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Amer Ari Invitational
No. 16 Men’s Golf posts strong final round at Amer Ari Invitational
02.10.2024 | Men's Golf
Maas fires his collegiate-best 18-hole score of 8-under 64 on Saturday.
KOHALA COAST, Hawaii — The No. 16 Texas Men's Golf team carded a 19-under-par 269 on Saturday to finish in 15th place at the Amer Ari Invitational at Mauna Lani Resort Golf Club. Sophomore All-American Christiaan Maas recorded his collegiate-best 18-hole score relative to par of 8-under 64 in the final round.
The Longhorns counted under-par rounds from Maas, senior Nathan Petronzio (5-under 67), sophomore Tommy Morrison (4-under 668) and sophomore Keaton Vo (2-under 70) on Saturday. Texas posted a 54-hole team total of 29-under-par 835 (281-285-269) during the three-day tournament.
No. 2 North Carolina claimed the team title with a three-round total of 68-under-par 796 (262-268-66). No. 7 Arizona State placed second at 63-under-par 801 (265-268-268), while No. 1 Auburn took third at 58-under-par 806 (272-261-273). The 20-team field featured nine teams in the latest national rankings provided by Scoreboard powered by clippd.
Wenyi Ding of Arizona State earned individual medalist honors with a 54-hole score of 27-under-par 189 (63-64-62). San Jose State's Carl Corpus (67-67-64) and Washington's Finn Koelle (66-64-68) tied for second at 18-under-par 198.
The Longhorns return to the course when they compete in the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Feb. 25-27 (Sunday-Tuesday) in Las Vegas.
The Lineup
- Sophomore Tommy Morrison carded a 4-under 68 on Saturday to finish in a tie for 36th in the individual standings with a 54-hole total of 10-under-par 206 (68-70-68). Starting on hole 13, he was 1-over through his opening six holes before making five birdies and seven pars over his final 12 holes in his final round.
- Senior Nathan Petronzio recorded a 5-under 67 in his final round to tie for 50th at 8-under-par 208 (70-71-67). Starting on hole 14, he opened his round with back-to-back birdies. Petronzio then added three birdies against a pair of bogeys to climb to 3-under for his round through 14 holes. After a pair of pars, he closed his round with back-to-back birdies on holes 12 and 13.
- Sophomore Christiaan Maas set his collegiate-best 18-hole score relative to par with an 8-under 64 on Saturday and tied for 63rd at 6-under-par 210 (72-74-64). His previous best 18-hole score was a 6-under 64 in the second round of the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational earlier this season (Sept. 16). Starting on hole 15, he made a birdie on his opening hole and followed with seven additional birdies and 10 pars to complete his clean sheet on Saturday. Maas climbed 33 spots on the individual leaderboard during his final round.
- Graduate Brian Stark posted an even-par 72 in his final round and tied for 78th at 3-under-par 213 (71-70-72). He tallied six birdies on Saturday.
- Sophomore Keaton Vo registered a 2-under 70 on Saturday and tied for 94th at even-par 216 (72-74-70). Starting on hole 15, he made a triple-bogey on his opening hole. Vo regrouped to post six birdies against just one bogey for the remainder of his final round to climb back to 2-under on the day.
- Competing as an individual, sophomore Jacob Sosa carded a 2-under 70 in his final round to tie for 94th at even-par 216 (76-70-70). Starting on hole 17, he was 1-over through his first 13 holes but responded with three birdies and two pars over his final five holes.
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