GOLF: McKenzie leads Chaps to 4th place finish at Big Texan
Midland College sophomore golfer Samual McKenzie finished in a tie for second place individually at the Big Texan Invitational on Tuesday.
Staff Report
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Midland College Chaparrals Golf
UT-Rio Grande Valley - Big Texan Invitational Tournament
Comanche Trace – Valley and the Hills Course in Kerrville, Texas
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
KERRVILLE, TEXAS - Midland College sophomore golfer Samual McKenzie finished in a tie for second place individually at the Big Texan Invitational on Tuesday.
McKenzie finished with a 73-67-74—214 total at Comanche Trace- The Valley and the Hills to help the Chaparrals finish fourth in a field made up mostly of NCAA Division I programs and hosted by UT-Rio Grande Valley.
McKenzie was in a three-way tie with Seton Hall University's Angus O'Brien and Incarnate Word's Joe Buenfield. TJ Shehee, of Northern Colorado, was the medalist champion with a 212 total.
Adam Coull had the next best score for the Chaps as he finished with a 72-69-80—221 total.
As a team, the Chaps finished with a 292-285-310—887 total. Seton Hall won the event with an 876 total, followed by University of New Orleans (880) and Southeastern Louisiana (884). Odessa College, the only other junior college program in the field, was 10th with a 900 total.
MC, the No. 1-ranked team in the NJCAA, next plays in the Western Texas College/WJCAC Tip-off Tournament beginning on April 4.
UT-Rio Grande Valley - Big Texan Invitational Tournament
Comanche Trace – Valley and the Hills Course in Kerrville, Texas
Par: 72; Yards: 7,059
Tuesday's Final Results
Team standings – 1. Seton Hall University 290-287-399—876; 2. University of New Orleans 288-285-307—880; 3. Southeastern Louisiana 288-286-310—884; 4. Midland College 292-285-310—887; 5. UT-Rio Grande Valley 303-288-298—889; 6. Incarnate Word 295-289-307—891; 7. Houston Baptist 296-285-313—894; 8. Northern Colorado 297-280-319—896; 9. Stephen F. Austin 293-296-308—897; 10. Odessa College 304-292-304—900; 11. Texas Southern 305-293-321—919; 12. UT-Arlington 304-309-313—926; 13. Lehigh University 324-302-319—945
Individual standings – 1. TJ Shehee, Northern Colorado, 69-70-73—212; 2. (tie) Samual McKenzie, Midland College, 73-67-74—214; Angus O'Brien, Seton Hall, 70-70-74—214; Joe Buenfeld, Incarnate Word, 68-68-78—214; 5. (tie) Jake Stephenson, Incarnate Word, 73-72-72—217; Daniel Cronje, UT-Arlington, 73-72-72—217; 7. (tie) Taj Sutherland, UTRGV, 78-69-72—219; Sangha Park, Odessa College, 73-71-75—219; Cameron Mobley, Southeastern Louisiana, 73-69-77—219; Charlie Forster, Southeastern Louisiana, 69-70-80—219
Midland College (292-285—577) -- Samual McKenzie 73-67-74—214; Adam Coull 72-69-80—221; Angel Guerra 73-74-78—225; Gregor Graham 74-77-79—230; JT Pittman 80-75-79--234
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