Friday, April 22
Southern Hills Plantation – Brooksville, Fla.
University of Houston
vs
American Athletic Conference Championships
Men’s Golf Set for The American Championships on Friday
4/21/2022 12:09:00 PM | Men's Golf
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Cougars tee off at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla.
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – For the first time since 2019, the University of Houston Men's Golf program will tee off at the American Athletic Conference Championships, beginning Friday morning at Southern Hills Plantation Club.
The 2020 Championships was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Cougars were forced to miss the 2021 tournament due to protocols within their program.
The Cougars have compiled some of their best golf of the 2021-22 season in the last two months, posting three Top-Five finishes in their last four tournaments heading into The American Championships.
In their most recent team event, the Cougars battled windy conditions and a challenging course to tie for fourth at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan-College Station, Texas on April 9-10. Senior Braxton Watkins opened that tournament with a 69 and tied for sixth to lead the Cougars, while fellow senior Alexander Frances joined him among the Top-10 leaders.
The winner of the league' annual postseason tournament receives an automatic bid to NCAA Regional play, set for May 16-18 at one of six sites across the nation.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the American Athletic Conference Championships by clicking here.
WATCH SUNDAY'S FINAL ROUND
Fans can watch Sunday's Final Round at the American Athletic Conference Championships on ESPN+ by clicking here beginning at 9:50 a.m. (CDT).
Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), Ed Clements (analyst) and Morgan Uber (reporter) will call the action.
ABOUT the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the Cougars will be represented by Frances, Watkins, junior Marcus Wochner, redshirt freshman Jacob Borow and junior Austyn Reily.
This season, Frances leads the Cougars with a 72.13 scoring average and is tied with Watkins for the team lead with 14 rounds of par or better. The Stege, Denmark, native earned medalist honors at the Border Olympics in February with a score of 7-under 209 for the first collegiate title of his career.
He was honored as the American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week for the first time following that performance.
Now in his fifth season of competition with the Cougars as a COVID-senior, Frances recently moved into the Cougars' Top-10 career leaders with 133 rounds played and stands 13th in school history with 9,682 strokes.
This will be his second American Championships appearance.
Watkins stands second among the Cougar with a 72.69 average. The Winthrop, Ark., native has earned four Top-10 finishes in 2021-22, including a sixth-place finish at the Border Olympics in February. He tied with Reily for first with an even-par 72 in an individual-only tournament against Sam Houston earlier this week at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.
Wochner stands third on the team with a 73.48 average and 11 rounds of par or better and enjoys one advantage over his Cougar teammates heading into this weekend. The Holte, Denmark, native is the only Cougar who has played in The American Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club, tying for second at the 2021 tournament as a member of Wichita State's team.
Borow tied for eighth at the Houston Classic after closing that tournament at 70-68 in the Cougars' spring opener, while Reily tied for eighth at the Cougars' own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston in March. Both will make their first appearances in American Championships play this weekend.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will be part of a nine-team field, which includes Cincinnati, East Carolina, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, UCF and Wichita State.
PAIRINGS
For Friday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in pairs with student-athletes from South Florida and SMU, beginning at 8:40 a.m. (CDT) off No. 1.
Reily begins the day for the Cougars at 8:40 a.m. (CDT), with Borow (8:50 a.m. CDT), Wochner (9 a.m. CDT), Watkins (9:10 a.m. CDT) and Frances (9:20 a.m. CDT) following.
Fans can find complete pairings when finalized by clicking here.
HOUSTON in CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
Houston Men's Golf enjoys a rich history in conference championships. The Cougars have recorded 20 team conference titles with 21 individual medalists, dating back to 1951 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Cougars captured the 2013 Conference USA Championship title at Texarkana Country Club in 2013. Michael Perras is the most recent Cougar to win a conference championships individual title, earning medalist honors on the first hole of a playoff on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Coast, Fla., on April 26-27, 2017.
In its most recent appearance at the American Athletic Conference Championships, Houston finished ninth on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Coast, Fla., on April 21-23, 2019.
UP NEXT
Following the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars will learn their NCAA postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show, set to air at 3 p.m., May 4, on Golf Channel.
Six NCAA Regionals will be played May 16-18 at one of six sites across the nation. Those venues include Traditions Club (Bryan, Texas; hosted by Texas A&M); Champion Course – PGA National Resort (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; hosted by Florida Atlantic); The Course at Yale (New Haven, Conn.; hosted by Yale); The Reserve at Spanos Park (Stockton, Calif.; hosted by Pacific); Ol' Colony Golf Complex (Tuscaloosa, Ala.; hosted by Alabama) and OSU Golf Club (Columbus, Ohio; hosted by Ohio State).
