SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA men's golf team will open the 2018-19 season when it hosts the Lone Star Invitational on Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 10-11, at TPC San Antonio's AT&T Oaks Course (par 72/7,435 yards). Admission is free.
This will mark the 10th playing of the Lone Star Invitational, which is moving permanently from March to September this year and to its new course, which also serves as the site of the PGA TOUR's Valero Texas Open.
The Roadrunners will compete against Arkansas State, Lipscomb, Little Rock, Louisiana, McNeese State, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston State, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, ULM, UT Arlington and UTEP. The field will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start each day. For complete tournament information, including a live hole-by-hole scoring link, please visit https://goutsa.com/sports/2016/3/10/204772971.aspx.
UTSA head coach John Knauer welcomes back five veterans from last year's squad that registered five top-five finishes, including capturing the Wyoming Cowboy Classic title in April.
Headlining the list of returnees is Sean Meehan, the team's lone senior. The San Antonio native posted a 73.33 stroke average last season and won his first collegiate tournament with an 11-under-par 205 (70-67-68) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic.
The junior duo of Collin Clark and Adam House also returns. Clark, a native of Mansfield, turned in a 75.33 average and a career-best runner-up finish at the Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate as a sophomore. House, who hails from Rockwall, posted a 75.36 average and a top finish of 11th at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic last season.
Sophomores Michael Rome and Chad Sewell were mainstays in the UTSA lineup during the 2017-18 season. Rome, an Austin Westlake High School product, was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team after ranking third on the team with a 73.64 stroke average. Sewell, a Conroe native, posted a 74.97 average in his debut campaign.
That quintet will be joined by a pair of newcomers in Will Adams, an all-state performer at Odessa Permian High School, and Christian Fanfelle, an AJGA fully-exempt golfer for the last three years.
The Roadrunners finished eighth at the last Lone Star Invitational, which was in March at Briggs Ranch Golf Club. Zander Lozano tied for eighth with a 1-under 215 (72-72-71) to pace the Birds, while Rome tied for 24th with a 220 (72-72-76).
What: Lone Star Invitational
When: Sept. 10-11
Where: TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course
Par/Yardage: 72/7,435
Tournament Field:Arkansas State, Lipscomb, Little Rock, Louisiana, McNeese State, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston State, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, ULM, UT Arlington, UTEP, UTSA
Tournament Central:https://goutsa.com/sports/2016/3/10/204772971.aspx
Live Scoring: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=16064
2018 Team Champion: Oklahoma -15 (849)
2018 Individual Champion:Brad Dalke, Oklahoma -8 (208)
UTSA Lineup
Michael Rome (So. • Austin, Texas)
• Carded a 4-under 212 (68-74-70) to tie for 11th at the 2018 Wyoming Cowboy Classic
• Finished eighth with a 1-over 214 (72-70-72) at the 2017 Sam Hall Intercollegiate
• Ranked third on the team with a 73.64 stroke average last season
Chad Sewell (So. • Conroe, Texas)
• Tied for 17th with a 68-73-75—216 at the 2017 Sam Hall Intercollegiate
• Finished fourth with a 220 (72-77-71) at the Big Texan
• Posted a 74.97 stroke average last season
Adam House (Jr. • Rockwall, Texas)
• Tied for 11th with a 215 (72-73-70) at the 2017 Bayou City Collegiate Classic
• Fired a 215 (70-70-75) to tie for 20th at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic
• Recorded a 75.36 stroke average in 2017-18
Sean Meehan (Sr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Won the 2018 Wyoming Cowboy Classic with an 11-under 205 (70-67-68)
• Tied for third with an 8-under 208 (69-69-70) at the 2018 Border Olympics
• Ranked third on the squad with a 73.33 stroke average last season
Collin Clark (Jr. • Mansfield, Texas)
• Runner-up at the 2018 Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate with a 215 (73-73-69)
• Carded a 220 (74-74-72) to tie for 24th at the last Lone Star Invitational
• Turned in a 75.33 stroke average in 2017-18
*Will Adams (Fr. • Odessa, Texas)
• All-state selection as a junior at Odessa Permian High School
• Three-time all-district performer
• Won three prep tournaments during his career
*Christian Fanfelle (Fr. • San Antonio, Texas)
• AJGA fully-exempt player the last three years
• Won the 2015 Prestige Tour Barton Creek
• Tied for first place at the 2016 San Antonio City Junior Championship
* competing as individual
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