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NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans Golf team will make their first appearance in the Louisiana Classics in almost 15 years tomorrow morning at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette, La. Fans can catch Tuesday's final round on ESPN+ with coverage set to begin at 8:00 a.m.
FORMAT
The teams will play 36 holes on Monday with a shotgun start, and 18 holes on Tuesday, weather permitting.
The Privateers will face several programs ranked among GolfStat's top-100 in a field that includes: Denver, Illinois State, #47 LSU, #32 Little Rock,
Louisiana (hosts), Louisiana Tech, Michigan, #73 New Mexico State, #62 SMU, #91 Sam Houston, #15 Texas A&M, Texas State, and UTSA.
THE LINEUP
1 -
Ryan Fulton Redshirt Junior, 71.0 avg.
2 -
Kyle Bennett Sophomore, 75.4 avg.
3 -
Grayson Gilbert Senior, 77.5 avg.
4 -
Pepe De La Concepcion Quilez Freshman, 74.8 avg.
5 -
Canon Clark Freshman, 77.4 avg.
THE COURSE
Oakbourne Country Club – Lafayette, La.
6,866 yards, Par-72
73.2 rating, 129 Slope
WEATHER
Monday – Breezy and cool, high of 66, low of 45, 0 chance of rain, NNE winds at 15mph, gusts of 30mph.
Tuesday – Cool, high of 61, low of 43, 80% chance of rain, NE winds at 9mph, gusts of 13mph.
LAST TIME ON THE COURSE
Ryan Fulton came oh-so-close to winning his first collegiate tournament after a long absence. Fulton led the Gulf Coast Collegiate for most of the opening day, before eventually finishing in second place. The Zachary native made a career-high 14 birdies as well as an eagle and finished with a career-best tally of 211.
As a team, New Orleans moved up three spots on the final day after shooting a 287 on Tuesday afternoon – the second-best round of any team in the entire event. New Orleans made 47 birdies – second most among the field - including Fulton's 14, and nine from both
Henry Augenstein and
Grayson Gilbert. The Privateers were also best in the field on par-5's averaging 4.80 and shooting 12-under on those holes.
3 New Orleans, U. of 302, 300, 287 | 889
2
Ryan Fulton (1) 68, 72, 71 | 211
T12
Kyle Bennett (2), 78, 77, 69 | 224
T22
Mason Roberts (4) 75, 75, 79 | 229
T32
Grayson Gilbert (3) 81, 78, 73 | 232
T37
Henry Augenstein (5) 84, 76, 74 | 234
T50
Thomas Artigas (I) 81, 82, 77 | 240
LAST TIME AT THE LOUISIANA CLASSICS
The Privateers won their fourth straight tournament with a victory in the 2009 Louisiana Classics. After entering round three with a two-stroke advantage New Orleans was able to fend off the host Cajuns for a one-stroke victory. Adam Cornelson won the individual title after a five-hole playoff with Southeastern's Cedric Scotto – the third individual tournament win of the season for the Privateers.
1 New Orleans, U. of 288, 281, 289 | 858
1 Adam Cornelson 73, 68, 69 | 210
11 Jose Toledo 71, 68, 76 | 215
T12 Ken Looper 70, 75, 71 | 216
T15 Oscar Zetterwall 74, 70, 73 | 217
T83 Sebastian Szirmak 79, 81, 87 | 247
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