Golf Teams Set To Host Annual Hal Sutton Invitational

Golf Teams Set To Host Annual Hal Sutton Invitational

Bossier City – The Centenary men's and women's golf teams will play host to their annual home tournament, the Hal Sutton Invitational, on Monday and Tuesday at The Golf Club at Stonebridge.

The men's and women's field will play 18 holes on Monday beginning at 10 a.m. and the final 18 on Tuesday for a total of 36 holes. Tuesday's final round is set for 8:30 a.m. with an awards ceremony afterward. The men will be challenged by a par 72, 6,851-yard layout and the women will be tested by a par72, 5,814-yard course. The Gents finished eighth in last year's event and the Ladies had just one individual compete and did not record a team total.

Results, when finalized, will be available at the link below and full daily recaps will be available at www.GoCentenary.com and on Centenary Athletics' social media channels.

Results: https://www.golfleaguegenius.com/pages/4699611

The men's field is comprised of the host Gents, Belhaven University, Blinn College (A/B Teams), Howard Payne University, Jacksonville College, Louisiana Christian University, Mississippi University for Women, and Tyler Junior College. The women's field includes the host Ladies, Blinn, Howard Payne, Jacksonville, McMurry University, MUW, Millsaps College, Texas Lutheran University, Tyler, and Weatherford College.

The Ladies and Gents are back in action after competing in the Fabric Solutions and Technologies Pinecrest Invitational hosted by LeTourneau University last week in Longview, Texas. The Gents earned a 12th-place finish and the Ladies finished seventh at the Pinecrest Country Club as the Gents shot a 76-over par 940 total highlighted by their lowest round of the event in Tuesday's final round – a 21-over par 309 after shooting a 55-over par 631 following rounds one and two on Monday. Centenary shot a 33-over par 320 in round one followed by a 23-over par 311 in round two on Monday. The Ladies shot a 116-over par 404 in Monday's opening round but did not record a round two score or final total due to a withdrawal from one of their golfers.

Freshman Aubrey Snell (Shreveport, La.) earned the Gents' top finish as he shot a 12-over par 228 to tie for 29th place and carded a final-round two-over par 74 after rounds of 78-76 on Monday. Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) tied for 32nd place at 13-over par 229, finishing one shot behind Snell. Bennett shot a 6-over par 78 in Tuesday's final round after shooting 78-73 on Monday. Bennett placed third in last year's Hal Sutton as he fired a 1-under 71 in the final round to finish just three shots behind individual champion Tobey Willis of TLU.

Sophomore Jeffrey Borchert (Katy, Texas) tied for 56th place at 24-over par 240. He shot a 5-over par 77 on Tuesday after rounds of 82-81 on Monday. Senior Devan Martin (Watson, La.) tied for 60th place at 28-over par 244 after rounds of 83-81-80. Junior Tyler Jones (Stonewall, La.) finished in a tie for 73rd place at 42-over par 258 after shooting rounds of 82-93-83 and sophomore Hahn Bridges (Sterlington, La.) finished 75th at 46-over par 262 (93-85-84). Borchert, Bridges, Martin, and Snell each show their lowest rounds of the tournament in Tuesday's final round.  The Gents' top four scores per round counted toward their team total.

Freshman Mya Thompson (South Jordan, Utah) earned the Ladies' best finish at 48-over par 192 (93-99) to tie for 31st place. Sophomore Kaylee Roberts (Watonga, Okla.) tied for 36th place at 59-over par 203 (103-100), freshman Jordyn Templeton (Columbus, Texas) shot a 72-over 216 to finish 39th, and freshman Mia Knox (Chicago, Ill.) shot a 218-over par 362 to finish 42nd. Freshman Hailey Adams (Hamburg, Ark.) had to withdraw and did not record a round-two score after shooting a 99 in Monday's opening round.

See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mgolf/2023-24/schedule

See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wgolf/2023-24/schedule

#GoCentenary #CTheOpportunity