Jackson Smith Leads Privateer Golfers During Positive Outing at Lake Charles Invitational

DAY ONE RECAP | FINAL RESULTS

Lake Charles, Louisiana- Jackson Smith was the only New Orleans golfer to finish under par at the two-day, 54-hole, Lake Charles Toyota Invitational, Tuesday at the Country Club at the Golden Nugget.

The senior continued his solid play with a final round, 1-under 71.  He finished at 1-under 215 for the tournament.  The Tyler, Texas native recorded an eagle 3 on the par-5, 506-yard, number-one hole. Smith tied for 38^th on the leaderboard.

"It's like a broken record.  He's played well all spring," said head coach Jeff Lorio.  "He was consistent, hitting a lot of fairways and greens. That's what you want from a senior and he has proven to be our leader this spring."

Lorio continued, "On Jackson's eagle he hit a two iron on the green to about 10-feet and putted it in for the eagle.  It came on the heels of a bogey, so it was good to stop the bleeding and get the momentum going in the right direction."

Max Hellstrom finished at even-par 216 after a final round 1-over 73. The junior had four birdies on the day.  Ulisses de Toledo, Jr. also carded four birdies and shot 1-over 73 during the final 18 holes for a 6-over, 222.  Freshman Grayson Gilbert finished at 7-over, 223 for the tournament and Ryan Fulton came in at 8-over par 224.

"We were a little slow out of the gates today but we re-grouped and finished the last five or six holes pretty good.  Overall it was a good tournament with a solid field.  We were able to beat some teams that were ahead of us so all-in-all it was a positive week."

Next stop for the Privateers, the Big Texan Invitational, Monday and Tuesday, March 25-26, at the Club at Comanche Trace in Kerrville, Texas.  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the host school.

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