Lobos Climb to Fifth on Final Day of The Clerico

TULSA, Okla. –– The New Mexico men’s golf team concluded its fall season on Tuesday with the final round of The Clerico at Oaks Country Club. The Lobos shot 9-over during the third round, the third-best round of the day, to climb from eighth place to a tie for fifth place.

Northwestern took the title with a 12-over total, eight shots ahead of host Oral Roberts (20-over). Duke was third at 25-over, UTEP was fourth at 27-over, while the Lobos tied Little Rock and Santa Clara for fifth at 35-over.

Wyatt Provence shot the low round of the day for the Lobos on Tuesday, using two late birdies to post a 1-under 69 to finish the tournament at 10-over. Mesa Falleur, playing in his home state, was UNM’s top individual finisher at T-14th, using a final round 70 to finish at 7-over. Carson Herron also had a top-20, shooting a final round 74 to finish T-17th at 9-over. Clark Sonnenberg shot 76 in the final round, while Alvaro Portillo rounded out the lineup with a 78 on Tuesday.

The Lobos will begin the spring season Feb. 3-4 with the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.