Golf Finishes Second at Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic

Tuesday, October 9

South Bend, Ind. (Notre Dame Golf Club)

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University of Houston

Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic

Golf Finishes Second at Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic

10/9/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

Oct. 9, 2012

FIGC Final Results \| Funston Invitational Final Results Season Stats

Team		Rounds				Score
		1	2	3	F
1.	Michigan State	287	282	300	869	+17
T2.	#38 Houston	287	292	291	870	+18
T2.	UNC Wilmington	296	280	294	870	+18
4.	San Francisco	292	285	295	872	+20
5.	UT Arlington	288	300	288	876	+24
6.	Minnesota	296	293	291	880	+28
7.	Xavier	295	291	298	884	+32
8.	Notre Dame	300	295	290	885	+33
9.	Toledo	294	298	294	886	+34
10.	Boston College	295	289	302	889	+37
11.	Michigan	297	296	299	892	+40
12.	Gonzaga	302	293	307	902	+50

Houston Leaders at Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic
		1	2	3	F
T9.	Curtis Reed	69	73	76	218	+5
T9.	Jesse Droemer	75	73	70	218	+5
T15.	Wesley McClain	71	76	72	219	+6
T21.	Roman Robledo	75	72	73	220	+7
T28.	Kyle Pilgrim	72	74	76	222	+9

Houston Leaders at Funston Invitational
		1	2	3	F
3.	Bryn Flanagan	73	69	74	216	+3
T9.	Will Dusenbury	74	73	72	219	+6
T9.	Andrew Ertel	75	73	71	219	+6
13.	Blair Hamilton	72	76	73	221	+8

Overall Leaders at Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic
		1	2	3	F
1.	Thomas Bass UNC Wilmington	71	68	72	211	-2
T2.	Hunter Brown UT Arlington	71	71	71	213	E
T2.	Payne McLeod UNC Wilmington	75	70	68	213	E
4.	Chris Selfridge Toledo	72	72	70	216	+3
T5.	Erik Van Rooyen Minnesota	73	71	72	216	+3
T5.	Taylor Travis San Francisco	72	71	73	216	+3
T5.	Matthew Moseley Michigan State	70	71	75	216	+3

Overall Leaders at Funston Invitational
		1	2	3	F
1.	Micah Hill Sam Houston State	67	68	68	203	-10
2.	Logan Boatner Sam Houston State	71	69	70	210	-3
3.	Justin McKay Sam Houston State	73	71	67	211	-2
4.	Trent Olson North Dakota State	70	76	69	215	+1
T5.	Bill Carlson North Dakota State	70	76	69	215	+2
T5.	J.T. Taylor Sam Houston State	72	72	71	215	+2

SOUTH BEND, Ind. & HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Posting the third-best round of the day, the University of Houston golf team moved into a tie for second place and fell only one stroke shy of the team championship following the final round of the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic.

Standing in fourth place entering Tuesday's final round, the Cougars posted a team score of 291 and tied with UNC Wilmington at 870. Michigan State, which built as much as an 11-stroke lead midway through the round, faltered some down the stretch but held on for the team championship at 869.

As a team, the Cougars posted their third straight top-three team finish in as many fall tournaments and put at least three student-athletes among the top-20 individual leaders for the second straight event.

"We had a solid round. We played some great golf in the middle of our round and put ourselves back into contention," fourth-year head coach Jonathan Dismuke said. "I am really proud of our guys for their efforts throughout the round."

Junior Jesse Droemer birdied his first two holes of the day to start the round and posted the Cougars' lowest score of the day with a 1-under-par 70 on the 7,023-yard, par-71 Warren Course. The Sealy, Texas, native, who lowered his score by at least two strokes with each round, finished in a tie for ninth place at 218, his best finish of the season.

Playing in warmer temperatures but facing winds that gusted up to 20 mph, Droemer was one of only six players in the entire round who finished below par.

"Jesse had a great round. Anyone who came in under par Tuesday did a super job on the course," Dismuke said.

Junior Curtis Reed, who held the first-day lead, tied with Droemer for ninth at 218, his best finish of the year and his third straight top-20 showing.

Junior Wesley McClain tied for 15th with a score of 219, while sophomore Roman Robledo tied for 21st at 220. Sophomore Kyle Pilgrim tied for 28th with a score of 222.

UNC Wilmington's Thomas Bass earned medalist honors with a score of 211. Teammate Payne McLeod and UT-Arlington's Hunter Brown tied for second at 213 with Toledo's Chris Selfridge placing fourth at 214.

San Francisco (872), UT Arlington (876), Minnesota (880), Xavier (884), host Notre Dame (885), Toledo (886) and Boston College (889) rounded out the top-10 team leaders.

HAROLD FUNSTON INVITATIONAL
Several Cougars also completed their stay at the Harold Funston Invitational, hosted by Sam Houston State at Raven Nest Golf Club on Monday. Once again, the Cougars ranked among the top squads at the tournament, placing three members among the top-10 leaders.

Junior Bryn Flanagan led the Cougars with a score of 216 to finish seventh during his season debut. Junior Will Dusenbury lowered his score with each round and tied for ninth place at 219, including an even-par 72 in the final round on the6,943-yard, par-72 course.

Freshman Andrew Ertel lowered his score by two strokes with each round and tied with Dusenbury for ninth at 219, while freshman Blair Hamilton finished 13th with a score of 221.

Sam Houston State teammates Micah Hill and Logan Boatner finished 1-2 on the individual leaderboard at 203 and 210, respectively. With only four student-athletes competing as individuals, the Cougars did not register a team score.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will compete as a team for the last time during the fall season at the Lone Star Intercollegiate on Oct. 14-16. That event will be hosted by UTSA at Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas.