Creek, the staff and everyone who came out to support us."
NOTABLES
- The 54-hole total of 855 was the second lowest ever by LA Tech in its home event
- LA Tech defeated four teams who finished last season ranked in the top 100 in the country
- The 276 shot by the Bulldogs in round one tied for the second lowest team round of the 2022 Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
- Senior Hunter Battles shot his lowest round of the tournament with a 72 (E)
- Both Senior Lake Juban and Will Patrick finished tied for 19th at -4 (212), their best ever finish at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
UP NEXT
LA Tech will have a few weeks off before returning back to action in early October. The remainder of the 2022-23 schedule will be released this week.
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