SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State men's golf team opens the spring portion of its schedule at the Hal Williams Collegiate hosted by Sun Belt Conference foe South Alabama at Magnolia Grove Golf Club's Crossings Course in Semmes, Alabama. The two-day, 54-hole tournament features three total SBC teams.

Play begins Monday with an 8:00 a.m. CT shotgun start with live scoring via Scoreboard on Clippd. Tuesday's final round will begin at 8:30 a.m. CT. The Bobcats are paired with Southern Illinois and Eastern Michigan for the opening day.

TXST Lineup (Hole No.)
Ben Loveard | Senior | Luton, England (8B)
Sakke Siltala | Senior | Raisio, Finland (8A)
Jaxon Donaldson | Sophomore | Wimberley, Texas (9)
Bryce Womack | Junior | San Antonio, Texas (10B)
Jose Manuel Berenguel Casas | Junior | Almeria, Spain (10A)

Course Information
Magnolia Grove – Crossings Course
Par 50 | 7,129 yards

Tournament Format & Schedule
Stroke play | 54-holes | 2 days

Rounds 1 & 2 | Monday
Pairings | Live Scoring
Round 3 | Tuesday
Pairings | Live Scoring

Participating Teams
Texas State
No. 13 Illinois
Kent State
No. 65 Southern Miss
No. 53 Rice
Louisiana Tech
No. 67 Nebraska
UAB
No. 57 South Alabama
No. 58 Memphis
Davidson
Abilene Christian
Eastern Michigan
No. 87 Southern Illinois
Rankings listed for teams in top 100

Last Time Out
SEASIDE, California – The Texas State men's golf team closed out action at the St. Mary's Invitational with a fifth-place finish, led by Ben Loveard who tied for 12th in the 92-player field. Loveard was one of three players in the top 20 for the Bobcats, with Sakke Siltala and Jaxon Donaldson joining him at tied for 18th.

The St. Mary's Invitational was the second straight tournament that Loveard (71-74-70--215) led the TXST lineup after finishing tied for 21st at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (Sept. 29-30). The senior has now finished each tournament during the 2025-26 season under par with his placement in Seaside proving to be his best outing. Loveard finishes the fall with a team-best eight rounds under par and all 12 rounds counting toward the team score.

Both Siltala (69-72-75--216) and Donaldson (71-72-73--216) finished inside the top 20 for the second time this season.

Individual Notes
Ben Loveard… Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar… CSC Academic All-District… Leads the team with a 71.0 adjusted scoring average for players to see action in all 4 tournaments… Leads the team with all 12 rounds counted towards the team score… Tied for the team lead with 3 rounds in the 60s including a team-low 65… Has 8 rounds under par… Led the team in 2 of 4 tournaments this season… Best finish is T12 at the St. Mary's Invitational… Has top 25 finishes in all 4 tournaments… Owns a team-best 47 birdies.

Sakke Siltala… All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team… Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar… CSC Academic All-District… NCAA Championship Qualifier… Finished T2nd at the NCAA Amherst Regional… SBC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 28, Nov. 1)… Has 9 of 12 rounds counted in 2025-26… Registered a 72.58 stroke average in the fall… Has 2 rounds in the 60s and 8 under par… Season low is a 67… Tied for a team-best 2 eagles… Best finish of the season is T9 at the Sandestin Classic… Adds 2 top 25 finishes.

Jaxon Donaldson… Has seen action in 3 tournaments, including 2 as part of the Bobcat lineup… Best finish is 15 at the Sandestin Classic… Has 2 rounds in the 60s and 6 even or under par… Season low is a 66… Tied for a team-best 2 eagles.

Bryce Womack… Has played in 3 events will all 9 rounds counted… Has a 70.8 adjusted scoring average… Tied for a team-best 3 rounds in the 60s and has 8 of 9 rounds under par… Best finish is T5 at the season-opening Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate… Has 2 top 25 finishes.

Jose Manuel Berenguel Casas… Has seen action in 3 tournaments with his best finish of T36 coming at the St. Mary's Invitational… Registered 2 rounds under par.