Saints Men's Golf Completes Play at Claud Jacobs Invitational
VICTORIA, TEXAS (Feb. 28, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's golf team sent two pairs of teams to the Claud Jacobs Invitational that ran from Feb. 26-28. The Saints first team finished in seventh place while the B team took ninth place. The University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) hosted the event at Victoria Country Club.
Head Coach Arnie Martinez said, "The team struggled in our first tournament of the spring. Victoria Country Club is known for their firm and fast greens, and we had difficulties with that. I'm proud of how our guys fought back on day two. Golf is a tough game, but our team is tough as well. We know we are going to have to play well and execute if we plan to win events. We'll get back to practice and be ready for next week. I'm proud of our players. Go Saints."
UHV took home the trophy in first place with a total of 287/295/291=873 after three rounds. Texas Wesleyan followed in second place at 294/289/303=886, tailed by St. Thomas University in third at 295/292/301=888, Blinn College in fourth at 296/303/305=904, Blinn College B team tied for fourth as well at 302/306/296=904, Campbellsville University in sixth at 315/306/295=916 and OLLU in seventh at 304/318/301=923. Texas A&M University-San Antonio took eighth place with a total of 306/316/302=924 and the Saints B team followed at 330/320/324=974. The University of the Southwest completed play in 10th place at 346/343/336=1025.
Massimo Garcia led the Saints tied for sixth place at 72/76/73=221. Oliver Gaisford tied for 16th place at 74/80/70=224, followed by Sergio Garcia in 31st at 78/75/76=229, Diego Garcia in 39th at 75/83/77=235 and Brandon Lopez in 51st at 84/79/80=243. Josh Brook shot 87/80/78=245 and Victor Pena-Cortes also had 77/88/80=245 to tie for 56th place. Trey Salinas totaled 89/81/85=255 and Matthew Cantu also finished at 85/84/86=255 for 60th place.
Up next
The Saints take part in the Schreiner Invitational in Kerrville, Texas, from March 5-7.