PHOENIX, Ariz. –– The New Mexico men’s golf team wrapped up its regular season schedule with the conclusion of the Thunderbird Collegiate on Saturday at the Papago Golf Course. The Lobos shot 6-oveer over in the final round to finish T-7th at 5-under.
Top-ranked Oklahoma won the tournament at 31-under, as the top five places at the event were teams ranked in the top seven nationally. No. 4 and host Arizona State was second at 26-under, seventh-ranked Texas Tech was third at 22-under, second-ranked Oklahoma State was fourth at 16-under and fifth-ranked North Carolina was fifth at 12-under.
Bastien Amat completed a strong event, shooting a final round 68 to finish T-2nd at 12-under. Matthew Watkins shot 73, Carson Herron shot 74 and Sam Choi and Brandon Shong each shot 75 on Saturday to round out the Lobo lineup.
New Mexico will return to action with the Mountain West Championship, held April 29-May 1 in Bremerton, Wash.