Men’s Golf Tied for Third at NCAA Baton Rouge Regional

BATON ROUGE, La. – Overcoming a tough start, the University of Houston Men's Golf program rallied to finish the First Round of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional in a tie for third at 1-over 289 at University Club on Monday afternoon.

As a team, the ninth-seeded Cougars recorded nine bogeys with only two birdies through the first four holes of the day on the 7,401-yard, par-72 course. Fortunately, the team settled in with 18 birdies over the remaining 13 holes.

That included seven birdies through the first four holes of the back nine and five birdies over the final two holes.

The Cougars joined Ohio State in a tie for third at 289. Virginia held the first-day lead at 280 to finish five strokes ahead of Auburn. Duke (291), Texas Tech (292), Oregon (292), South Carolina (293), Lipscomb (294) and host LSU (295) completed the Top 10.

Individually, junior Wolfgang Glawe rallied from the team's slowest start to finish at 4-under 68 and was tied for second. Enduring back-to-back bogeys to open the round, the St. Leon-Rot, Germany, native drained his first birdie at the par-4 fourth hole and returned to even par with a birdie on the par-3 eighth hole.

He erupted on the back nine with three straight birdies and, following his lone bogey of the back nine at No. 16, closed the day with back-to-back birdies to join LSU's Connor Gaunt in a tie for second.

Houston continues the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional with 18 holes each day beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday. The top five teams and top individual not on a qualifying team at each NCAA Regional advance to the NCAA Championships set for Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., on May 24-29.

Making his NCAA postseason debut, freshman Grant Doggett was tied for 15^th at even-par 72. After bogeying his first hole, the Beach City, Texas, native drained two birdies in a four-hole stretch at Nos. 3-7 and opened his back nine with a birdie at #10.

Doggett added his final birdie of the day at No. 17 to join six others at even par.

Senior and Big 12 Championships All-Tournament Team member Santiago De La Fuente overcame three bogeys in his first four holes to post a 73 and was tied for 22^nd. The Guadalajara, Mexico, native closed the First Round with two birdies in his last three holes.

Competing in the fourth Regional of his Houston career, super senior Austyn Reily was tied for 44^th at 76 while junior Jacob Borow was tied for 57^th at 78.

Virginia's Deven Patel held the individual lead at 67. Neal Shipley (Ohio State), Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Bryan Lee (Virginia), Calum Scott (Texas Tech) and Josiah Gilbert (Auburn) were tied for fourth at 70.

This marks the 10^th NCAA Regional in which the Cougars will compete under Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, who is in his 15^th season at Houston.

LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.

TEE TIMES
For Tuesday's Second Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Virginia and Auburn beginning at 8 a.m.

Borow begins the day off No. 1 with Reily (8:11 a.m.), De La Fuente (8:22 a.m.), Doggett (8:33 a.m.) and Glawe (8:44 a.m.) following.

Fans can find complete pairings and tee times by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.

NCAA REGIONAL HISTORY
Houston Men's Golf is competing as a team in its 24^th NCAA Regionals during the program's rich history with nine Top-Five team finishes.

Houston captured the team championship at the 1998 NCAA Central Regional at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas while four Cougars (Michael Perras, 2016 NCAA Franklin Regional); Blair Hamilton (2016 NCAA Lubbock Regional), Brett Callas (2003 NCAA Central Regional) and Dean Larsson (1994 NCAA Central Regional) earned medalist honors at their respective events.

A year ago, the Cougars finished 11^th at the NCAA Auburn Regional at Auburn University Club in Auburn, Ala. De La Fuente and Braxton Watkins tied for 36^th at 224 to lead Houston.

Reily is competing in the fourth NCAA Regional of his Houston career with Borow playing in his third. De La Fuente teed off in NCAA Regional play for the fourth time in his career and his second with the Cougars while Glawe is competing in his second NCAA Regional. Doggett made his NCAA postseason debut.

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