MEMPHIS, Tenn. –
Garrett Trahan shot a final round 66 and the New Orleans Privateers finished in eighth place out of 14 teams at the Grover Page Classic, which concluded on Tuesday at the Links at Audubon.
Trahan made seven birdies in his final round, which included a stretch of three in his first four holes played on Tuesday. Trahan was especially strong on the front nine where he finished with four birdies and no bogeys.
For the tournament, Trahan moved up 36 spots on the final day and placed himself in 32
nd among all individuals.
Matthew Lotz made his Privateer debut and shot a 2-under 69 in the first round on Monday. He was even par for the remainder of the tournament and finished in 26
th as the highest ranking Privateer during the tournament. Lotz made 11 birdies through the three-round event.
Maximillian Feistmantl was in the top five during the early portion of Monday's opening round and was at 4-under entering Tuesday. Feistmantl finished the tournament at even par and in 40
th place.
As a team, the Privateers landed in eighth place with a team score of 850, which was their third best at a par-71 dating back to 1992. The Privateers beat two of the three Southland schools also in the field in Nicholls and East Texas A&M. The highest finishing Southland school was Southeastern in seventh.
Central Arkansas won the tournament by 14 strokes as they went 38-under par, clear of hosts, UT-Martin who finished second at 24-under par. Haden Maxwell of Tennessee Tech was the individual winner with an 11-under par 202.
Rounding out the Privateers lineup were
Adam Trahan who shot a 219 and
Tom Watson who finished with a 221. Playing as an independent,
Taylor Boasberg finished with a 224.
FINAL RESULTS
8 New Orleans 277, 287, 286 | 850
T26.
Matthew Lotz (1) 69, 71, 71 | 211
T32.
Garrett Trahan (2) 74, 72, 66 | 212
T40. Maximillian Feistmantl (3) 68, 70, 75 | 213
T70.
Adam Trahan (5) 71, 74, 74 | 219
T77.
Tom Watson (4) 69, 75, 77 | 221
T86.
Taylor Boasberg (Ind.) 77, 72, 75 | 224
FROM COACH LORIO
Overall it was a good first event in terms of finding out about ourselves. I think we proved during the first round, that we can compete at a high level. Monday afternoon our conditioning was put to the test and in all honestly we need to get better on that front. We also showed some weaknesses in the putting green today and that will be worked on and corrected this week.
It was great to see three guys shoot par or better for the event and I'm especially proud of Garrett's impressive round today. If we continue to get that kind of production, we will be in position to compete and win tournaments.
We have a step up in competition next week and I know the guys will put in the work this week and be ready at Sandestin.
NEXT UP
The Privateers will head to Miramar Beach, Fla. to participate in the Sandestin Collegiate which starts on Sept. 22.
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