MEN'S GOLF

The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's golf team rose to as high as tied for fourth before finishing in a tie for seventh with St. Mary's on Tuesday at the NSU Golf Classic in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

When play resumed on Tuesday, the Lions moved into a tie for fourth with a round of 292 before closing out the tournament and final 18 holes with a 314 for a 54-hole total of 911 (305-292-314). Lone Star Conference member Abilene Christian edged fellow LSC member Central Oklahoma by a stroke for the team title, 881 (299-298-284) to 882 (296-298-288).

Senior Blake Worden led the Lions with a 10-over par 227 (76-75-76) to share 21st-place honors with two others. Senior Pinkey Hartline was a stroke back with an 11-ver par 228 (77-72-79). Junior Danny Jun tied for 32nd with a 230 (76-73-81), sophomore Dustin Gideon tied for 40th with a 233 (76-77-80) and junior Eric Westerman shared 55th-place honors with a 236 (85-72-79). For Westerman, who shot a 72, in the second round it matches a career-best round for the Victoria, Texas native.  Individually, junior Brian Pearce tied for 35th with a 54-hole total of 232 (76-77-79).

The Wildcats were led by individual champion Patrick Hanauer, who shot a 4-under 212 (71-73-68) to edge by a stroke teammate Cyril Bouniol with a 213 (74-72-67) and Colby Shrum of Central Oklahoma (71-71-71).

A&M-Commerce will play in two more tournaments in the fall, beginning with the SOSU Choctaw Nation Championship at the Chickasaw Point Resort and Golf Club on October 6-7.