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NEW ORLEANS – Head Coach
Jeff Lorio will once again shuffle his lineup as the University of New Orleans golf squad heads to Jonesboro, Ark. for the 2024 edition of the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday.
The tournament began as the ASU Indian Invitational in 1997 with the Privateers' first of eight appearances coming in 2013. Notably, New Orleans' best score at the event was 855 shot last season. All five Privateers last season finished with a score below 220 for the first time since the 2009 Squire Creek Invitational.
Brady Bennett holds the best individual finish and score at RidgePointe by a Privateer after finishing 16
th with a score of 220 in the 2021 Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate.
Britton Khalaf is set to make his Privateer debut at the No. 3 position in the lineup after redshirting last season. The graduate student joins a growing list of debuts this season with
Jude Bourque, Max Feistmantl,
Adam Trahan,
Garrett Trahan and
Tom Watson all having taken their first swings for the Privateers this fall.
FORMAT
The teams will play 36 holes of golf on Monday with another 18 on Tuesday morning. The Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate will use the shotgun format with tee times at 8:15 a.m. on Monday and 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
The following other schools are confirmed to compete in the event:
Arkansas State (host), Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, Jacksonville State, Lindenwood, Murray State, Nicholls State, Oklahoma Christian, Southeastern, Southern Indiana, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas State, and UT-Martin.
THE LINEUP
- Maximilian Wojciechowski Senior, 76.0 avg.
- Tom Watson Junior, 77.7 avg.
- Britton Khalaf Graduate Student, making his Privateer debut.
- Matt Weber Redshirt Senior, 74.8 avg.
- Taylor Boasberg Junior, 79.3 career avg., first appearance this season
INDEPENDENTS
None
THE COURSE
RidgePointe Country Club – Jonesboro, Ark.
6,565 yards, Par-72
72.4 rating, 132 Slope on Rye Grass.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Monday – high of 81 low of 66, humid, 55% chance of rain, NNW winds at 6 mph, gusts of 10mph.
Tuesday – high of 83, low of 55, partly sunny, 1% chance of rain, N winds at 8mph, gusts of 14 mph.
LAST TIME ON THE COURSE
New Orleans finished 15th at a rain shortened Grover Page Classic with a score of 616.
Matt Weber led the Privateers with a two-round score of 149.
Jude Bourque, Max Feistmantl,
Adam Trahan, and
Garrett Trahan all made their Privateer debuts.
15 New Orleans, U. of 304, 312 | 616
T56
Matt Weber (1) 74, 75 | 149
T75
Garrett Trahan (I) 76, 76 | 152
T81
Canon Clark (2) 76, 77 | 153
T90 Max Feistmantl (3) 75, 80 | 155
95
Jude Bourque (5) 79, 81 | 160
97
Adam Trahan (4) 82, 80 | 162
LAST TIME AT THE BUBBA BARNETT INTERCOLLEGIATE
New Orleans' streak of seven consecutive rounds of par or better came to an end during the final round, but the Privateers put up a score of 855 – good for seventh place. It was the first tournament since the 2009 Squire Creek Invitational that every competing Privateer finished with a score of 220 or below, and was a 42-stroke improvement on UNO's lowest ever team score at RidgePointe Country Club.
7 New Orleans, U. of 284, 280, 291 | 855
T27
Mason Roberts (3) 73, 68, 73 | 214
T32
Ryan Fulton (5) 72, 70, 73 | 215
T41
Kyle Bennett (1) 73, 71, 72 | 216
T43
Maximilian Wojciechowski (2) 70, 71, 76 | 217
T43
Canon Clark (4) 69, 75, 73 | 217
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