Lobos Set to Compete at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
DALLAS, Texas — The University of New Mexico men’s golf team will head to Dallas, Texas to compete at the 2019 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate hosted by Baylor Monday, Oct. 21 through Tuesday, Oct. 22. The tournament will be held at the 7,068-yard, par-71 course at the Royal Oaks Country Club.
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ROUND ONE PAIRINGS
ROUND TWO PAIRINGS
New Mexico will be one of 12 squads competing at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate and will be the only Mountain West team in the field. The rest of the field includes host Baylor, Charlotte, Iowa, Kansas State, Kent State, Liberty, Michigan, Nebraska, North Texas, SMU and UTSA.
Of the teams competing, two are currently ranked in the top 25 of the NCAA Division I collegiate golf rankings: No. 6 SMU and No. 11 Baylor. No. 40 Charlotte follows in the rankings while Liberty, Kent State and UNM hold the 53rd, 54th and 56th spots, respectively.
The Lobos enter the tournament following a tie for sixth at the Maridoe Intercollegiate hosted by North Texas on Oct. 6-8. The team shot a three-round total of 46 over, 910 (302-304-304) to finish just four strokes out of second place. Sophomore Sam Choi led the squad at the tournament as he finished fifth overall with a score of 221 (+5).
Royal Oaks competitors SMU, North Texas and UTSA also competed at the Maridoe Intercollegiate earlier this month, with SMU clinching the team title by 24 strokes with a score of 18 over, 882. North Texas finished just two strokes ahead of UNM to finish fourth (908, +44) while UTSA finished ninth at 918 (+54).
The Royal Oaks Intercollegiate will be played under the “Maxwell” format, meaning that all five players from each team will be paired together. UNM will be bringing six competitors to the event including Choi, redshirt-junior Ross Sinclair, junior Galven Green, sophomore Ignacio Arcaya, freshman Albert Boneta and senior Sam Dickey, who will compete as an individual.
Following this week’s competition, the Lobos will wrap up the fall half of their season at the St. Mary’s Invitational hosted by Saint Mary’s on Nov. 4-6 in Monterey, Calif.
Round one of the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate will tee off on Monday at 7:15 a.m. MT with a shotgun start and will lead directly into round two. Round three will tee off on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. with a staggered shotgun start.