Whitney, Texas - The Centenary men's and women's golf teams tee off in the 2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Sunday at White Bluff Golf Resort.
Southwestern University is the designated host school for the three-day event. Centenary is joined by the host Pirates, the University of Dallas, Schreiner University, the University of St. Thomas, Texas Lutheran University, and Trinity University. The field, both men and women, will play one round each day as each will play a total of 54 holes over three days. The championships are set to tee off on Sunday at 10 a.m.
The men will be tested by a par-72, 6,918-yard course while the women will face a par-72, 5,688-yard test.
Men's Live Results: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=29060
Women's Live Results: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=29063
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/@SCACSports/streams
St. Thomas is the defending men's champion while the Gents finished seventh last season at Riverhill Country Club in Kerrville, Texas. Trinity is the defending women's champion. Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) 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.
Bennett 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.
Sophomore Jeffrey Borchert (Katy, Texas) finished 19th in last season's championships after shooting a 15-over par 231. Senior Devan Martin (Watson, La.) finished 37th at 41-over par 257 and junior Tyler Jones (Stonewall, La.) finished in a tie for 38th place at 44-over par 260. Freshman Aubrey Snell (Shreveport, La.) will make his debut in the event on Sunday.
The Gents are coming off of a 10th-place finish last week in The Visit Florence/Shoals Intercollegiate at the par-72, 7,165-yard Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail "Fighting Joe" Course in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Bennett was the Gents' top finisher in the tournament as he shot a 4-over par 220 to tie for 12th place. He fired a 1-under par 71 in Tuesday's final round preceded by an even-par 72 on Monday and a 5-over par 77 in Sunday's opening round. Bennett now has one individual win, two top-five finishes, and a top-15 finish this season.
Jones will be the first to tee off for the Gents at 10:50 a.m. on #1 followed by Martin at 11 a.m., Borchert at 11:10 a.m., Snell at 11:20 a.m. and capped off with Bennett at 11:30 a.m.
The Ladies are finally back in action after recording a fourth-place finish in the Hal Sutton Invitational, their annual home tournament, on March 19. Freshman Hailey Adams (Hamburg, Ark.) was the top finisher for the Ladies as she shot a 40-over par 184 to finish 16th. Freshman Mya Thompson (South Jordan, Utah) finished at 47-over par 191 in 23rd place, freshman Jordyn Templeton (Columbus, Texas) shot a 56-over 200 to finish 29th, and sophomore Kaylee Roberts (Watonga, Okla.) shot a 62-over par 206 to finish 32nd.
Adams shot a 19-over par 91 in the final round after a first-round 93, Thompson improved her score by 17 strokes, shooting a final-round 15-over par 87 after a 104in round one. Templeton improved by 12 shots from a 106 to a 94 and Roberts shot a 103 each day. Roberts was Centenary's lone golfer in last season's championships. She shot a 73-over par 217 to finish 34th as she competed as an individual.
Roberts is set to tee off on #10 at 10:55 a.m. followed by Templeton at 11:05 a.m., Thompson at 11:15 a.m., and Adams at 11:25 a.m.
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
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