Whitney, Texas – Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) holds the individual lead after round one of the 2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Sunday on the New Course at White Bluff Golf Resort.
Bennett shot a 1-under par 71 and is the only golfer under par after one round as he leads the University of Dallas' Rex Soulliere by one shot (even-par 72). Schreiner University is the team leader after 18 holes as the Mountaineers shot a 6-over par 294 to lead the second-place University of St. Thomas Celts (13-over par 301) by seven shots. The Gents are in seventh place after shooting a 29-over par 317.
The men are being tested by a par-72, 6,918-yard course and round two is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday. The third and final round will be held on Tuesday. St. Thomas is the defending men's champion.
Full Recap courtesy of the SCAC: https://www.scacsports.com/sports/mgolf/2023-24/releases/day_1_men
Men's Live Results: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=29060
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/@SCACSports/streams
Championship Central: https://www.scacsports.com/tournament/spring/golf/24championships/index
Trinity University is in third place at 16-over par 304, Southwestern University, the designated host school for the three-day event, is fourth at 18-over par 306. Texas Lutheran University is in fifth place at 23-over par 311 and the University of Dallas is sixth at 26-over par 314.
Freshman Aubrey Snell (Shreveport, La.) joined Bennett in the top 10 after round one as he shot a 3-over par 75 and is tied for 10th place. Junior Tyler Jones (Stonewall, La.) shot a 13-over par 85 and is tied for 29th, senior Devan Martin (Watson, La.) shot a 14-over 86 and is tied for 32nd, and sophomore Jeffrey Borchert (Katy, Texas) is in 35th place after shooting a 21-over par 93. Borchert finished 19th in last season's championships, Snell is making his championships debut, and both Jones and Martin finished in the top 40.
Bennett was the Gents' top finisher last season in the event as he finished in a three-way tie for sixth place at 6-over par 222. He fired a 2-under par 70 in the final round last year which was the lowest round shot for the day of all 42 players in the field. Bennett, who tied for 19th at the conference championships in 2022, earned Second-Team All-SCAC honors by virtue of his sixth-place finish last season. Bennett now has one individual win, two top-five finishes, and a top-15 finish this season and hopes to add a second win on Tuesday.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mgolf/2023-24/schedule
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