University of Houston Athletics

Houston Finishes Play at Augusta Invitational
4/7/2019 4:56:00 PM | Men's Golf
Cougars in 10th at Forest Hills Golf Club, senior Matt Williams tied for 16th individually
| Scoring | Final Results | Schedule |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #3 Wake Forest | 269 | 278 | 281 | 282 | -36 |
| 2. | #19 South Carolina | 282 | 276 | 273 | 831 | -33 |
| 3. | #7 Texas | 270 | 279 | 285 | 834 | -30 |
| 4. | #37 Arkansas | 277 | 280 | 288 | 845 | -19 |
| 5. | Notre Dame | 291 | 283 | 279 | 853 | -11 |
| 6. | Augusta | 283 | 283 | 288 | 855 | -9 |
| 7. | #23 Illinois | 283 | 289 | 286 | 858 | -6 |
| 8. | Mercer | 284 | 285 | 282 | 861 | -3 |
| 9. | UCF | 287 | 294 | 281 | 862 | -2 |
| 10. | Houston | 283 | 291 | 290 | 864 | E |
| 11. | Virginia Tech | 280 | 294 | 295 | 869 | +5 |
| 12. | #24 (DII) USC-Aiken | 295 | 278 | 298 | 871 | +7 |
| 13. | Northern Illinois | 292 | 288 | 295 | 875 | +11 |
| 14. | Georgia State | 299 | 294 | 304 | 897 | +33 |
| 15. | Air Force | 296 | 304 | 301 | 901 | +37 |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t16. | Matt Williams | 66 | 73 | 74 | 213 | -3 |
| t33. | Alexander Frances | 72 | 73 | 71 | 216 | E |
| t37. | Braxton Watkins | 73 | 72 | 72 | 217 | +1 |
| t42. | Logan Young | 72 | 73 | 74 | 219 | +3 |
| t68. | Andrew Gibson | 75 | 82 | 73 | 230 | +14 |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #22 Cameron Young Wake Forest |
63 | 65 | 69 | 197 | -19 |
| 2. | Jamie Wilson South Carolina |
71 | 66 | 67 | 204 | -12 |
| 3. | Tyson Reeder Arkansas |
64 | 70 | 73 | 207 | -9 |
| 4. | #53 Steven Charvony Texas |
69 | 70 | 69 | 208 | -8 |
| t5. | #11 Cole Hammer Texas |
69 | 67 | 73 | 209 | -7 |
| t5. | Stanton Schorr Mercer |
71 | 66 | 72 | 209 | -7 |
| t5. | #56 Pierceson Coody Texas |
74 | 74 | 71 | 2-0 | -7 |
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The University of Houston Men's Golf program finished 10th with a score of even-par 864 at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational on Sunday afternoon at Forest Hills Golf Club.
The Cougars posted a score of 290 in Sunday's Final Round on the 7,005-yard, par-72 course.
Senior Matt Williams tied for 16th overall with a score of 3-under 213. Sophomore Alexander Frances tied for 33rd at 216 after shooting the team's low round of the day with a 71 Sunday.
Freshman Braxton Williams tied for 37th at 217, while junior Logan Young tied for 42nd at 219. Sophomore Andrew Gibson tied for 68th at 230.
No. 3 Wake Forest captured the team championship with a score of 828 to finish three shots ahead of No. 19 South Carolina. No. 7 Texas finished third at 834 with No. 37 Arkansas (845), Notre Dame (853), Augusta (855), No. 23 Illinois (858), Mercer (861) and UCF (862) rounding out the Top-10 leaders.
Wake Forest's Cameron Young earned medalist honors with a score of 19-under 197 to finish seven strokes ahead of South Carolina's Jamie Wilson, Arkansas' Tyson Reeder finished third at 208.
UP NEXT
Following the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, the Cougars close out their regular season when they play host to the Bayou City Intercollegiate at Golf Crest Country Club in Pearland, Texas on April 15-16.
From there, Houston enters the postseason when it tees off at the American Athletic Conference Championships on April 21-23 on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla.
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