SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA men’s golf team will compete in the Jerry Pate National Invitational at Old Overton Country Club (par 70/7,209 yards) in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
The Roadrunners will compete against teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Charlotte, Florida State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, UAB and UNLV. The field will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday.
UTSA tied for 10th place with an 883 (295-294-294) at last year’s Jerry Pate National Invitational. Garrison Lackey led all Roadrunners with a 217 to tie for 27th.
The Roadrunners are coming off a seventh-place finish (580) at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational last week. Junior Brett Hogan led the way with a sixth-place showing after carding a 3-under-par 71-70—141 in the weather-shortened event, his third career top-10 finish.
What: Jerry Pate National Invitational
When: Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 6-7
Where: Old Overton Country Club (par 70/7,209 yards) • Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Format: Two days, 54 holes of stroke play (36 holes on Monday, 18 holes on Tuesday)
Tournament Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Charlotte, Florida State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, UAB, UNLV, UTSA
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
2013 Team Champion: Alabama (829)
2013 Individual Champion: Wilson McDonald, UAB (202)
UTSA Lineup
Bryce Alley, So. (Longview, Texas)
· Tied for 22nd with a 72-72—144 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
· Leads UTSA with a 72.0 stroke average in 2014
· Named to 2014 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Brett Hogan Jr. (Calgary, Alberta)
· Posted his third career top 10 with a sixth-place finish (141) at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
· Led UTSA with a 74.06 stroke average last season
· Tied for 22nd (220) at the 2014 Conference USA Championship
Garrison Lackey, Sr. (Weslaco, Texas)
· Tied for 29th with a 73-74—147 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational
· Led UTSA with a 27th-place finish at last year’s Jerry Pate National Invitational
· Posted a pair of top 10s last season
J.J. Lindsey, Jr. (Adkins, Texas)
· Recorded a career-best 68 in the final round en route to finishing 28th (215) at the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate
· Was fifth with a 75.22 stroke average in 2013-14
· Registered a season-best 219 (70-78-71) at 2014 Wyoming Cowboy Classic
Zander Lozano, Fr. (Boerne, Texas)
· Tied for 20th with a 71-73-70—214 at the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate
· Ranks second on the team with a 72.4 stroke average
· All-state, all-region and all-district performer at Boerne Champion High School