April 18, 2007

2007 Southland Conference Men's Golf Championship Results

KERRVILLE - Texas State senior golfer Bobby Hutcherson shot a two-under par 70 Wednesday to rebound from a tough start and finish in a tie for 15th at the Southland Conference Men's Golf Championship played at the Club at Comanche Trace.

Hutcherson began the tournament with an 82 on Monday but came back to fire a 71 Tuesday and finished with a three-round score of 223 to lead the Bobcats.

As a team, Texas State fell from its fourth-place standing after two rounds and finished the tournament in sixth place. The Bobcats had a three-round score of 892.

In addition to Hutcherson, Texas State freshman Carson Gibson and junior Tyler Barnes-Wolf both finished in the top 20 at the SLC Championship with eight-over scores of 224.

Lamar ran away with the team title, shooting 39 under par as a team for a score of 825. The nearest competition came from Southeastern Louisiana which was six under (858).

After opening tournament play with an even-par 72 Monday, Lamar's Dawie Van Der Walt shot back-to-back rounds of 65 and 66 to shoot a 203, 13 under par, and win the individual title by three strokes over teammate Oliver Bekker and six shots in front of fellow Cardinal Casey Clendenon.