BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's golf team returns to action when they compete at the Western Athletic Conference Golf Championships starting on Friday at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
The 54-hole event will feature 18 holes on each day through Sunday. Friday's first group will tee off at 9:30 a.m.
Boulder Creek Golf Course plays 7,482 yards and is a par 72.
The Competition
There will be a 10-team field that will feature UTRGV, Sam Houston, Grand Canyon, Lamar, New Mexico State, Abilene Christian, Utah Valley, Seattle U, Stephen F. Austin, Chicago State, and individuals from California Baptist and Dixie State.
Starting Five
Last Time Out
UTRGV closed out the regular season at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, hosted by Rice, where they finished in 16
th place.
The Vaqueros posted a three-round score of 940 after turning in rounds of 322, 314, and 304.
Leonardo Novella led the Vaqueros with a three-round score of 234 after posting rounds of 80, 77, and 77 as he finished tied for 58
th.
Taj Sutherland finished in 70
th with a three-round score of 238 with rounds of 80, 82, and 76.
Sebastian Lundberg finished tied for 83
rd with a three-round score of 244 after carding rounds of 83, 84, and 77.
Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi finished tied for 87
th with a three-round score of 246 after posting rounds of 79, 80, and 87.
Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque finished in 94
th after posting rounds of 75 and 74 in the second and third rounds.
Last Time at WAC Championships
The Vaqueros finished in fourth place in the 2021 WAC Championships at Boulder Creek Golf Course.
UTRGV finished with a three-round score of 871 after posting rounds of 284, 301, and 286. New Mexico State won the team championship with a three-round score of 856 with rounds of 273, 291, and 292.
Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi led the Vaqueros with a three-round score of 213 after posting rounds of 69, 74, and 70.
Luca Portelli finished tied for seventh with a three-round score of 214 after rounds of 68, 73, and 73.
Leonardo Novella finished tied for 14
th with a three-round score of 219 after carding rounds of 72, 75, and 72.
Euan Gill finished tied for 24
th with a three-round score of 225 after posting rounds of 75, 79, and 71.
Alex Summers came in 34
th with a three-round score of 233 with rounds of 75, 80, and 78.
Utah Valley's Gabe Lysen won the individual title with a three-round score of 208.
Final Time
UTRGV senior
Tennoshin Ogawa looks to wrap up his career on a strong note as he competes in what possibly could be the last tournament of his career at the WAC Championships.
Ogawa has competed in 21 events since joining UTRGV in the fall of 2017 and has posted a 75.4 career stroke average.
Ogawa has one career victory which came at the LaTour Intercollegiate in the spring of 2019.
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