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Southwestern Invitational
No. 18 Men’s Golf claims team title at Southwestern Invitational
02.01.2023 | Men's Golf
Freshman Keaton Vo earns runner-up finish in the individual standings at 8-under-par 208.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The No. 18 Texas Men's Golf team fired a 2-over-par 290 on Wednesday to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the Southwestern Invitational at North Ranch Country Club. The Longhorns posted a three-round total of 14-under-par 850 (270-290-290) to win by 13 strokes over runner-up and tournament host No. 15 Pepperdine at 1-under-par 863 (290-288-285), while No. 5 Arizona State placed third at 4-over-par 868 (275-304-289).
In the individual competition, freshman Keaton Vo carded a 2-under-par 70 on Wednesday to place second with a 54-hole total of 8-under-par 208 (67-71-70). Vo finished just one stroke behind tournament medalist Michael Brennan of Wake Forest at 9-under-par 207 (70-68-69).
Freshman Jacob Sosa, who posted a school-record 18-hole score of 11-under-par 61 in Monday's opening round, tallied a 2-over-par 74 on Wednesday to finish in third place at 7-under-par 209 (61-74-74). Freshman Christiaan Maas also had an impressive showing with a tie for fifth place at 4-under-par 212 (68-70-74).
The 12-team field at the Southwestern Invitational featured five teams that are ranked in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches poll (Nov. 18). This marked the first team title of the 2022-23 season for the Longhorns.
Texas returns to the course on Feb. 8-10 (Wednesday-Friday) when it competes at the Amer Ari Invitational in Kamuela, Hawaii.
The Lineup
- Freshman Keaton Vo carded a 2-under-par 70 to finish as the individual runner-up at 8-under-par 208 (67-71-70). The second-place showing marked a collegiate-best finish for Vo. He previously tied for fourth place in the 18-hole stroke-play portion of the East Lake Cup (Oct. 24), and his previous best 54-hole finish was a tie for 29th at The Stephens Cup (Oct. 10-11). His opening-round 67 marked a collegiate-best 18-hole score. After an even-par front nine that included a pair of birdies and two bogeys on Wednesday, Vo posted birdies on holes 12 and 14 along with seven pars on the back nine.
- Freshman Jacob Sosa tallied a 2-over-par 74 in his final round to place third in the individual standings at 7-under-par 209 (61-74-74). Sosa was 4-over through his first 14 holes on Wednesday, but he rallied to make birdies on holes 15 and 18 to finish at 2-over. His previous best 54-hole showing was a tie for 31st place at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 16-18).
- Freshman Christiaan Maas recorded a 2-over-par 74 in his final round to tie for fifth place at 4-under-par 212 (68-70-74). This marked Maas' second top-five effort of the year, as he previously tied for third at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 3-4). Maas registered four birdies during Wednesday's round.
- Graduate Brian Stark, making his debut in a Longhorn uniform after transferring in at the start of the spring semester, posted a 2-over-par 74 on Wednesday to tie for 28th at 7-over-par 223 (74-75-74). He tallied three birdies during his final round.
- Senior Travis Vick carded an even-par 72 in his final round. After starting the round at 4-over through his first two holes, Vick rallied to record four birdies and one eagle (par-five No. 15) against one bogey over his final 16 holes on Wednesday.
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