Monday, February 14
Laredo Country Club – Laredo, Texas
University of Houston
vs
Border Olympics
Men’s Golf Leads after First Day at Border Olympics
2/14/2022 7:46:00 PM | Men's Golf
Senior Andrew Gibson in third, joins four Cougars among Top-20 leaders
LAREDO, Texas – The University of Houston Men's Golf program held the first-day lead after the first 36 holes of the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club on Monday evening.
After firing a team-score of 284 on the 7,204-yard, par-72 course, the Cougars bettered that total with a 283 in the afternoon session and held a 7-shot lead over Sam Houston State and No. 50 Baylor with a score of 564.
Seniors Andrew Gibson and Alexander Frances finished the first day at 5-under 139 and were tied for third. Junior Marcus Wochner and senior Braxton Watkins joined Gibson and Watkins among the Top-25 leaders.
Teams tee off in the Final Round at 8 a.m., Tuesday, in a shotgun start.
In the morning session, Frances posted a 69 to lead the Cougars. Starting on No. 7, Frances ran into early trouble with a bogey on No. 8 and dropped to 2-over with another bogey on No. 13. However, the Stege, Denmark, native moved into red numbers with three straight birdies on Nos. 15-17 and added another birdie on No. 1
After enduring his final bogey of the round on No. 2, Frances made birdie on two of his last three holes to finish with a 69.
Gibson enjoyed a red-hot start to his day with three birdies on his first four holes, starting off No. 6. He sank back-to-back birdies on Nos. 16-17 before battling through three bogeys on his final five holes.
Wochner opened the day with a 72 and was tied for 13th with Watkins at 145. Junior Austyn Reily was tied for 38th at 150.
Freshman Julio Rios-Brache was tied for 33rd at 149, while redshirt freshman Jacob Borow was tied for 53rd at 152. Redshirt freshman Drew Murdock was tied for 77th at 158. All three student-athletes competed as individuals.
Lamar (575), Louisiana Tech (577), ULM (585), Rice (588), UTSA (592), New Mexico State (594) and Bowling Green (595) rounded out the Top 10.
Baylor's Johnny Keefer and Lamar's Hugo Hellman held the first-day individual lead at 7-under 137. Frances and Gibson joined ULM's Jacob Agerschou in third while Louisiana Tech teammates Sam Murphy and Mac Murphy were tied for sixth at 140.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Border Olympics by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
Pairings for Tuesday's Final Round when finalized can be found by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Border Olympics, Houston returns to action when it competes at the Cabo Collegiate on the Ocean Course at Cove Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Feb. 27-March 1.
From there, the Cougars will play host to their All-American Intercollegiate on March 21-22 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, before competing at the prestigious Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian Golf Club on March 28-29.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Men's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
After firing a team-score of 284 on the 7,204-yard, par-72 course, the Cougars bettered that total with a 283 in the afternoon session and held a 7-shot lead over Sam Houston State and No. 50 Baylor with a score of 564.
Seniors Andrew Gibson and Alexander Frances finished the first day at 5-under 139 and were tied for third. Junior Marcus Wochner and senior Braxton Watkins joined Gibson and Watkins among the Top-25 leaders.
Teams tee off in the Final Round at 8 a.m., Tuesday, in a shotgun start.
In the morning session, Frances posted a 69 to lead the Cougars. Starting on No. 7, Frances ran into early trouble with a bogey on No. 8 and dropped to 2-over with another bogey on No. 13. However, the Stege, Denmark, native moved into red numbers with three straight birdies on Nos. 15-17 and added another birdie on No. 1
After enduring his final bogey of the round on No. 2, Frances made birdie on two of his last three holes to finish with a 69.
Gibson enjoyed a red-hot start to his day with three birdies on his first four holes, starting off No. 6. He sank back-to-back birdies on Nos. 16-17 before battling through three bogeys on his final five holes.
Wochner opened the day with a 72 and was tied for 13th with Watkins at 145. Junior Austyn Reily was tied for 38th at 150.
Freshman Julio Rios-Brache was tied for 33rd at 149, while redshirt freshman Jacob Borow was tied for 53rd at 152. Redshirt freshman Drew Murdock was tied for 77th at 158. All three student-athletes competed as individuals.
Lamar (575), Louisiana Tech (577), ULM (585), Rice (588), UTSA (592), New Mexico State (594) and Bowling Green (595) rounded out the Top 10.
Baylor's Johnny Keefer and Lamar's Hugo Hellman held the first-day individual lead at 7-under 137. Frances and Gibson joined ULM's Jacob Agerschou in third while Louisiana Tech teammates Sam Murphy and Mac Murphy were tied for sixth at 140.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Border Olympics by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
Pairings for Tuesday's Final Round when finalized can be found by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Border Olympics, Houston returns to action when it competes at the Cabo Collegiate on the Ocean Course at Cove Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Feb. 27-March 1.
From there, the Cougars will play host to their All-American Intercollegiate on March 21-22 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, before competing at the prestigious Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian Golf Club on March 28-29.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Men's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
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