University of Houston
Trinity Forest Invitational
Gibson Leads Houston at Trinity Forest Invitational
9/22/2019 6:29:00 PM | Men's Golf
Junior tied for second with 68, Cougars in fifth as a team after first 18 holes
| Scoring | First-Round Results Pairings | Schedule |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t1. | SMU | 279 | 279 | -5 | ||
| t1. | Arizona State | 279 | 279 | -5 | ||
| 3. | UC Davis | 281 | 281 | -3 | ||
| 4. | Little Rock | 282 | 282 | -2 | ||
| 5. | Houston | 284 | 284 | E | ||
| 6. | Rice | 286 | 286 | +2 | ||
| t7. | UTSA | 287 | 287 | +3 | ||
| t7. | Ball State | 287 | 287 | +3 | ||
| t9. | Denver | 291 | 291 | +7 | ||
| t9. | Kansas State | 291 | 291 | +7 | ||
| t9. | Sam Houston State | 291 | 291 | +7 | ||
| 12. | Marquette | 293 | 293 | +9 | ||
| t13. | College of Charleston | 297 | 297 | +13 | ||
| t13. | Abilene Christian | 297 | 297 | +13 | ||
| t13. | Virginia | 297 | 297 | +13 | ||
| t13. | Mississippi State | 297 | 297 | +13 | ||
| 17. | North Texas | 303 | 303 | +19 | ||
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t2. | Andrew Gibson | 68 | 68 | -3 | ||
| t5. | Alexander Frances | 69 | 69 | -2 | ||
| t25. | Luke Long | 72 | 72 | +1 | ||
| t66. | Matt Cole | 75 | 75 | +4 | ||
| t73 | Logan Young | 76 | 76 | +5 | ||
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Alex del Rey Arizona State |
67 | 67 | -4 | ||
| t2. | Andrew Gibson Houston |
68 | 68 | -3 | ||
| t2. | Shane Muldowney UC Davis |
68 | 68 | -3 | ||
| t2. | Jake Benson Rice |
68 | 68 | -3 | ||
| t5. | Alexander Frances Houston |
69 | 69 | -2 | ||
| t5. | Thomas Hutchison UC Davis |
69 | 69 | -2 | ||
| t5. | Mac Meissner SMU |
69 | 69 | -2 | ||
| t5. | Justin Thompson SMU |
69 | 69 | -2 | ||
DALLAS – University of Houston junior Andrew Gibson continued his 2019 fall season with a 3-under 68 to tie for second following the First Round at the Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.
The Perthshire, Scotland, native drained six birdies with only a pair of bogeys to help lead the Cougars to a fifth-place team finish after the first 18 holes. He joined Jake Benson (Rice) and Shane Muldowney (UC Davis) in a tie for second, one stroke behind leader Alex del Rey of Arizona State.
The Cougars opened with a team total of even-par 284 to stand five strokes behind first-day leaders SMU and Arizona State.
UC Davis (281) and Little Rock (282) rounded out the Top-Five leaders with Rice (286), UTSA (287), Ball State (287), Denver (291), Kansas State (291) and Sam Houston State rounding out the Top 10.
Starting his day off No. 10, Gibson sank four birdies during his first seven holes with only a bogey on No. 12 to blemish his scorecard. He wasted little time in moving into red numbers with a birdie on No. 11 and, after his lone bogey on the front nine, returned to even par with a birdie at No. 13.
Gibson followed with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 15-16 and, after a bogey on No. 2, seven pars with his final birdie of the day at No. 7.
His 68 was a personal 18-hole low, topping his 70 at the Final Round of the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic in Hawai'I on Nov. 4, 2018.
Frances enjoyed a pair of birdies each on his front nine and back nine. Starting off No. 10, the Stege, Denmark, native made birdie on No. 12 and followed that three holes later with another one on the par-4 15th hole.
After a bogey on No. 15 and five straight pars, Frances drained another birdie on the fourth hole and closed out his day in red numbers with his final birdie on the 570-yard, par-5 sixth hole.
He joined SMU teammates Mac Meissner and Justin Thompson and UC Davis' Thomas Hutchison in a tie for fifth through 18 holes.
Junior Luke Long was tied for 25th at 72, while senior Matt Cole was tied for 66th at 75. Senior Logan Young finished the first day in a tie for 73rd at 76.
The three-day, 54-hole event continues with an 8 a.m., split-tee start Monday and wraps up with the final 18 holes Tuesday.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Trinity Forest Invitational by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with individual student-athletes and from Little Rock.
Young starts the day at 8:45 a.m., Monday, off No. 1, with Cole (8:54 a.m.), Long (9:03 a.m.), Frances (9:12 a.m.) and Gibson (9:21 a.m.) following.
Complete Second-Round pairings can be found by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Cougars will take a break from their schedule before returning to action at the Intercollegiate on Oct. 28-29 on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla.
That tournament will be held on the same course as the 2020 American Athletic Conference Championships in late April.
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