Georgetown, Texas - The Centenary men's golf team tees off in the West Region Invitational on Monday at Berry Creek Country Club.
Live Results: https://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=27255
The Gents will be joined by host and fellow Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference member, Southwestern University and six other teams, two of which are also SCAC schools – the University of Dallas and Trinity University. The West Region field also includes Concordia University (TX), Howard Payne University, McMurry University, and University of Northwestern – St. Paul and will be tested by a par-72, 6,567-yard layout.
The tournament begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes with the final round on Tuesday morning. Monday's schedule calls for 18 holes followed by a final 18 on Tuesday.
The Gents completed their annual home tournament, the Hal Sutton Invitational, on March 21 highlighted by a third-place finish from junior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) at The Golf Club at Stonebridge. Centenary finished in eighth place at 66-over par 642 after shooting a 31-over 319 in the final round following a 35-over 323 in round one.
Senior Devan Martin (Watson, La.) recorded the Gents' second-best finish (+ 19 – 163) in the Hal Sutton after shooting rounds of 84-79. Freshman Jeffrey Borchert (Katy, Texas) shot rounds of 85-81 to finish at 22-over par 166 to tie for 32nd place with junior Ricky Blair (Bossier City, La.). Blair shot rounds of 78-88. Freshman Hahn Bridges (Sterlington, La.) tied for 50th place at 37-over par 181 (92-89),
Bennett continued his impressive play as he earned a runner-up finish in the Pinecrest Invitational on March 14, coming up just one shot shy of his first-career individual title. Bennett now has one runner-up, a pair of top five finishes, and five top-10 finishes in his career.
Bennett leads the Gents' lineup this week that includes Martin, Borchert, Blair, and Bridges.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mgolf/2022-23/schedule
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