Lobos Finish Seventh at Southern Highlands Collegiate
LAS VEGAS, Nev. –– The New Mexico men’s golf team completed play Tuesday at the Southern Highlands Collegiate with the final round at Southern Highlands Country Club. The Lobos shot 6-under during the third round to finish in seventh place at 15-under among an elite field that included seven top-25 teams.
Top-ranked Oklahoma was the wire-to-wire winner, finishing at 38-under, seven shots ahead of fifth-ranked Pepperdine at 31-under. No. 15 Texas was third at 29-under, followed by No. 24 Florida (20-under), No. 12 Georgia Tech (19-under), No. 9 Georgia (16-under) and the No. 29 Lobos (15-under).
“Overall, it was another good week for us,” said head coach Glen Millican. “We had some really good play at times, and we also had some times when the team did a good job of hanging tough during some difficult stretches. It has been a good start to the spring and we are looking forward to getting back at it in a couple of weeks.”
Carson Herron was the Lobos’ top finisher at 7-under after a final round 69. Sam Choi had the low round of the day for UNM, posting a 4-under 68 to finish the tournament at even par. Brandon Shong shot even par in the third round to finish at 5-under. Bastien Amat shot 73 and Matthew Watkins shot 76 on Tuesday to round out the lineup.
The Lobos will return to action Mar. 18-19 in Tucson at the National Invitational, hosted by Arizona.