University of Houston
UALR Intercollegiate
Golf Finishes Second at First Tee/UALR Collegiate Classic
3/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 29, 2005
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Junior Kevin Newman and freshman Jordan Irwin earned Top 10 individual finishes at the First Tee/UALR Collegiate Classic to help lead the University of Houston golf team to a second-place showing Tuesday.
Irwin shot a 1-over-par 73 during the final 18 holes at Chenal Country Club to make his move in the final standings and tie for 10th place, while Newman posted a 77 and finished in a tie for eighth place.
As a team, the Cougars posted a team score of 304 in the final round and finished only a shot behind team champion Arkansas State with a two-day total of 889. Sam Houston State (893), Ball State (894) and Louisiana-Monroe (900) rounded out the Top Five team leaders.
With its performance, UH recorded its fourth Top Two team finish this season and its sixth Top Five finish of the 2004-05 season.
Tuesday's tournament capped the end of a busy month for the Cougars. UH competed in five tournaments during March alone, including two tournaments during a five-day span to wrap up the month.
Other Cougars in action this week were sophomore Pablo Acuna (74-76-74 - 224, T-18th), junior Zach Mowbray (73-72-80 - 225) and sophomore Ricky Romano (79-75-82 - 236, t-67th)
Arkansas-Little Rock's Patrick Sullivan shot a 70 in the final round and earned medallist honors with a 54-hole total of 7-under-par 210, eight strokes better than Oral Roberts' Mauricio Tamez.
The Cougars return to action on April 4-5 when they compete at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate in Austin, Texas.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Arkansas State 295-293-300 - 888
2. Houston 289-296-304 - 889
3. Sam Houston State 292-291-310 - 893
4. Ball State 296-303-295 - 894
5. Louisiana-Monroe 291-302-307 - 900
6. Stephen F. Austin 304-298-300 - 902
7. North Texas 304-298-301 - 903
T8. Arkansas-Little Rock 301-300-305 - 906
T8. Louisville 297-307-300 - 906
T8. Louisiana Tech 300-300-306 - 905
11. Middle Tennessee 305-298-305 - 908
12. Southwest Missouri State 307-301-301 - 909
13. Northern Colorado 311-297-303 - 911
14. Wyoming 309-302-303 - 914
15. Oral Roberts 300-307-310 - 917
16. McNeese State 313-312-311 - 936
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Patrick Sullivan, Arkansas-Little Rock 73-66-70 - 209
2. Mauricio Tamez, Oral Roberts 68-72-77 - 217
T3. Robert Gwin, Sam Houston State 72-65-81 - 218
T3. Wayne Denger, Ball State 73-75-70 - 218
T5. Brian Grossman, Stephen F. Austin 73-75-71 - 219
T5. Brett Jones, Louisville 70-71-78 - 219
T7. Chris Ellis, Northern Colorado 74-74-72 - 220
T8. Kevin Newman, Houston 71-73-77 - 221
T8. Ryan Knoll, Arkansas State 72-76-73 - 221
T10. Jordan Irwin, Houston 71-78-73 - 222
T10. Brian Bennett, Southwest Missouri State 76-73-73 - 222
T10. Patrick Wilkes-Krier, Ball State 73-77-72 - 222
T10. Andrew Ross, Arkansas State 77-71-74 - 222
T10. Chad Carter, Louisiana Tech 72-75-75 - 222
T10. Eric Baily, Wyoming 75-76-71 - 222
T10. Tim Kunick, Louisiana-Monroe 72-75-75 - 222
UH LEADERBOARD
T8. Kevin Newman, Houston 71-73-77 - 221
T10. Jordan Irwin, Houston 71-78-73 - 222
T18. Pablo Acuna, Houston 74-76-74 - 224
T22. Zach Mowbray, Houston 73-72-80 - 225
T67. Ricky Romano, Houston 79-75-82 - 236
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