University of Houston Athletics
Houston Caps Regular-Season Schedule
4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
| AGGIE INVITATIONAL | |
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| Live Scoring | Golfstat |
| Lineup | Michael Perras Zach Tracy George Gardner Matt Williams Alexander Frances
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| Time | Saturday, April 7 • 36 holes 7:30 a.m. split-tee start
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| Location | Traditions Club College Station, Texas 7,146 yards • Par 72 |
| Season Stats | Statistics |
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Teams will play 36 holes beginning at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, on the 7,146-yard, par-72 course. The Final Round tees off Sunday morning.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Aggie Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
STARTING LINEUP
Under the leadership of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the Cougars will be represented this weekend by senior Michael Perras, sophomores Zach Tracy and George Gardner, junior Matt Williams and freshman Alexander Frances.
Sophomore Pryce Beshoory and senior Papito Gonzalez will compete as individuals.
This season, Perras leads the Cougars with a 70.68 average and 20 rounds of par or better, including nine in the 60s. Tracy stands third on the squad with a 72.40 average and 13 rounds of par or better.
Beshoory has finished among the Top-10 leaders in each of his last two tournaments and has four Top-10 showings this season.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete in a 14-team field, which features No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 6 Texas Tech, No. 8 Alabama, No. 10 Baylor, No. 12 LSU, No. 16 Arkansas, No. 29 North Texas, No. 31 Kent State, Denver, Michigan, New Mexico and New Mexico State.
FIRST-DAY PAIRINGS
For Saturday's play, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Michigan and North Texas.
Frances will lead the way off No. 10 at 8:50 a.m., with Williams (9 a.m.), Gardner (9:10 a.m.), Tracy (9:20 a.m.) and Perras (9:30 a.m.) following.
Beshoory begins his day at 7:30 a.m., off No. 10 with Gonzalez starting at 9:30 a.m., off No. 1.
LAST TIME OUT
In the Cougars' last team action, Perras closed the 3M Augusta Invitational with a 66 and tied for sixth with a score of 5-under 211.
Tracy joined Perras among the Top-15 leaders with a score of 3-under 213, while Gardner tied for 17th at 214 after opening the tournament with a 69.
In Houston's last action, Beshoory posted an even-par 216 to tie for third while competing as an individual at the Bearkat Invitational at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Following the Aggie Invitational, the Cougars takes their first step into the postseason when they tees off at the American Athletic Conference Championships on April 22-24 on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Perras looks to defend his American Athletic Conference Championships individual title from a year ago. With that championship, he became the first Cougar in program history to win NCAA Regional and conference championships titles during his career.
STAY CONNECTED
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