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Men's Golf Chip Merritt (Athletic Communications)

Privateer Hosts Gulf Coast Intercollegiate to Open Spring Campaign

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NEW ORLEANS –  The University of New Orleans Golf program's spring season gets underway with the 2026 edition of the Gulf Coast Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday. UNO will host the event at English Turn in Algiers, La. for the second consecutive season.
 
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 8:00 a.m.

The following schools are confirmed to compete in the event: Augusta, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Bellarmine, Belmont, Central Arkansas, Eastern Illinois, Loyola (Chicago), Murray State, Nicholls, St. John's, Southeastern, Southern Indiana, and Tennessee Tech.
 
Belmont, Murray State and UNO will have independent golfers as well. The Privateers are paired with Augusta and Tennessee Tech for the opening round.

THE LINEUP
1 – Matthew Lotz                            Junior | 71.33 avg. this season
2 – Max Feistmantl                         Senior | 74.16 avg. this season
3 – Tom Watson                              Senior | 71.73 avg. this season
4 – Taylor Boasberg                        Senior | 74.67 avg. this season
5 – Adam Trahan                             RS Sophomore | 74.33 avg. this season

INDEPENDENT
Garrett Trahan will play as an independent for the Privateers. He's averaging 74.33 in four appearances this season. He shot a 219 and finished tied for 19th at season's Gulf Coast Collegiate.

THE COURSE
English Turn Golf Course - Algiers, La.
7,078 Yards - Par 72
75.0 Rating, 142.0 Slope

LAST TIME OUT
Back-to-back rounds below par capped an outstanding performance by the University of New Orleans golf team at the LaTOUR Intercollegiate to close the fall season. The Privateers' three-round score of 852 was their lowest at a par-72 course since 2009 and the fifth-lowest 54-hole total in program history.

Garrett Trahan (6-under), Max Feistmantl (3-under) and Matthew Lotz (1-under) all finished their third rounds under par. UNO's score of 279 on in round three tied for the ninth-lowest single round in team history and marks their best round at a par-72 course since the 2021 Golfweek Fall Challenge.

T5 New Orleans, U. of 291, 282, 279 (852)
T13 Matthew Lotz 70, 71, 71 | 212
T13 Max Feistmantl 73, 70, 69 | 212
T23 Tom Watson 74, 69, 73 | 216
T31 Garrett Trahan 79, 73, 66 | 218
T46 Jude Bourque 74, 72, 77 | 223

LAST TIME THE GULF COAST COLLEGIATE
University of New Orleans juniors Taylor Boasberg and Garrett Trahan led the Privateer "B" team to a seventh-place finish and score of 889 at the 2025 Gulf Coast. The Privateer "A" team finished with a score of 899 and was led by Matt Weber's score of 222.
 
Boasberg finished tied for 14th – one stroke out of a top-10 finish with a score of 218 – a 20-stroke improvement on his debut at 2024 Gulf Coast Collegiate. Over 54 holes, the New Orleans native sank 12 birdies and made 31 pars. He finished tied for 14th – the second top-25 and first top-15 finish of his career.

7 New Orleans, U. of (B) 298, 293, 298 | 889
T14 Taylor Boasberg 75, 73, 70 | 218
T19 
Garrett Trahan 73, 73, 74 | 220
T28 
Britton Khalaf 75, 73, 74 | 222
T61 
Gabriel Gallego 75, 74, 80 | 229
WD 
Maximilian Wojciechowski 76, WD, WD | n/a
 
T11 New Orleans, U. of (A) 306, 296, 297 | 899
T28 Matt Weber 80, 73, 69 | 222
T28 Maximilian Feistmantl 76, 72, 74 | 222
T46 Tom Watson 72, 75. 69 | 226
T69 Adam Trahan 78, 76, 79 | 233
T89 Jude Bourque 87, 77, 75 | 239

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Boasberg

Taylor Boasberg

6' 5"
Junior
Gabriel Gallego

Gabriel Gallego

5' 10"
Junior
Britton Khalaf

Britton Khalaf

6' 2"
Graduate Student
Matt Weber

Matt Weber

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Maximilian Wojciechowski

Maximilian Wojciechowski

6' 0"
Senior
Adam Trahan

Adam Trahan

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Garrett Trahan

Garrett Trahan

6' 4"
Junior
Tom Watson

Tom Watson

6' 0"
Junior
Jude Bourque

Jude Bourque

5' 11"
Freshman
Taylor Boasberg

Taylor Boasberg

6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Taylor Boasberg

Taylor Boasberg

6' 5"
Junior
Gabriel Gallego

Gabriel Gallego

5' 10"
Junior
Britton Khalaf

Britton Khalaf

6' 2"
Graduate Student
Matt Weber

Matt Weber

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Maximilian Wojciechowski

Maximilian Wojciechowski

6' 0"
Senior
Adam Trahan

Adam Trahan

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Garrett Trahan

Garrett Trahan

6' 4"
Junior
Tom Watson

Tom Watson

6' 0"
Junior
Jude Bourque

Jude Bourque

5' 11"
Freshman
Taylor Boasberg

Taylor Boasberg

6' 3"
Senior