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Men's Golf Finishes Fifth In The Prestige
Feb 17 | Men's Golf
LA QUINTA, Calif. – The No. 17 SMU men's golf team finished fifth among a 24-team field, nine of which were ranked or receiving votes, at The Prestige, hosted at PGA West's Greg Norman course.
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The Mustangs improved their finish by one spot from last season's sixth-place result at the same event. SMU was +7 in the final round, finishing the tournament at +8. No. 11 Arizona and North Carolina tied for the team championship at -4. There was a three-way tie for medalist honors at -4, between Trevor Werbylo (Arizona), Jacob Skov Olesen (TCU) and Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech).
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"The guys battled all week to post a good finish in a loaded field," head coach Chris Parra said. "With windy conditions today, it was difficult to make up ground in the leaderboard."
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"We know what we need to work on for our home event at Trinity Forest," Parra added.
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Noah Goodwin produced SMU's best round of the day, shooting even-par 71 for the second time in the tournament. Goodwin finished the tournament t-21st at +3, marking his second top-25 finish in as many events this spring.
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Mac Meissner led the Mustangs over the 54-hole tournament, finishing the three-day event t-12th at +1. Meissner led the tournament by playing the three par-5s at -6 for the week, including an eagle on the 537-yard 16th Wednesday. He used 73 strokes to get around the par 71 / 7,100-yard Greg Norman Course at PGA West in the final round.
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Nathan Petronzio recovered after a +3 start to play his last 16 holes at -1, totaling up to a 2-over 73. The freshman, who shot 69 to open the tournament Monday, ended up tied for 66th at +8.
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Ollie Osborne finished the event at +6, tying for 44th after turning in a 74, which included a -1 front-nine. Dawson Ovard, in the SMU lineup for the first time this season, finished a stroke behind at +7, in the tie for 53rd.
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Down the street at Coral Mountain Golf Club, Ben Wong finished the concurrent Prestige Individual Tournament in 41st at +18. He shot a final-round 82.
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The Mustangs return to action March 7-9 to host the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas.
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The Mustangs improved their finish by one spot from last season's sixth-place result at the same event. SMU was +7 in the final round, finishing the tournament at +8. No. 11 Arizona and North Carolina tied for the team championship at -4. There was a three-way tie for medalist honors at -4, between Trevor Werbylo (Arizona), Jacob Skov Olesen (TCU) and Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech).
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"The guys battled all week to post a good finish in a loaded field," head coach Chris Parra said. "With windy conditions today, it was difficult to make up ground in the leaderboard."
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"We know what we need to work on for our home event at Trinity Forest," Parra added.
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Noah Goodwin produced SMU's best round of the day, shooting even-par 71 for the second time in the tournament. Goodwin finished the tournament t-21st at +3, marking his second top-25 finish in as many events this spring.
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Mac Meissner led the Mustangs over the 54-hole tournament, finishing the three-day event t-12th at +1. Meissner led the tournament by playing the three par-5s at -6 for the week, including an eagle on the 537-yard 16th Wednesday. He used 73 strokes to get around the par 71 / 7,100-yard Greg Norman Course at PGA West in the final round.
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Nathan Petronzio recovered after a +3 start to play his last 16 holes at -1, totaling up to a 2-over 73. The freshman, who shot 69 to open the tournament Monday, ended up tied for 66th at +8.
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Ollie Osborne finished the event at +6, tying for 44th after turning in a 74, which included a -1 front-nine. Dawson Ovard, in the SMU lineup for the first time this season, finished a stroke behind at +7, in the tie for 53rd.
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Down the street at Coral Mountain Golf Club, Ben Wong finished the concurrent Prestige Individual Tournament in 41st at +18. He shot a final-round 82.
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The Mustangs return to action March 7-9 to host the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas.
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