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NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans golf team continues its spring season with a trip to Sugar Land, Texas, for the Colin Montgomerie Invitational. The tournament takes place Monday and Tuesday at Sweetwater Country Club and is hosted by HCU.
FORMAT
Teams will play 54 holes over two days, with two rounds Monday and a final 18 holes Tuesday morning. The event will use a shotgun start with an 8:30 a.m. start time both days. The Privateers will be paired with Central Michigan, Missouri State (for the second straight week) and Southeastern.
The following schools are confirmed to compete in the event: HCU (host), Central Michigan, East Texas A&M, North Dakota, Midlands CC, Missouri State, Nicholls, Prairie View A&M, Southeastern, Texas Southern, Weber State and UIW. HCU will field both A and B teams.
THE LINEUP
1-
Max Feistmantl Senior | 74.4 average this season.
2-
Tom Watson Senior | 72.4 average this season.
3-
Matthew Lotz Junior | 72.9 average this season.
4-
Adam Trahan RS Sophomore | 75.5 average this season.
5-
Jude Bourque RS Sophomore | 76.3 average this season.
INDEPENDENTS
UNO will not be sending any individual golfers to the Colin Montgomerie Invitational.
THE COURSE
Sweetwater Country Club – Pecan Course | Sugar Land, Texas
7,051 Yards - Par 72
74.5 Rating, 140 Slope
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Monday - High of 82 low of 67, 24% chance of rain, partly cloudy, SE winds at 10-15mph.
Tuesday - High of 84 low of 64, 55% chance of rain, partly cloudy with early fog, SSE winds at 10-20mph.
LAST TIME ON THE COURSE
Max Feistmantl finished tied for fourth and
Tom Watson tied for seventh as the University of New Orleans golf team placed eighth at the Gulf South Intercollegiate to open its spring season.
After opening with its worst round since the 2018 Southland Conference Championships, the Privateers improved by 24 strokes in the second round to climb as high as fifth place Monday evening.
Adam Trahan improved by eight strokes and
Matthew Lotz by nine, while
Taylor Boasberg shaved three strokes off his score between the opening two rounds. New Orleans finished eighth with a team score of 932.
8 New Orleans, U. of 325, 301, 306 | 932
T4
Max Feistmantl 74, 76, 76 | 226
T7
Tom Watson 83, 71, 73 | 227
T44
Adam Trahan 85, 77, 78 | 240
T51
Matthew Lotz 86, 77, 79 | 242
T53
Taylor Boasberg 83, 81, 79 | 243
67
Garrett Trahan (I) 86, 84, 79 | 249
LAST TIME AT THE COLIN MONTGOMERIE INVITATIONAL
Kyle Bennett finished all three rounds under par on his way to a third place finish two seasons ago. New Orleans finished the opening two rounds at 10-under-par courtesy of five individual rounds out of 10 by Privateer golfers. UNO made 58 birdies, the second most in the field, including 15 in the final round.
7 New Orleans, U. of 284, 282, 294 | 860
T3
Kyle Bennett (3) 69, 67, 71 | 207
T21
Matt Weber (1) 69, 74, 72 | 215
T37
Ryan Fulton (2) 72, 69, 77 | 218
T54
Maximilian Wojciechowski (5) 74, 75, 74 | 223
T63
Thomas Artigas (4) 74, 72, 79 | 225
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