Men’s Golf Team Prepares for Tiger Intercollegiate Tournament Monday
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men’s golf team will compete at the Tiger Intercollegiate. The tournament starts Monday at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, Missouri.
Event details
The tournament is a 54-hole event. Players will play 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday.
Play begins each day with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The Club at Old Hawthorne measures 7,158 yards and plays as a par-70.
Field
Nineteen teams will take part in the field. The lineup includes conference and regional programs.
- UTRGV
- Missouri (host)
- Central Arkansas
- Central Michigan
- Drake
- Illinois State
- Iowa State
- Kansas
- Lamar
- Missouri State
- Nebraska
- Oral Roberts
- Saint Mary’s
- South Dakota
- South Dakota State
- Tarleton
- UTSA
- Wichita State
- Xavier
UTRGV recent form
UTRGV finished seventh at the Maridoe Collegiate. The Vaqueros posted a three-round total of 914.
The team’s rounds were 304, 299, and 311. That mark was six places better than the previous year.
Jorge Martin Sampedro led the roster. He tied for eighth with a 220 total and carded rounds of 78, 70, and 72.
Sampedro recorded his third top-10 of the spring. He finished ahead of six golfers ranked inside the Scoreboard top 100.
- Rodolphe Cicala — T36, 232 (72, 81, 79)
- Gabriel Dulon Villoslada — T42, 233 (76, 74, 83)
- Brock Porter — T54, 236 (78, 80, 78)
- Esteban Gonzalez — 60th, 238 (81, 75, 82)
Last time at the Tiger Intercollegiate
UTRGV tied for 11th at last year’s Tiger event. The Vaqueros totaled 875 over three rounds.
The team rounds were 296, 296, and 283. Several individual UTRGV players posted notable scores.
- Arthit Kruaprayong — T16, 215 (73, 72, 70)
- Esteban Gonzalez — T26, 217 (74, 73, 70)
- Taj Sutherland — T40, 219 (73, 72, 74)
- Emilio Gil Leyva — T80, 227 (79, 79, 69)
- Luis Limón — 99th
Missouri won the team title with a three-round score of 840. Saint Mary’s was listed second with 840, and Nebraska finished third at 854.
Missouri’s Mattias Varjun captured the individual crown with a 206 total. His rounds were 70, 70, and 66.
Upcoming
UTRGV now shifts focus to the Southland Conference Championship. That event runs April 20–22.
Coverage by Filmogaz.com.
