Texas Border Business
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s golf team posted its second straight top-three finish by coming in second place at the GCU Invitational on Saturday at GCU Golf Course.
UTRGV finished in third place earlier this week at the Border Olympics. It’s also the fourth top-three finish in the last five tournaments.
UTRGV posted a final round 283 to finish with a three-round score of 843. UTRGV finished in front of UTEP and Missouri, who tied for third place with a three-round score of 844. Kansas City won the team title with a three-round score of 829 after a final round 276.
Senior Alvaro Hernandez posted the team’s best finish as he tied for 14th with a three-round score of 210. He closed out the invitational with a final round one-under-par 70 as he finished five strokes off the lead.
Senior Pedro Lamadrid also posted a final round one-under-par 70 as he finished tied for 19th with a three-round score of 211. Redshirt sophomore Alex Summers also finished tied for 19th with a three-round score of 211 after posting a final round
Junior Luca Portelli finished with a three-round score of 216 after posting a final round one-over par 72 as he finished tied for 37th. Junior Henry Fisher finished tied for 54th with a three-round 218 after posting a final round 75.
Columbia’s Derek Kim and Kansas City’s McCain Schelhardt finished tied for the top spot after both posted a three-round score of 205 with final rounds of 68.
UTRGV will be back in action from March 25-26 when it hosts The Big Texan Invitational in Kerrville.
Results
Place
Golfer
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Total
T-14.
Alvaro Hernandez
72
68
70
210
T-19.
Pedro Lamadrid
74
67
70
211
T-19.
Alex Summers
69
71
71
211
T-37.
Luca Portelli
75
69
72
216
T-54.
Henry Fisher
70
73
75
218
Place
Team
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Total
1.
Kansas City
282
271
276
829
2.
UTRGV
285
275
283
843
T-3.
UTEP
281
282
281
844
T-3.
Missouri
278
280
286
844
T-5.
Pacific
278
284
290
852
T-5.
Northern Colorado
288
279
285
852
T-7.
Wyoming
290
279
284
853
T-7.
North Dakota State
286
282
285
853
9.
Grand Canyon
293
276
285
854
10.
Wichita State
281
284
294
859
11.
Samford
285
295
287
867
12.
Idaho
295
284
291
870
T-13.
Hawaii
296
283
294
873
T-13.
Omaha
286
298
289
873
15.
UC Riverside
295
303
280
878
16.
Sacramento State
289
297
293
879
T-17.
Columbia
298
297
298
893
T-17.
Western Carolina
292
293
308
893
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