Golf Teams Tee Off In West Region Invitational On Monday
The Centenary men's and women's golf teams will tee off in the West Region Invitational on Monday at Berry Creek Country Club.
Georgetown, Texas - The Centenary men's and women's golf teams will tee off in the West Region Invitational on Monday at Berry Creek Country Club.
LIVE MEN'S RESULTS: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/236675/scoring/team
LIVE WOMEN'S RESULTS: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/236719/scoring/team
The men's field includes the host Pirates, the Gents, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, LeTourneau University, Trinity University, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. The men will be challenged by a par 72, 6,536-yard layout and tee off at 8:30 a.m. as the schedule calls for 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday.
The women's field includes the host Pirates, the Ladies, Northwestern-St. Paul, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Trinity. The women will be tested by a par 72,5617-yard layout and will also tee off at 8:30 a.m. The women's field will play 18 holes each day.
The Gents are coming off of a fourth-place finish last week in their annual home tournament, the Hal Sutton Invitational, on Tuesday at The Golf Club at Stonebridge in Bossier City. Senior Andrew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) claimed the individual title as he shot rounds of 71-72 to finish at 1-under par 143 for the tournament and edge Tyler Junior College's Hugo Koch (1-over par 145) by two shots. Bennett was the only golfer to finish under par for the tournament.
The Gents shot a 37-over 613 for the tournament (17-over 205 in round one and a 20-over 208 in the final round. Sophomore Aubrey Snell (Shreveport, La.) recorded the Gents' second-best finish as he shot a 9-over par 153 to tie for 14th place, junior Jeffrey Borchert (Katy, Texas) tied for 24th place at 14-over 158, freshman Ryder Briggs (Blanchard, La.) shot a 15-over 159 to tie for 26th, and senior Tyler Jones (Stonewall, La.) finished 47 at 54-over 198. The Gents' lineup this week will be Bennett, Snell, Borchert, Briggs, and Mayer.
Bennett eyes another victory this week as he hopes to add to his stellar resume and further cement himself as the top golfer in the division III era of the program. Bennett, who tied for the individual title at the Pinecrest Invitational earlier this month, now owns four-career outright wins, 11 top-five finishes, and 14 top-10 finishes in his impressive career. Bennett, the 2024 SCAC Individual Champion and Men's Golfer of the Year, also won the individual title at the Crusader Cup on Oct. 29. Bennett earned a runner-up finish at the UMHB Invitational in September as he finished in a tie for second place at 3-under par 137 after shooting rounds of 69-68 to lead the way for the Gents.
He was named the SCAC Men's Golfer of the Week following his win at the Hal Sutton and won it for the second week in a row after claiming the honor on March 12 after tying for first in the Pinecrest. The honor marked the third time that Bennett won as he also picked up the award on Oct. 30 after his victory at the Crusader Cup.
Snell, the 2024 SCAC Freshman of the Year, has followed up his impressive rookie season with a strong sophomore campaign. He began the Fall with a tie for eighth in the SCAC Preview, finished fifth in both the UMHB Invitational and Crusader Cup, and earned a top-25 finish in the Space City Classic and a 15th-place finish in the Pinecrest.
The Ladies finished third last week in the Hal Sutton Invitational, shooting a 178-over par 754. Freshman Haylee Crowder (Haughton, La.) led the way for the Ladies as she shot a 26-over par 170 (91-79) to tie for 11th place highlighted by a career-low round of 79 in the final round.
The Ladies shot a 90-over par 378 in the first round followed by an 88-over 376 in the final round. Freshman Amber Shaw (Hughes Springs, Texas) finished 17th at 38-over par 182 as she shot rounds of 92-90. Sophomore Jordyn Templeton (Columbus, Texas) and sophomore Mya Thompson (South Jordan, Utah) tied for 30th place at 57-over par 201.
Crowder and Thompson each recorded top-25 finishes at the Crusader Cup in October and Crowder tied for 11th at the Bash at the Bend in September. Crowder began her career with a 15th-place finish in the SCAC Preview in Whitney, Texas also in September while Thompson, Shaw, and Templeton all recorded top-50 finishes.
The Gents are back at the West Regional for the second time while the Ladies are making their debut in the event. Two seasons ago, the Gents recorded an eighth-place finish led by Bennett as he tied for 26th place after shooting a 21-over par 237 and Borchert tied for 32nd place at 23-over par 239.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/schedule
See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/schedule
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