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The Ford Collegiate
No. 2 Men’s Golf claims the team title at The Ford Collegiate
04.15.2025 | Men's Golf
Bennett birdies two of the last three holes to tie for third individually and rally the Longhorns to fifth team win of the season.
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. — The No. 2 Texas Men's Golf team posted a final-round score of 3-under par 277 on Tuesday to claim the team championship in The Ford Collegiate at the Ford Field and River Club. Freshman Daniel Bennett birdied holes 16 and 17 and made par on the closing 18th hole to record a 3-under 67 in his final round and tie for third in the individual standings with a 54-hole score of 3-under 207 (72-68-67).
The Longhorns began Tuesday's final round in third place and five strokes behind 36-hole leader and No. 1 Auburn with No. 7 LSU in second just three strokes off the pace. With four holes remaining in today's round, Auburn had slipped out of contention in the team race and LSU held a four-stroke cushion over the Longhorns.
Bennett's strong finish on 16-17-18 along with LSU making a combined five bogeys over the final four holes resulted in Texas posting a two-stroke victory in the team race. The Longhorns registered a 54-hole score of 2-under 838 (281-280-277), while LSU finished runner-up at even-par 840 (276-283-281). Auburn placed third at 4-over 844 (276-280-288). The 12-team field featured three squads in the top 10 and five in the top 25 of the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd poll (April 9).
In Tuesday's final round, Texas counted scores from Bennett (3-under 67), junior Tommy Morrison (1-under 69), junior Luke Potter (even-par 70) and sophomore Jack Gilbert (1-over 71) to post a team round of 3-under 277.
The Longhorns have now claimed five team titles and recorded nine top-three team finishes in their first 10 stroke-play events of the 2024-25 season. Texas has been even more impressive this spring with five team wins, a runner-up finish and a third-place showing in its first seven tournaments. UT has claimed team titles this year at the Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 27-29), The Hayt (Mar. 8-10), the Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Mar. 24-25) and The Ford Collegiate (April 14-15) and shared the team championship at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 5-6).
Georgia's duo of Buck Brumlow (69-69-67) and Grayson Wood (69-70-66) both recorded three-round totals of 5-under 205 to sit atop the individual leaderboard, before Brumlow earned medalist honors after a birdie on the first playoff hole. Bennett tied for third at 3-under 207 along with Frankie Harris of South Carolina (72-64-71) and LSU's Algot Kleen (71-66-70). Morrison tied for seventh at 1-under 209 (67-73-69).
This marked the final regular-season tournament for the Longhorns in the 2024-25 season. Texas will begin postseason play when it competes in the 2025 SEC Championship on April 23-27 (Wednesday-Sunday) at Saint Simons Island, Ga.
The Lineup
- Freshman Daniel Bennett fired a 3-under 67 on Tuesday and tied for third in the individual standings with a three-round score of 3-under 207 (72-68-67). Bennett has now posted four top-3 showings and placed in the top-16 in each of his first eight stroke-play appearances this year. He tallied four birdies (holes 5, 9, 16 and 17) against just one bogey en route to his 3-under 67 in the final round.
- Junior Tommy Morrison carded a 1-under 69 in his final round and tied for seventh with a 54-hole total of 1-under 209 (67-73-69). Morrison regrouped after a bogey at 8 with birdies on 9 and 11 to move to 1-under in his round. Following a double-bogey on 13, he rallied with birdies on 14 and 15 and made three pars to close out his 1-under 69. Morrison has now posted seven top-11 individual finishes in his 10 stroke-play appearances this season.
- Junior Luke Potter recorded an even-par 70 on Tuesday and tied for 14th with a three-round score of 3-over 213 (74-69-70). Potter tallied three birdies (holes 3, 6 and 14) against three bogeys during his final round. He has now registered six top-20 individual finishes in his 10 stroke-play appearances this year.
- Sophomore Jack Gilbert fired a 1-over 71 in his final round and tied for 37th with a 54-hole total of 8-over 218 (71-76-71). He recorded four birdies (holes 3, 9, 10 and 11) on Tuesday.
- Junior Christiaan Maas carded a 6-over 76 on Tuesday and tied for 33rd with a three-round score of 7-over 217 (71-70-76).
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