Texas Border Business
LAREDO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s golf team finished in third place at the Border Olympics on Monday at Laredo Country Club with a three-round score of 853, which is the second lowest three-round team score in program history.
UTRGV posted a final round 297 as it finished just three shots behind Sam Houston State for second place. Arkansas State won the team title with a three-round score of 835 after a final round 290. UTRGV improved from last year’s Border Olympics three-round score of 856.
Senior Alvaro Hernandez finished tied for fourth with a three-round score of 208 after a final round 74. The three-round 208 is the sixth best three-round score in program history. He finished just four strokes behind Arkansas State’s Zan Luka Stirn who won the individual title with a three-round 204.
Junior Henry Fisher carded a final round 76 to finish tied for 19thwith a three-round score of 215. Redshirt sophomore Alex Summersposted the team’s best round of the day with a final round one-under par 71 as he finished tied with Fisher at 19thwith a three-round score of 215.
Senior Pedro Lamadrid turned in a final round 75 to finish tied for 31stwith a three-round score of 218. Junior Tae Itthiratchaiturned in a final round 84 to finish tied for 70thwith a three-round score of 226 and junior Luca Portellifinished tied for 77thwith a three-round score of 229 after a final round 77.
UTRGV will have a quick turnaround as it heads to the Grand Canyon Invitational from March 15-16.
Results
| Place | Golfer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total |
| T-3. | Alvaro Hernandez | 64 | 69 | 74 | 208 |
| T-19. | Henry Fisher | 70 | 69 | 76 | 215 |
| T-19. | Alex Summers | 67 | 77 | 71 | 215 |
| T-31. | Pedro Lamadrid | 71 | 72 | 75 | 218 |
| T-70. | Tae Itthiratchai* | 72 | 70 | 84 | 226 |
| T-77. | Luca Portelli | 78 | 74 | 77 | 229 |
*Played as Individual
| Place | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total |
| 1. | Arkansas State | 275 | 270 | 290 | 835 |
| 2. | Sam Houston State | 280 | 278 | 292 | 850 |
| 3. | UTRGV | 272 | 284 | 297 | 853 |
| 4. | Campbell | 278 | 282 | 294 | 854 |
| 5. | UTSA | 287 | 284 | 286 | 857 |
| 6. | Louisiana Monroe | 283 | 286 | 290 | 859 |
| 7. | Houston | 277 | 281 | 306 | 864 |
| 8. | Little Rock | 289 | 283 | 293 | 865 |
| 9. | Oral Roberts | 283 | 288 | 296 | 867 |
| 10. | Kansas City | 282 | 292 | 295 | 869 |
| 11. | Lamar | 289 | 285 | 297 | 871 |
| 12. | New Mexico State | 291 | 285 | 300 | 876 |
| 13. | Stephen F. Austin | 284 | 295 | 307 | 886 |
| 14. | Bowling Green | 298 | 291 | 301 | 890 |
| 15. | Houston Baptist | 300 | 287 | 319 | 906 |
| 16. | Southern Miss | 294 | 299 | 314 | 907 |
 men’s golf team finished in third place at the Border Olympics on Monday at Laredo Country Club with a three-round score of 853, which is the second lowest three-round team score in program history.){kind=link}