Men's Golf | 3/10/2016 12:03:00 PM
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Friday and Saturday sees the Texas State men's golf team head to Laredo, Texas to compete in the Border Olympics. The tournament will take place at the Laredo Country Club, a 7,125-yard, par 72 course.
The Bobcats will be one of 18 teams competing in the 54-hole event. Featured teams include Houston (#37), New Mexico State (#56), McNeese State (#78), UTEP (#90), Sacramento State (#92) and UTSA (#94). Along with Texas State, other Sun Belt Conference schools include Little Rock, UL Lafayette and UL Monroe.
Last year the Bobcats finished 13th at the event with a 22-over par 886, beating out UTSA by a stroke.
Justin Newby will lead off for Texas State as the No. 1 golfer. He will be followed on the course by
David Faraudo Godinez,
Eloy Gonzalez,
Chase Ambrose and
Anthony McGeorge. Competing as an individual will be
Scott Williams.
Ambrose, Faraudo and Newby have all recorded top 10 finishes this season with Faraudo being a co-champion at the UTSA Oak Hill Invitational.
Newby leads the team with a 74.62 scoring average followed by Faraudo and Gonzalez at 74.67 and 74.89, respectively.
Live results will be available during the tournament with links on the men's golf schedule page on
www.txstatebobcats.com, the official website of Texas State Athletics.
