Bulldogs Finish Trinity Forest Invitational Tied for Eighth

Tuesday, October 6

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Bulldogs Finish Trinity Forest Invitational Tied for Eighth

10/6/2026 6:15:00 PM | Men's Golf

'Dogs shoot four under but drop two spots.

By: Landon Smith

DALLAS – The Louisiana Tech men's golf team placed tied for eighth after three rounds at the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas this week. They shot 862 (-2) for the tournament.

Morton Bailey rose 26 spots with his performance on Tuesday, shooting 67 (-5), his best individual round of the season. He had eight birdies on the day, with two sets of back-to-back ones on Nos. 7, 8 and 14, 15. Despite the day, he ended the tournament shooting 221 (+5), placing tied for 60th.

Oskari Schuvalow bounced back from yesterday, shooting 71 (-1). He started off the day with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 1 and 2. He would birdie twice more and only had two bogeys or worse. He ended the tournament shooting 215 (-1), placing tied for 31st.

Abel Derksen continued to stay consistent, shooting even again. He had two birdies and no bogeys on the front nine. He placed the highest out of any Bulldog, tied for 16th, shooting 212 (-4).

Aidan Tudor and Reda El Hali continued to struggle, shooting 76 (+4) and 74 (+2), respectively. On the back nine, Reda caught fire, with four birdies, including three in a row on Nos. 14 - 16. Despite this, he dropped from yesterday, finishing the tournament tied for 60th after shooting 221 (+5). Tudor finished tied for 80th after recording 227 shots (+11).

The Bulldogs have a week off before traveling to Tulsa, OK to compete in The Clerico at Ridge Country Club for a two day event on Oct. 19 and 20.

Louisiana Tech Results
T-8th – Louisiana Tech (862, -2)

T-16th – Abel Derksen (212, -4)
T-31th – Oskari Schuvalow (215, -1)
T-60th – Morton Bailey (221, +5)
T-60th – Reda El Hali (221, +5)
T-80th – Aidan Tudor (227, +11)

Quotables

Head Coach Keenan Hickton

"Happy with the finish. We did not play our best golf but we placed well in a highly competitive field with some of the top programs in the country. It was great to see Morton shoot his best round of the year."

Tournament Results
ETSU 832 (-32)
USC 835 (-29)
Chattanooga 839 (-25)
Baylor 844 (-20)
UNLV 848 (-16)
South Alabama 860 (-4)
Rice 861 (-3)
Loyola Marymount 862 (-2)
Louisiana Tech 862 (-2)
SMU 864 (E)
Abilene Christian 865 (+1)
San Diego 867 (+3)
Furman 871 (+7)
SMU (B) 871 (+7)
Howard 875 (+11)
Tulsa 879 (+15)
UC Davis 881 (+17)

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