CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Texas State men's golf shot their second lowest round in the final day of the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial at the Birdwood Golf Course to finish 13^th. 
 
To close out the final regular season tournament, Texas State had a nine-stroke improvement from the second round. The Bobcats shot six-over 290 to finish the tournament 25-over par. The 18-hole third round total of 290 is the second one this season. 
 
Texas State's 13^th place finish is the highest this season. The field had 15 teams, with six being ranked in the top-50. The Bobcats finished second in total pars with 174, one behind tournament host Virginia. 
 
No. 7 Florida State held the top spot through the final round and finished 41-under par. 
 
Sakke Siltala finished first in the Bobcat lineup for the third time this season. The freshman tied for 38^th with his second straight two-over par finish. Siltala and Harrison Hineline were the only Bobcats to not record a double bogey in the final round. 
 
Hineline matched his season-low 18-hole total as the only Bobcat to finish under-par in the third round. The graduate had a seven-stroke improvement to move up 20 spots on the leaderboard. Hineline tied for 49^th and recorded his first second place finish in the Texas State lineup. 
 
Jack Burke recorded his second round of six-over 77 in the tournament and fell 18 spots on the leaderboard with three double bogeys. Marcelo Garza and Tom Roed Karlsen both shot four-over 75 in the final round to close out the tournament.  
 
TXST in the Standings
T-38. Sakke Siltala (70-73-72=215; +2)
T-49. Harrison Hineline (76-75-68=219; +6)
T-52. Jack Burke (66-77-77=220; +7)
T-67. Marcelo Garza (76-74-75=225; +12)
73. Tom Roed Karlsen (79-77-75=231; +18)
 
Up Next
Men's golf will be competing at the Sun Belt Conference Championship April 24-27 at the Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi.