SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA men's golf team will host the Lone Star Invitational on Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-17, at TPC San Antonio's AT&T Oaks Course (par 72/7,435 yards).
The Roadrunners will welcome 10 other teams to the Alamo City for the 11th edition of the program's annual home tournament. which will be held at the site of the PGA TOUR's Valero Texas Open for the second straight year. Houston, Lipscomb, Little Rock, Louisiana, McNeese State, New Mexico State, Rice, South Alabama, ULM and UT Arlington will compete against UTSA in the two-day, 54-hole, stroke-play event. The field will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday with 8:30 a.m. shotgun starts scheduled for both days.
UTSA head coach John Knauer welcomes back six veterans from last year's team that finished second at the Conference USA Championship. Seniors Collin Clark and Adam House, juniors Michael Rome and Chad Sewell and sophomores Will Adams and Christian Fanfelle will join forces with a pair of freshmen newcomers in Hunter Bolt and David Harrison for the Knauer's 12th season at the helm.
The Roadrunners are the defending Lone Star Invitational champions after capturing the team title in a rain-shortened, 36-hole event last September. Sean Meehan tied for co-medalist honors with a 4-under-par 140 (68-72), Sewell tied for eighth place (75-70—145) and Clark shared 10th (76-70—146) to help UTSA shoot a 2-over 578 for a two-shot win over Arkansas State.
What: Lone Star Invitational
When: Monday-Thursday, Sept. 16-17
Where: TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course (San Antonio, Texas)
Par/Yardage: 72/7,435
Tournament Field: Houston, Lipscomb, Little Rock, Louisiana, McNeese State, New Mexico State, Rice, South Alabama, ULM, UT Arlington, UTSA
Tournament Central: goutsa.com
Live Scoring: results.golfstat.com
2018 Team Champion: UTSA +2 (578)
2018 Individual Champion: Sean Meehan, UTSA -4 (68-72—140); Zan Luka Stirn, Arkansas State -4 (70-70—140)
UTSA Lineup
Chad Sewell (Jr. • Conroe, Texas)
• Posted a 73.29 stroke average in 2018-19
• Tied for eighth with a 75-70—145 at the 2018 Lone Star Invitational
• Advanced to match play at the 2019 U.S. Amateur
Collin Clark (Sr. • Mansfield, Texas)
• 2018-19 C-USA Men's Golf Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Won the Bayou City Collegiate Classic with a 5-under 211 (70-68-73)
• Ranked third on the team with a 73.17 average in 2018-19
Adam House (Sr. • Rockwall, Texas)
• Registered a 74.77 scoring average in 2018-19
• Tied for 10th with a 3-under 213 (71-68-74) at the Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate
• Tied for 26th with a 72-77—149 at last year's Lone Star Invitational
Christian Fanfelle (So. • San Antonio, Texas)
• Named to the 2018-19 C-USA All-Freshman Team
• Posted a 73.6 stroke average last season
• Fired a 5-under 211 (68-72-71) to tie for 16th at the Lake Charles Invitational
Hunter Bott (Fr. • Montgomery, Texas)
• 2019 District 20-5A champion for Montgomery HS
• Finished fifth at the Class 5A state tournament with a 71-73—144
• Ranked No. 5 in Texas and 20th in the nation by Golfweek for the class of 2019
*Will Adams (So. • Odessa, Texas)
• Won the TGA North Amateur in August with an 8-under 208 (69-68-71)
• Posted a 74.46 stroke average as a freshman in 2018-19
• Carded a 5-under 211 (65-70-76) to finish eighth at the Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate
*David Harrison (Fr. • Trophy Club, Texas)
• Class 6A state runner-up as a senior at Byron Nelson HS
• Won the District 5-6A individual crown in 2019
• Ranked 10th in Texas and No. 37 in the nation by Golfweek for the class of 2019
* playing as individual
