Gents Open Fall Season With Seventh-Place Finish At SCAC Preview
The Centenary men's golf team finished seventh in the 2024 SCAC Preview to open its 2024 fall season on Tuesday at the White Bluff Golf Course.
Whitney, Texas – The Centenary men's golf team finished seventh in the 2024 SCAC Preview to open its 2024 fall season on Tuesday at the White Bluff Golf Course.
See the complete tournament results here: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=29250
The Gents, who were in eighth place after the opening round of the event on Monday were back at a familiar site where they competed last season in the SCAC Championships. Centenary finished at 51-over par 627 for the tournament after shooting a 26-over par 314 on Tuesday which was preceded by a 25-over 313 on Monday.
Trinity University won the team title by shooting a 20-over par 596 and finished 13 shots ahead of second-place Southwestern University (33-over par 609). Trinity's Jacob Mason claimed the individual title as he shot a 1-under par 143 with rounds of 71-72 and was the only golfer in the field to finish under par. He edged his teammate, Neel Sandhu, and Hueiseung Kim by three shots, who each finished in a tie for second place at 2-over par 146.
Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) paced the Gents as he tied for sixth place at 4-over par 148. Bennett shot a 5-over par 77 on Tuesday after a 1-under par 71 in Monday's opening round. Bennett claimed the 2024 individual conference title last season on the very course last April, becoming the first Centenary men's golfer in the division III era to win an individual conference title as he finished at 4-under par 212. Bennett finished in a tie with Texas Lutheran University's Tobey Willis to earn his 10th-career top 10 finish
Sophomore Aubrey Snell (Shreveport, La.) finished in a tie for eighth place, shooting a 6-over par 150 with consecutive rounds of 75 and recorded his third-career top-10 finish. Freshman Ryder Briggs (Blanchard, La.) tied for 44th place after shooting a 20-over par 164 (83-81), junior Jeffrey Borchert (Katy, Texas) tied for 48th place (21-over par 165) after shooting rounds of 84-81, and senior Tyler Jones (Stonewall, La.) finished 60th overall at 53-over par 197 after shooting rounds of 98-99.
Trinity University's Jacob Mason claimed the individual title as he shot a 1-under par 143 with rounds of 71-72 and was the only golfer in the field to finish under par. He edged his teammate, Neel Sandhu, and Hueiseung Kim by three shots, who each finished in a tie for second place at 2-over par 146.
The Gents will next be in action in the UMHB Invitational at Sammons Park Golf Club in Temple, Texas Sept. 23-24.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/schedule
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