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Higgs Finishes Second, Mustangs Finish Fifth At Southwestern Invitational
Feb 28 | Men's Golf
The Second-Place Finish Is The Best Of Higgs’ Career
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (SMU) – Alex Higgs earned runner-up honors at the Southwestern Invitation Tuesday, finishing the two-day event at 9-under-par (207). The senior paced the Mustangs to a fifth-place finish (+6, 870) on the team leaderboard.
"I am very proud of Alex, as this was his best finish," SMU head coach Jason Enloe said. "He is playing well, and I hope he can continue to lead the group."
The second-place finish is the best of Higgs' career. The Overland Park, Kan., native fired a 3-under-par 69 in the final round to climb two positions on the leaderboard. Higgs finished ahead of nine top-100 golfers, including No. 7 Sean Crocker (-4, 212) and No. 25 Rick Hoey (-6, 210). Higgs finished one stroke behind the tournament winner, No. 35 Sahith Theegala (-10, 206).
Fellow senior Andrew Buchanan shot a third-round 4-over-par 76 to finish the tournament tied for 24th (+5, 70-75-76—221). Daniel Connolly completed the tournament at 6-over-par (70-74-78—222).
As a team, the Mustangs were 6-over-par with a three-round score of 870. Host school Pepperdine won the event with a 21-under-par 843. No. 6 Southern California (USC) finished second (-5, 859), while Lipscomb University finished third (+2, 866).
"Our guys showed signs of playing well this week, just too many small mistakes kept us from having a great finish," Enloe said.
Up next, the Mustangs head to Las Vegas to compete in the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. The three-day tournament (March 6-8) will be held at the Southern Highlands Golf Club. For more information, visit SMUMustangs.com.
"I am very proud of Alex, as this was his best finish," SMU head coach Jason Enloe said. "He is playing well, and I hope he can continue to lead the group."
The second-place finish is the best of Higgs' career. The Overland Park, Kan., native fired a 3-under-par 69 in the final round to climb two positions on the leaderboard. Higgs finished ahead of nine top-100 golfers, including No. 7 Sean Crocker (-4, 212) and No. 25 Rick Hoey (-6, 210). Higgs finished one stroke behind the tournament winner, No. 35 Sahith Theegala (-10, 206).
Fellow senior Andrew Buchanan shot a third-round 4-over-par 76 to finish the tournament tied for 24th (+5, 70-75-76—221). Daniel Connolly completed the tournament at 6-over-par (70-74-78—222).
As a team, the Mustangs were 6-over-par with a three-round score of 870. Host school Pepperdine won the event with a 21-under-par 843. No. 6 Southern California (USC) finished second (-5, 859), while Lipscomb University finished third (+2, 866).
"Our guys showed signs of playing well this week, just too many small mistakes kept us from having a great finish," Enloe said.
Up next, the Mustangs head to Las Vegas to compete in the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. The three-day tournament (March 6-8) will be held at the Southern Highlands Golf Club. For more information, visit SMUMustangs.com.
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