The top five teams and low individual not on an advancing team will advance to compete at the NCAA Championships, set for May 27-June 1 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Men's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
The 2020 Championships was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Cougars were forced to miss the 2021 tournament due to protocols within their program.
The Cougars have compiled some of their best golf of the 2021-22 season in the last two months, posting three Top-Five finishes in their last four tournaments heading into The American Championships.
In their most recent team event, the Cougars battled windy conditions and a challenging course to tie for fourth at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan-College Station, Texas on April 9-10. Senior Braxton Watkins opened that tournament with a 69 and tied for sixth to lead the Cougars, while fellow senior Alexander Frances joined him among the Top-10 leaders.
The winner of the league' annual postseason tournament receives an automatic bid to NCAA Regional play, set for May 16-18 at one of six sites across the nation.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the American Athletic Conference Championships by clicking here.
WATCH SUNDAY'S FINAL ROUND
Fans can watch Sunday's Final Round at the American Athletic Conference Championships on ESPN+ by clicking here beginning at 9:50 a.m. (CDT).
Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), Ed Clements (analyst) and Morgan Uber (reporter) will call the action.
ABOUT the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the Cougars will be represented by Frances, Watkins, junior Marcus Wochner, redshirt freshman Jacob Borow and junior Austyn Reily.
This season, Frances leads the Cougars with a 72.13 scoring average and is tied with Watkins for the team lead with 14 rounds of par or better. The Stege, Denmark, native earned medalist honors at the Border Olympics in February with a score of 7-under 209 for the first collegiate title of his career.
He was honored as the American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week for the first time following that performance.
Now in his fifth season of competition with the Cougars as a COVID-senior, Frances recently moved into the Cougars' Top-10 career leaders with 133 rounds played and stands 13th in school history with 9,682 strokes.
This will be his second American Championships appearance.
Watkins stands second among the Cougar with a 72.69 average. The Winthrop, Ark., native has earned four Top-10 finishes in 2021-22, including a sixth-place finish at the Border Olympics in February. He tied with Reily for first with an even-par 72 in an individual-only tournament against Sam Houston earlier this week at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.
Wochner stands third on the team with a 73.48 average and 11 rounds of par or better and enjoys one advantage over his Cougar teammates heading into this weekend. The Holte, Denmark, native is the only Cougar who has played in The American Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club, tying for second at the 2021 tournament as a member of Wichita State's team.
Borow tied for eighth at the Houston Classic after closing that tournament at 70-68 in the Cougars' spring opener, while Reily tied for eighth at the Cougars' own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston in March. Both will make their first appearances in American Championships play this weekend.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will be part of a nine-team field, which includes Cincinnati, East Carolina, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, UCF and Wichita State.
PAIRINGS
For Friday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in pairs with student-athletes from South Florida and SMU, beginning at 8:40 a.m. (CDT) off No. 1.
Reily begins the day for the Cougars at 8:40 a.m. (CDT), with Borow (8:50 a.m. CDT), Wochner (9 a.m. CDT), Watkins (9:10 a.m. CDT) and Frances (9:20 a.m. CDT) following.
Fans can find complete pairings when finalized by clicking here.
HOUSTON in CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
Houston Men's Golf enjoys a rich history in conference championships. The Cougars have recorded 20 team conference titles with 21 individual medalists, dating back to 1951 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Cougars captured the 2013 Conference USA Championship title at Texarkana Country Club in 2013. Michael Perras is the most recent Cougar to win a conference championships individual title, earning medalist honors on the first hole of a playoff on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Coast, Fla., on April 26-27, 2017.
In its most recent appearance at the American Athletic Conference Championships, Houston finished ninth on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Coast, Fla., on April 21-23, 2019.
UP NEXT
Following the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars will learn their NCAA postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show, set to air at 3 p.m., May 4, on Golf Channel.
Six NCAA Regionals will be played May 16-18 at one of six sites across the nation. Those venues include Traditions Club (Bryan, Texas; hosted by Texas A&M); Champion Course – PGA National Resort (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; hosted by Florida Atlantic); The Course at Yale (New Haven, Conn.; hosted by Yale); The Reserve at Spanos Park (Stockton, Calif.; hosted by Pacific); Ol' Colony Golf Complex (Tuscaloosa, Ala.; hosted by Alabama) and OSU Golf Club (Columbus, Ohio; hosted by Ohio State).
The top five teams and low individual not on an advancing team will advance to compete at the NCAA Championships, set for May 27-June 1 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Men's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
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