University of Houston
Lone Star Invitational
Laurence Crea Wins Lone Star Invitational Title
4/13/2021 2:38:00 PM | Men's Golf
Senior captures third title of collegiate career and first with Cougars
| Results (PDF) |
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| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | F | ||||
| 1. | Laurence Crea (Ind.) | 71 | 71 | 76 | 218 | +2 |
| 4. | Hanseung Chang (Ind.) | 69 | 75 | 77 | 221 | +5 |
| 5. | Logan Young (Ind.) | 77 | 73 | 72 | 222 | +6 |
| 6. | Braxton Watkins (Ind.) | 76 | 73 | 76 | 225 | +9 |
| 11. | Niko Nebout (Ind.) | 74 | 76 | 78 | 228 | +12 |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Laurence Crea Houston |
71 | 71 | 76 | 218 | +2 |
| 2. | Dalton Hankamer Texas State |
70 | 70 | 79 | 219 | +3 |
| 3. | Clayton King Texas State |
74 | 70 | 76 | 220 | +4 |
| 4. | Hanseung Chang Houston |
69 | 75 | 77 | 221 | +5 |
| 5. | Logan Young Houston |
77 | 73 | 72 | 222 | +6 |
HUMBLE, Texas – University of Houston senior Laurence Crea captured the individual title at the Lone Star Invitational with a 54-hole score of 218 at Golf Club of Houston on Tuesday afternoon.
Crea stood in second following the first day after shooting back-to-back 71s Monday. Texas State's Dalton Hankamer and Clayton finished second and third at 219 and 220, respectively.
This was the third title of Crea's collegiate career but his first with the Cougars. He won back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference championships with Prairie View A&M in 2018 and 2019.
The Lone Star Invitational was a recent addition to the Cougars' schedule with five student-athletes competing as individuals on the 7,067-yard, par-72 course.
Freshman Hanseung Chang finished fourth at the event with a score of 221, while senior Logan Young finished fifth at 222. Junior Braxton Watkins finished sixth at 225, while redshirt freshman Niko Nebout – who was making his UH debut – finished 11th at 228.
UP NEXT
Following the Lone Star Invitational, Houston takes its first step in the postseason when it tees off at the American Athletic Conference Championships at Southern Hills Plantation in Brooksville, Fla., on April 23-25.
The winner of the league's annual postseason event receives the automatic bid to NCAA Regional play.
NCAA Regional play will be held May 17-19 at six sites across the nation, including Championship Course – New Mexico Golf Club (Albuquerque, N.M.), Golf Club of Tennessee (Nashville, Tenn.), Karsten Creek Golf Club (Stillwater, Okla.), Tumble Creek Golf Club (Cle Elum, Wash.), Sagamore Golf Club (Noblesville, Ind.) and Golden Eagle Golf & Country Club (Tallahassee, Fla.).
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