Men’s Golf Improves to Finish 12th at GCU Invitational

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PHOENIX, Arizona – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s golf team improved in each of the three rounds at the GCU Invitational to finish in 12^th place on Tuesday at GCU Golf Course. 

After the Vaqueros opened with a first round 292, they posted a second round 286 before posting a final round 285 for a three-round score of 863. UTRGV finished just two shots out of the top-10 as they finished one shot back of Northern Colorado and two shots back of Eastern Michigan. 

Sophomore Taj Sutherland paced the Vaqueros with a three-round score of 210 to finish tied for 10^th. Sutherland posted an even par 71 in the second round before shaving off two strokes in the final round with a two-under par 69. 

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Freshman Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque finished two shots back of Sutherland with a three-round score of 212 as he finished tied for 21^st. Duque posted a second round one-under par 70 before posting an even-par 71 in the final round. 

Sophomore Leonardo Novella came in tied for 54^th with a three-round score of 217 as he posted a second round one-under par 70 before carding a one-over par 72 in the final round. Sophomore Sebastian Lundberg finished in 111^th with a three-round score of 230 after posting a second round 78 and then improving by five strokes in the final round with a 73. 

Senior Tennoshin Ogawa finished tied for 113^th with a three-round score of 232 after posting a second round 75 and a final round 81. 

Host Grand Canyon won the team title with a three-round score of 834 after rounds of 269 and 286. UT Arlington’s Kyle Cox won the individual title with a three-round score of 202 with back-to-back rounds of 68. 

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The Vaqueros will be back in action on Monday, March 21, when they host The Big Texan Invitational at Comanche Trace in Kerrville. 

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