SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA men's golf team will travel to Lafayette, La., to compete in the 33rd annual Louisiana Classics, which will be contested on Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 26-27, at Oakbourne Country Club (par 72/7,098 yards).
The Roadrunners will face No. 11 Illinois, No. 28 Kent State, Louisiana, No. 26 Louisville, McNeese State, Mississippi State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southern Miss, No. 3 Texas A&M, Texas State, Toledo, ULM and UMKC. The field will play 36 holes beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Monday and the final round is slated to tee off at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
A free live video stream from the ninth and 18th holes can be found online at ragincajuns.com. Dan MacDonald and Gerald Broussard will provide commentary. Live scoring will be provided at golfstat.com.
UTSA, which is 79th in the latest Golfstat rankings, finished sixth with a 298-300-300—898 at last year's Louisiana Classics behind a ninth-place effort from Collin Clark, who carded a 1-under-par 215 (71-73-71). The Roadrunners were fifth two years ago and also placed in the top 10 in 2002 (4th), 2004 (T-7th), 2014 (6th) and 2015 (9th).
UTSA is coming off a 10th-place showing at the All-American Intercollegiate last weekend in Humble. The senior duo of Zander Lozano and Jake Goodman led the way by finishing 14th (71-71-69—211) and 17th (69-75-68—212), respectively.
What: Louisiana Classics
When: Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 26-27
Where: Oakbourne Country Club (Lafayette, La.)
Par/Yardage: 72/7,098
Tournament Field: No. 11 Illinois, No. 28 Kent State, Louisiana, No. 26 Louisville, McNeese State, Mississippi State, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southern Miss, No. 3 Texas A&M, Texas State, Toledo, ULM and UMKC, UTSA
Live Video: ragincajuns.com
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
2017 Team Champion: Kent State -21 (843)
2017 Individual Champion: Sam Burns, LSU -10 (206)
UTSA Lineup
Zander Lozano (Sr. • Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas)
• Fired a 1-under 212 (69-72-71) to finish second at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate
• Finished as runner-up with a 6-under 208 (72-68-68) at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic
• Tied for third with a 215 (74-71-70) at the Arizona Intercollegiate
• Owns a school-record 22 career sub-70 rounds
Jake Goodman (Sr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Tied for ninth with a 3-under 210 (72-67-71) at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
• Fired a 4-under 212 (69-75-68) to tie for 17th at the All-American Intercollegiate
• Carded a 220 (77-70-73) to tie for 29th at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
• Stands third on the squad with a 74.24 stroke average this fall
Michael Rome (Fr. • Austin, Texas)
• Finished eighth with a 1-over 214 (72-70-72) at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate
• Tied for 19th with a 221 (72-73-76) at the Arizona Intercollegiate
• Fired a 213 (74-66-73) to tie for 21st at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
• Ranks second on the squad with a 73.67 stroke average this season
Adam House (So. • Rockwall, Texas)
• Tied for 11th with a 1-under 215 (72-73-70) at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic
• Finished 25th with a 218 (73-71-74) at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate
• Posted a 219 (73-71-75) to tie for 27th at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
• Has posted a 75.24 stroke average this season
Chad Sewell (Fr. • Conroe, Texas)
• Tied for 17th with a 68-73-75—216 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate
• Fired a 218 (72-71-75) to tie for 23rd at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
• Owns a 75.83 stroke average this season
• Won the 2016 Texas State Junior Match Play with a 71-70—141
*Collin Clark (So. • Mansfield, Texas)
• Tied for second with a 1-under-par 215 (73-73-69) at the Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate
• Ranks fourth on the team with a 75.22 stroke average this season
• Carded a 234 (79-82-73) to place 71st at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate
• Finished ninth after firing a 1-under 215 (71-73-71) at the 2017 Louisiana Classics
*competing as an individual
