BRYAN, Texas — Hunter Bott tied for 10th place to lead the UTSA men's golf team to 13th at The Aggie Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday at Traditions Club (par 72/7,227 yards).
Bott carded a 3-under-par 213 in logging his fifth career top-10 showing and best finish of his senior season. The Montgomery High School product opened with a 74 on Monday morning before turning in back-to-back par-or-better rounds. He recorded a 4-under 68 in the second round to match his season-best score and then capped the tournament with a 1-under 71 today.
Teeing off in his final round on No. 10, Bott birdied the 182-yard, par-3 11th hole on a bogey-free back nine. He countered a pair of bogeys on the front with birdies on the 429-yard third and the 354-yard sixth holes in moving up one spot on the individual leaderboard into a share of 10th with Austin Cherichella of Florida Gulf Coast, only four shots behind medalist Max Kennedy of Louisville, Golfstat's 52nd-ranked individual, who posted a 7-under 209 (71-66-72). He also placed ahead of two nationally ranked players from Texas A&M in No. 83 Vishnu Sadagopan (T-14th) and No. 53 William Paysse (T-17th).
Behind Bott's top 10, the Roadrunners placed 13th with an 890 (301-291-298) in the field that featured six nationally ranked teams. UTSA was six shots behind a tie for 11th between Memphis and New Mexico State and just eight out of the top 10.
Jack Wehman tied for 41st with a 5-over 221. The sophomore from Austin carded an even-par 72 followed by a 74 that was headlined by a hole-in-one on No. 11 on Monday. He finished the event today with a 75 that included back-to-back birdies on Nos. 3-4.
David Harrison ended up with a share of 50th at 8-over 224. The senior from Byron Nelson High School near Fort Worth bounced back from a 77 in the first round with a 73 on Monday afternoon and a 74 on Tuesday.
Patrick Kahanek and Christian Fanfelle rounded out the UTSA lineup in 71st (79-80-78—237) and 73rd (78-76-84—238), respectively, while Brayden Bare tied for 66th (77-77-76—230) while playing as an individual.
No. 33 Louisville captured the team title with a 12-under 852, followed by No. 15 Texas A&M (855), No. 41 LSU (860), No. 38 TCU (-1) and No. 24 (Baylor (865) in the top five.
The Roadrunners will travel to Texarkana, Arkansas, to compete in the Conference USA Championship on April 24-27 at Texarkana Country Club.
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