Sept. 29, 2011
Next Up: Hosting the Tucker Invitational When: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 GoLobos.com: Golfstat.com,
Quickly: The Lobos host the annual William H. Tucker Invitational at the UNM Championship Course on Friday and Saturday. The tournament will consist of a pair of rounds on Friday starting at 7 a.m., and then a single final round on Saturday, also teeing off at 7 a.m. Live scoring will be available through Golfstat.com
The field for the Tucker consists of 16 teams from around the intermountain west. The entire field is as follows: Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Northern Colorado, UNLV, San Diego State, UTEP, UT-San Antonio, Utah, Wyoming, and Louisiana – Monroe.
Last Time Out: Junior John Catlin fired an even-par 72 on Tuesday as the University of New Mexico men’s golf team finished fourth at the Golfweek Conference Challenge.
Catlin finished the event with a three-round score of 2 under par (214) to finish in a fourth-place tie in the individual standings at the Spirit Hollow Golf Course. He was five strokes behind medalist Stephan Jaegar of Chattanooga. Jaeger shot a 1-over 73 during the final round.
The Lobos’ three-day total of 875 put them at 11 over, 16 strokes behind tournament winner Arkansas.
Junior James Erkenbeck finished tied for eighth after shooting a 2-over 74. Freshman Victor Perez had a final-round 75 to finish 7 over for the event, resulting in a tie for 31st place. Sophomore Benjamin Bauch tied for 37th at 9 over (with a final-round 75), and freshman Gavin Green tied for 46th after a 6-over 78 left him at 11 over for the tournament.
UNM, which has a second- and fourth-place finish under its belt after its first two tournaments of the season, returns home to play host to the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate on Friday and Saturday. The 16-team field includes No. 9 San Diego State (as ranked by Golfweek) and in-state rival New Mexico State.
After This: The Lobos head to Texas to tee off at the Lone Star Invitational, held at Briggs Ranch in San Antonio, Texas.