Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at American Championships

April 27, 2015

Championship Central \| Live Scoring \| Final Results

Team		Rounds				Score
		1	2	3	F
1.	#18 USF	282	275	280	837	-27
2.	SMU	289	288	273	850	-14
3.	UCF	285	288	283	856	-8
4.	#36 Houston	283	292	291	866	+2
5.	Memphis	296	289	284	869	+5
6.	Cincinnati	291	296	289	876	+12
7.	East Carolina	297	297	287	881	+17
8.	Tulsa	298	291	294	883	+19
9.	UConn	298	299	296	893	+29
10.	Temple	304	311	291	906	+42

HOUSTON LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
T8.	Kyle Pilgrim	73	70	70	213	-3
T10.	Roman Robledo	70	72	72	214	-2
T18.	Alan De Bondt	69	74	75	218	+2
33.	Matt Scobie	71	78	75	224	+8
T34.	Vincent Martino	75	76	74	225	+9

OVERALL LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
1.	Ryan Fricker USF	67	67	71	205	-11
2.	Bryson Dechambeau SMU	71	72	64	207	-9
T3.	Linus Vaisanen UCF	70	68	71	209	-7
T3.	Trey Valentine USF	74	68	67	209	-7
T5.	Andrew Buchanan SMU	69	71	71	211	-5
T5.	Federico Zucchetti UCF	69	73	69	211	-5

LeCANTO, Fla. - University of Houston senior Kyle Pilgrim fired a 2-under-par 70 for the second straight round to finish in a tie for eighth place and lead the Cougars during the final day of the American Athletic Conference Championships on The Quarry Course at Black Diamond Ranch on Monday afternoon.

Pilgrim played a bogey-free round on Monday on the 7,025-yard, par-72 course. The Colleyville, Texas, native sank his first birdie of the day on the 332-yard, par-4 seventh hole and added his final birdie on the par-4 12th hole for a 54-hole score of 213. It was his third straight top-15 finish and a career-best finish at any conference championships event.

As a team, the Cougars recorded a score of 291 and fell to fourth in the final standings with a score of 866. No 18 USF won the team championship with a score of 837 to finish 13 strokes ahead of No. 29 SMU. UCF finished third at 856 with Memphis (869), Cincinnati (876), East Carolina (881), Tulsa (883), UConn (893) and Temple (906) rounding out the field.

Senior All-American Roman Robledo posted an even-par 72 for the second straight round and finished in a tie for 10th at 214. With his performance, the Harlingen, Texas, native recorded his fourth straight top-10 finish at a conference championships during his outstanding career.

After posting a bogey and double-bogey through his first seven holes, Robledo rallied to sink four birdies over his final 11 holes.

Making his American Athletic Conference Championships debut, freshman Alan De Bondt tied for 18th at 218. The Antwerp, Belgium, native wasn't slated to compete in this event but was forced into the Cougars' starting lineup when junior Blair Hamilton was sidelined Sunday morning with a back injury.

Sophomore Matt Scobie finished 33rd at 224, while junior Vincent Martino tied for 34th at 225.

USF's Ryan Fricker won medalist honors at 205 to finish two strokes ahead of SMU's Bryson Dechambeau. Teammate Trey Valentine and UCF's Linus Vaisanen tied for third at 209.

While the tournament was originally scheduled for 18 holes each day through Tuesday, coaches and American Athletic Conference administrators agreed Saturday morning to play 36 holes Sunday due to the threat of inclement weather later in the week.

UP NEXT
Following the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars learn their NCAA postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show at 9 a.m. (CDT), May 4, on the Golf Channel.

That also will be the same day as the annual Dave Williams Pro-Am at The Woodlands Country Club. All proceeds from this annual fundraiser benefit Project 17 - the Houston Golf booster club - and the capital campaign for the Dave Williams Golf Academy at Golf Club of Houston.

Registration and breakfast begin at 7 a.m., with the player auction slated to start at 8 a.m. Competition begins at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start. To make a reservation or for more information, fans should call 713-743-9417 or email jmdismuk@central.uh.edu. For a registration brochure, fans can click here.

Six 54-hole tournaments will be held at six NCAA Regional sites on May 14-16. The 2015 NCAA Regional sites are: UNC Finley Golf Course, hosted by North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.; The Farms Golf Club, hosted by San Diego in San Diego.; The Rawls Course, hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas; Golf Mountain Golf Club, hosted by Washington in Bremerton, Wash.; The Course at Yale, hosted by Yale in New Haven, Conn.; and The Sagamore Club, hosted by Ball State in Noblesville, Ind.

The low five teams and low individual not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championships, slated for May 29-June 3 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
This marked the second straight season in which the Cougars competed at the American Athletic Conference Championships. A year ago, Houston finished third at the event on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club.

The Cougars boasted three of the top-20 leaders with Robledo leading the way at even-par 213 to tie for fourth. Curtis Reed finished eighth with a score of 215 with Wesley McClain finishing 18th at 220.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The Cougars have enjoyed tremendous success during their conference championships history. Houston has posted 20 team titles with the most recent coming at the 2013 Conference USA Championships in Texarkana, Ark. It was the program's first conference title since 2001.

In addition to the team success, the Cougars can boast of 20 conference medalists during the program's history. Robledo was the most recent individual champion after posting a score of 8-under-par 208 at the 2013 Conference USA Championships. He became the first Cougar to win a conference individual title since Brad McIntosh in 2001.

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