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NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans golf team will wrap up the first half of its season with a quick trip to Mathews, La. for the LaTOUR Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday.
Tom Watson and
Matthew Lotz have both finished inside the top 25 in each of the last two tournaments. Watson is averaging 71.67 this season, while Lotz is averaging 71.50. Watson has recorded six rounds under par this season; Lotz has four.
New Orleans' score of 860 — good for a third-place finish — at last year's LaTOUR Intercollegiate is the program's lowest team score and highest placement at the event.
Kyle Bennett tied for third with a score of 211 at the 2023 LaTOUR Intercollegiate — the best individual finish and lowest score by a Privateer at the tournament.
As a team, the Privateers are averaging 290.75 over the first four tournaments of the season, putting them on pace for the third-lowest scoring average by the program since 1992.
FORMAT
The teams will play 36 holes of golf on Monday, and 18 on Tuesday. Both days will feature the shotgun format with tee times at 7:45 a.m.
The following schools are confirmed to compete in the event:
Nicholls State (hosts), East Texas A&M, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Jackson State, Loyola (New Orleans), Midland College, Prairie View A&M, Spring Hill College, South Dakota, Southern (Baton Rouge), Southeastern, and Texas Southern.
New Orleans will be paired with Nicholls, Houston Christian, and Incarnate Word on Monday.
THE LINEUP
1 –
Tom Watson Senior | 71.67 avg. this season
2 –
Matthew Lotz Junior | 71.50 avg. this season
3 –
Max Feistmantl Senior | 75.33 avg. this season
4 –
Garrett Trahan Senior | 74.88 avg. this season
5 –
Jude Bourque Sophomore | 76.83 avg. this season
INDEPENDENT
New Orleans will not send any independents to the LaTOUR Intercollegiate.
THE COURSE
LaTOUR Golf Club – Mathews, La.
7,190 yards, Par-72
74.1 rating, 129 Slope
WEATHER
Monday – high of 82 low of 60, sunny, 0% chance of rain, ESE winds at 7mph, gusts of 16mph.
Tuesday – high of 86 low of 66, plenty of sun, 0% chance of rain, WSW winds at 6 mph, gusts of 15mph.
LAST TIME OUT
For the second week in a row
Tom Watson and
Matthew Lotz both finished inside the top-25. Watson's score of 210 is a 54-hole career best, and his third round of 68 is his lowest round on the Lakefront. UNO finished tied for fifth at the Turtle Point Invite – the best finish so far of the season for the Privateers.
T5 New Orleans, U. of 289, 297, 295 | 881
T10 Tom Watson 72, 70, 68 | 210
T21 Matthew Lotz 69, 75, 72 | 217
T49 Adam Trahan 75, 74, 76 | 225
T67 Jude Bourque 73, 78, 81 | 236
T72 Garrett Trahan 77, 88, 78 | 243
LAST TIME THE LaTOUR INTERCOLLEGIATE
Playing with just four golfers in the final round after
Gabriel Gallego withdrew due to injury, the University of New Orleans golf team finished ninth at last season's LaTOUR Intercollegiate.
Taylor Boasberg's score of 216 was a career best.
9 New Orleans, U. of 297, 290, 299 | 886
T21
Taylor Boasberg 74, 67, 75 | 216
T33
Garrett Trahan 75, 71, 75 | 221
T40
Matt Weber 74, 77, 73 | 224
T44
Maximilian Wojciechowski 74, 75, 76 | 225
WD
Gabriel Gallego 83, WD, WD | WD
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