Monday, March 14
Oakbourne Country Club – Lafayette, La.
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Louisiana Classics
Men’s Golf Finishes First Day at Louisiana Classics
3/14/2022 9:10:00 PM | Men's Golf
Junior Marcus Wochner tied for seventh at 5-under 139 to lead Cougars; Final Round to air on ESPN+ on Tuesday
LAFAYETTE, La. – The University of Houston Men's Golf posted a team score of 7-under 569 to stand in fifth place following the first day of the Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club on Monday evening.
Playing 36 holes on the 6,898-yard, par-272 course, the Cougars opened the tournament with a 279 in the morning session and followed that with a 290 in the afternoon
No. 21 Texas A&M held the first-day lead at 542 to stand 15 strokes in front of No. 25 LSU. North Texas (561) and Kansas State (568) rounded out the Top Five with No. 17 Mississippi (571), No. 41 Little Rock (575), UTSA (578), Illinois State (578), No. 10 Louisiana Tech (579) and Rice (579) completing the Top 10.
Junior Marcus Wochner fired round of 69-70 on Monday and was tied for seventh at 5-under 139. Starting the day off No. 8, the Wichita State transfer ran into trouble early with two bogeys on No. 10 and No. 12 sandwiching his first birdie of the day on No. 11
Fortunately, the Wolte, Denmark native quickly added another birdie on No. 13 to return to even par. Following five straight pars and his final bogey of the round on No. 1, Wochner sank back-to-back birdies on Nos. 2-3 and close the morning session with an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole.
In the afternoon, Wochner used another strong finish to join four others in a tie for seventh. Following a bogey on No. 11, he made eight straight pars before draining birdies on three of his final six holes, including back-to-back efforts on Nos. 2-3 again.
Senior Alexander Frances was tied for 12th at 4-under 140. Starting his day off No. 7 with a birdie in each round, Frances enjoyed five birdies in the morning with only one bogey on the way to a 68.
In the afternoon, the Stege, Denmark, native made a pair of birdies on his first five holes and finished the day with a 72 to join five others at 140.
Redshirt freshman Jacob Borow was tied for 25th at even-par 144, while senior Braxton Watkins was tied for 45 at 147. Senior Andrew Gibson was tied for 75th at 151.
Texas A&M's Sam Bennett shot 66 in each of the two rounds and held a 3-stroke lead at 132 over North Texas' Diego Prone and Aggie teammate William Paysse. Walker Lee (Texas A&M) and LSU's Garrett Barber were tied for fourth at 137.
Tuesday's Final Round begins with a 7:30 a.m., split-tee start of No. 1 and No. 10.
WATCH TUESDAY'S FINAL ROUND on ESPN+
Tuesday's Final Round will be streamed live on ESPN+, beginning at 9:15 a.m., Tuesday. Fans can watch the Final Round on ESPN+ by clicking here.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Louisiana Classics by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Tuesday's Final Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Mississippi and Kansas State.
Gibson begins the day off No. 1 at 8:15 a.m., with Watkins (8:24 a.m.), Borow (8:33 a.m.), Frances (8:42 a.m.) and Wochner (8:51 a.m.) following.
Fans can find complete pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Louisiana Classics, the Cougars return home to play host to their own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, on March 21-22.
From there, the team will host the prestigious Valspar Collegiate Invitational at The Floridian Golf Club on March 28-29. That tournament annually features the nation's top collegiate programs.
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.
Playing 36 holes on the 6,898-yard, par-272 course, the Cougars opened the tournament with a 279 in the morning session and followed that with a 290 in the afternoon
No. 21 Texas A&M held the first-day lead at 542 to stand 15 strokes in front of No. 25 LSU. North Texas (561) and Kansas State (568) rounded out the Top Five with No. 17 Mississippi (571), No. 41 Little Rock (575), UTSA (578), Illinois State (578), No. 10 Louisiana Tech (579) and Rice (579) completing the Top 10.
Junior Marcus Wochner fired round of 69-70 on Monday and was tied for seventh at 5-under 139. Starting the day off No. 8, the Wichita State transfer ran into trouble early with two bogeys on No. 10 and No. 12 sandwiching his first birdie of the day on No. 11
Fortunately, the Wolte, Denmark native quickly added another birdie on No. 13 to return to even par. Following five straight pars and his final bogey of the round on No. 1, Wochner sank back-to-back birdies on Nos. 2-3 and close the morning session with an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole.
In the afternoon, Wochner used another strong finish to join four others in a tie for seventh. Following a bogey on No. 11, he made eight straight pars before draining birdies on three of his final six holes, including back-to-back efforts on Nos. 2-3 again.
Senior Alexander Frances was tied for 12th at 4-under 140. Starting his day off No. 7 with a birdie in each round, Frances enjoyed five birdies in the morning with only one bogey on the way to a 68.
In the afternoon, the Stege, Denmark, native made a pair of birdies on his first five holes and finished the day with a 72 to join five others at 140.
Redshirt freshman Jacob Borow was tied for 25th at even-par 144, while senior Braxton Watkins was tied for 45 at 147. Senior Andrew Gibson was tied for 75th at 151.
Texas A&M's Sam Bennett shot 66 in each of the two rounds and held a 3-stroke lead at 132 over North Texas' Diego Prone and Aggie teammate William Paysse. Walker Lee (Texas A&M) and LSU's Garrett Barber were tied for fourth at 137.
Tuesday's Final Round begins with a 7:30 a.m., split-tee start of No. 1 and No. 10.
WATCH TUESDAY'S FINAL ROUND on ESPN+
Tuesday's Final Round will be streamed live on ESPN+, beginning at 9:15 a.m., Tuesday. Fans can watch the Final Round on ESPN+ by clicking here.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Louisiana Classics by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Tuesday's Final Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Mississippi and Kansas State.
Gibson begins the day off No. 1 at 8:15 a.m., with Watkins (8:24 a.m.), Borow (8:33 a.m.), Frances (8:42 a.m.) and Wochner (8:51 a.m.) following.
Fans can find complete pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Louisiana Classics, the Cougars return home to play host to their own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, on March 21-22.
From there, the team will host the prestigious Valspar Collegiate Invitational at The Floridian Golf Club on March 28-29. That tournament annually features the nation's top collegiate programs.
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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