CHOUDRANT, La. – The University of Houston Men’s Golf program opens its 2023 fall season when it competes at the Argent Financial Classic starting Sunday morning.
In 2022-23, the Cougars loved 4 Top-Four crew finishes, together with the American Athletic Conference Championships crown. With that closing identify, the Cougars competed within the NCAA postseason for the 23rd time at school historical past and the 9th time beneath Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke.
A 12 months in the past, the Cougars opened the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (because the match used to be then referred to as) with a 12-under 276 as a crew and completed 5th with a three-day ranking of 10-under 854. Current tremendous senior Austyn Reily posted a 7-under 209, because of 68s within the First and Final Rounds, to steer the Cougars and completed 11th.
Schools will play 18 holes on a daily basis via Tuesday at the 7,105-yard, par-72 direction.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can practice are living scoring at the Argent Financial Classic by clicking here.
ABOUT the COUGARS
Under the management of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the Cougars will likely be represented by means of senior All-American Santiago De La Fuente, sophomore Hudson Weibel, junior Wolfgang Glawe, junior Laurenz Schiergen and sophomore Ruben Lindsay. Junior Jacob Borow will compete as a person.
In 2022-23, De La Fuente assembled one of the vital best seasons in Houston Men’s Golf historical past. The Guadalajara, Mexico, local completed with a 70.71 scoring reasonable for the second-best single-season mark at school historical past and led the Cougars with 26 rounds of par or higher together with 13 within the 60s.
De La Fuente used to be named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and captured the Conference Championships person identify after firing 3 immediately rounds within the 60s on find out how to a 10-under 200.
Weibel and Schiergen will make their Houston debuts this weekend. Both joined the Cougars as transfers all through the summer time with Weibel coming from Oklahoma and Schiergen from Kansas State.
The Argent Financial Classic additionally marks the debut of recent Assistant Coach Cameron Peck, who joined the Cougars after a certified enjoying occupation and a stint as assistant trainer at UCF all through the 2022-23 season.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete in a 16-team box towards South Alabama, Troy, UAB, Louisiana, ULM, UT Arlington, Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee, Lamar, Central Arkansas, Nicholls, North Alabama, Rice, Abilene Christian and host Louisiana Tech.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday’s First Round, the Cougars will compete in teams with student-athletes from Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee.
Lindsay will get started the day at 8:20 a.m., off No. 10 with Schiergen (8:30 a.m.), Glawe (8:40 a.m.), Weibel (8:50 a.m.) and De La Fuente (9 a.m.) following. Borow starts off No. 10 at 10 a.m., Sunday.
Fans can to find whole Argent Financial Classic pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Argent Financial Classic, the Cougars will compete in two other tournaments. Houston will compete as a crew at the Wake Forest Intercollegiate at Chicago Highlands Club in Westchester, Ill., on Sept. 18-19.
In a up to date addition to the crew’s agenda, the Cougars will ship 4 student-athletes to compete as people at the Papago Individual Event at Papago Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz., on Sept. 18-19.
From there, Houston will face Sam Houston in a 36-hole fit play tournament all through the Robert Steele Cup at Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland, Texas, on Oct. 3. This is also a up to date addition to the Cougars’ fall agenda.
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