Toledo Finishes Tied for 11th Place at Louisiana Classics

Tuesday, February 28

Lafayette, LA

University of Toledo

Louisiana Classics

C. Joseph at Inverness Intercollegiate (3)

Junior Colin Joseph paced UT at eight-over par 224 (73-77-74) and tied for 24th place.

Toledo Finishes Tied for 11th Place at Louisiana Classics

2/28/2017 5:16:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day Two Results (PDF) (Louisiana Classics)

LAFAYETTE, LA - Toledo finished tied for 11^th place at the Louisiana Classics on Tuesday. The 32^nd-annual tourney was hosted by Louisiana-Lafayette at the Oakbourne Country Club (Par-72, 6,898 Yards).

The Rockets shot 47-over par 911 (296-306-309) over the course of 54 holes to find themselves tied for the 11^th spot with Louisiana Tech among 15 teams.

Individually, junior Colin Joseph paced UT at eight-over par 224 (73-77-74) and tied for 24^th place. Joseph posted UT's top round during today's final loop, firing a two-over par 74.

Junior Stephen Watts finished tied for the 35^th spot at 10-over par 226 (73-76-77), followed by freshmen Joe Bryce and Thomas Thurloway, who tied for 45^th place at 13-over par 229 (72-79-78) and tied for the 65^th spot at 17-over par 233 (78-75-80), respectively. Sophomore Spencer Shoemaker rounded out Toledo's lineup and placed 85^th at 28-over par 244 (80-78-86).

In addition, freshman Grant Godfrey (81-79) competed as an individual and finished 84th at 26-over par 242 (81-79-82).

Mid-American Conference member Kent State ran away with the team championship with a three-round score of 21-under par 843 (281-280-282) and held a 19-stroke advantage over Texas A&M (287-288-287=862, -2). The Golden Flashes had four golfers among the Top 15 individuals to cruise to a double-digit margin of victory.

LSU's Sam Burns secured medalist honors at 10-under par 206 (70-68-68), one stroke ahead of KSU's Ian Holt at nine-under par 207 (65-71-71).

The Rockets will return to the golf course on Monday-Tuesday, March 18-19 when they take part in the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 281-280-282=843 (-21); 2. Texas A&M 287-288-287=862 (-2); 3. LSU 278-280-296=863 (-1); 4. Illinois 284-292-297=873 (+9); 5. Louisiana-Lafayette 287-300-297=884 (+20); 6. Texas-San Antonio 298-300-300=898 (+34); T7. Southern Mississippi 291-304-304=899 (+35); T7. Texas State 304-295-300=899 (+35); T7. Sam Houston State 291-295-313=899 (+35); 10. Southern Illinois 298-305-307=910 (+46); T11. TOLEDO 296-306-309=911 (+47); T11. Louisiana Tech 302-302-307=911 (+47); 13. UMKC 304-301-307=912 (+48); 14. Southeastern Louisiana 299-305-309=913 (+49); 15. Texas-Arlington 310-302-315=927 (+63)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Sam Burns (LSU) 70-68-68=206 (-10); 2. Ian Holt (KSU) 65-71-71=207 (-9); 3. Fernando Cruz Valle (ULL) 68-70-72=210 (-6); T4. Chandler Phillips (TAM) 70-70-71=211 (-5); T4. Josh Whalen (KSU) 70-72-69=211 (-5)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T24. Colin Joseph 73-77-74=224 (+8); T35. Stephen Watts 73-76-77=226 (+10); T45. Joe Bryce 72-79-78=229 (+13); T65. Thomas Thurloway 78-75-80=233 (+17); 84. Grant Godfrey* 81-79-82=242 (+26); 85. Spencer Shoemaker 80-78-86=244 (+28)

* - Competed as Individual