University of Houston
Louisiana Tech Invitational
Golf in Third Place at Squire Creek Intercollegiate
10/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 18, 2004
CHOUDRANT, La. - Ricky Romano and Pablo Acuna ranked among the Top 10 individual leaders after the first day Monday to help lead the University of Houston golf team to a third-place standing at the Squire Creek Intercollegiate at Squire Creek Country Club.
After firing a team score of 301 during the first 18 holes, UH rebounded to record a team mark of 291 in the afternoon session, the second-lowest round of the tournament. The Cougars stood only five strokes behind Texas-Arlington and two strokes behind Stephen F. Austin State on the par-72, 7,105 yard course.
Individually, Romano and Acuna led a consistent effort by the Cougars who saw four players rank among the Top 25 individual leaders after the first day. Romano, who has ranked among the Cougars' top two leaders in each of the first three fall tournaments to date, rebounded from a 3-over-par in the morning round to shoot a personal season-best-tying 69 during the final 18 holes.
He tied with Arkansas-Little Rock's Patrick Sullivan and Texas-Arlington's Jeff Murray at even-par 144.
Acuna has been another steady performer for the Cougars this season and tied with four other golfers at 3-over-par 147. The Guatemala native shot an even-par 72 during his first 18 holes of the day.
Making his first appearance of the 2004 season, junior Kevin Newman stood in a tie for 24th place at 7-over-par 151. Other Cougars in action Monday were Zach Mowbray (150, t-22nd) and Jordan Irwin (156, t-58th).
Oral Roberts (594), Louisiana-Monroe (599), Rice (604), Southern Miss (609), Southeastern Louisiana (609), McNeese State (610), Arkansas State (612) and Sam Houston State (612) rounded out the Top 12 team leaders. Host Louisiana Tech stood in 17th place with a score of 625.
Trevor Sauntry of Stephen F. Austin and Casey Russell of Louisiana-Monroe stood atop the individual leaderboard at the end of the first day with a score of 1-under-par 143.
The tournament concludes with the final 18 holes, scheduled to begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Tuesday.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Texas-Arlington 297-290 -- 587
2. Stephen F. Austin State 292-298 -- 590
3. Houston 301-291 -- 592
4. Oral Roberts 301-295 -- 594
5. Louisiana-Monroe 303-296 -- 599
6. Rice 309-295 -- 604
7. Southern Miss 306-303 -- 609
Southeastern Louisiana 305-304 -- 609
9. McNeese State 305-305 -- 610
10. Arkansas State 311-301 -- 612
Sam Houston State 302-310 -- 612
12. Nebraska 304-310 -- 614
13. Arkansas-Little Rock 314-305 -- 619
North Texas 309-310 -- 619
15. Centenary 313-308 -- 621
16. Nicholls State 313-311 -- 624
17. Louisiana Tech 309-316 -- 625
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD 1. Trevor Sauntry, Stephen F. Austin 71-72 -- 143
Casey Russell, Louisiana-Monroe 73-70 -- 143
3. Ricky Romano Houston 75-69 -- 144
Patrick Sullivan, Arkansas-Little Rock 71-73 -- 144
Jeff Murray, Texas-Arlington 73-71 -- 144
6. Frank Buttacavoli, Rice 73-72 -- 145
Bryan Vahlberg, Louisiana-Monroe 75-70 -- 145
8. Tyrone Mordt, Texas-Arlington 74-72 -- 146
9. Pablo Acuna, Houston 72-75 -- 147
Edward Cox, Southeastern Louisiana 74-73 -- 147
Dax Murray, Oral Roberts 74-73 -- 147
Robert Gwin, Sam Houston State 73-74 -- 147
*Jondavid Metzger, Louisiana-Monroe 78-69 -- 147
* -- played as an individual
UH LEADERBOARD T-3. Ricky Romano, Houston 75-69 -- 144
T-9. Pablo Acuna, Houston 72-75 -- 147
T-22. Zach Mowbray, Houston 75-75 -- 150
T-24. Kevin Newman, Houston 79-72 -- 151
T-58. Jordan Irwin, Houston 81-75 -- 156
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