Men's Golf Finishes 12th at the UCO/Kickingbird Classic
The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s golf team moved up two places from Monday’s opening round to finish 12th at the UCO/Kickingbird Classic.
A&M-Commerce started the day in 14th place and moved up to 12th on the strength of a final round 306 and 54-hole total of 899 (294-299-306). Junior Dustin Gideon led the Lions with a 221 (72-73-76) as he tied for 26th-place honors. The Sulphur Springs native had 10 birdies for the two-day tournament and he was the tournament’s co-leader with his one under play on par 3 holes.
Three Lions tied for 42nd including seniors Danny Jun and Eric Westerman and freshman Tyler Duffy as the trio shot a 226. Freshman T.J. McColl tied for 89th after shooting a 236 (78-79-79).
Abilene Christian won the team title after shooting an 847 (275-284-288) and individual runner up Cyril Bouniol led the Wildcats after posting a 207 (68-67-72). Jason Timmis of Cameron won the individual title by two strokes with a five-under 205 (69-66-70).
The next tournament for the men is the Lone Star Conference Tournament, starting on Sunday, April 18th at the WinStar Golf Course in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
