CHOUDRANT, La. – The Texas State men's golf team received some help from an unexpected help in the third round of the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate at the Squire Creek Country Club when the Bobcats ended the tournament in second place on Tuesday. Texas State shot 11-under-par as a team with a 54-hole total of 853 and finished six strokes behind No. 7-ranked Georgia. The Bobcats joined the Bulldogs as the only two schools to shoot under par in all three rounds at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
 
Shooting under par for the first time this season, sophomore transfer Ben Swaffield led the Bobcats in the final round when he shot a five-under-par 67 to move up 28 spots in the final individual standings.. The Bobcats needed his stellar play as Texas State's other four players all finished the day shooting above par.
 
Dalton Hankamer shot one-over for the second time in the tournament after shooting six-under-par a day earlier and ended up tied for fifth place in the individual standings.
 
Logan Lockwood had a score above par for the first time this season when he posted a one-over-par 73 in the final round and ended the tournament tying Georgia's Connor Creasy of Georgia for 11^th place at two-under-par with a 54-hole score of 214 (71-70-73).
 
Calvin Ross shot a three-over-par 75 in the final round and ended the tournament tied for 18^th place with a three-day score of one-over-par (69-73-75-217).
 
Evan White just missed finished in the top 20 as he posted a one-over-par 73 in the third round and ended the tournament at two-over-par (71-74-73- 218).
 
Freshman Trace Martin played in the tournament as an individual and shot a two-over-par 74 in the third round. He made his collegiate debut and shot a 73 in the first round before finishing the second day at seven-over-par.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Squire Creek Golf Course | Choudrant, La.
Par 72 | 7,105 Yards
Final Results      
 
ROUND THREE QUICK HITS
-  Sophomore transfer Ben Swaffield posted his best effort as a Bobcat when he shot five-under-par in the third round of the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate. He moved up 28 spots in the final standings with his 67 total.
- Texas State joined No. 7-ranked Georgia as the only two schools to shoot under-par as a team in all three rounds.
- The Bobcats had three players finish in the top 20 individuals, with Dalton Hankamer's fifth-place showing.
- Logan Lockwood tied for 11th, and Calvin Ross ended the tournament tied for 18th place.
- Evan White just missed a top-20 finish when he tied for 23rd place.
- Freshman Trace Martin played as an individual at the tournament. It was Martin's collegiate debut.