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CU finishes 3rd, Svajlen wins event
THACKERVILLE, Oklahoma (March 11) – The Aggie men’s golf team was not able to hold onto their two-round tournament lead at this week’s Red River Intercollegiate golf tournament as they slipped to 3rd place overall. Cameron was in 1st place after the opening round, remained in 1st place after the second round, but simply could not hold on for the victory. CU finished with an overall team score of 883 (292-286-305).
“In the first two rounds we played well and showed what are capable of,” Head Coach Jerry Hrnciar said. “We are getting better at hitting the ball consistently, but I think that this week we learned that we will have to shoot under par every day for a chance to win these tournaments.”
The Red River Intercollegiate was played at the WinStar Golf Club in Thackerville, Oklahoma, the same course where the Lone Star Conference Championship tournament will be held. This week’s tournament was established to give the LSC teams in participation a preview of what the LSC Championship may look like.
Eleven schools participated in the men’s bracket of the Red River Intercollegiate. A total of 60 golfers competed in the event. First round play was delayed a few hours early on Monday morning, resulting in a late night of golf. Tuesday’s play was not delayed and featured beautiful weather.
Cameron’s junior golfer Peter Svajlen won the individual title with his 1st place finish. He shot a three-round score of 207 (70-66-71). Northeastern State University came from behind to win the tournament with an overall team score of 865 (296-289-280).
“Peter played very well,” Coach Hrnciar said. “His play was something pretty special. We didn’t have too many bright spots this tournament but his play was one of them.”
Svajlen also recorded the most birdies in the entire tournament with 16. Additionally he shot the best par-four scoring average (3.83, -5), the second-best par-three scoring average (3.00, E), and the third-best par-five scoring average (4.67, -4).
“Our putters abandoned us in most cases; that was the biggest single thing,” Coach Hrnciar said. “The putting was horrendous, and that’s kind of the story across the board except for Peter.”
Sophomore Robbe Trout put in a solid tournament after finishing in a tie for 23rd place overall. His three-round score was 224 (72-73-79). Additionally, Trout recorded the fourth-most pars in the tournament with 37 total.
Senior Cane Shumaker was Cameron’s only other golfer to finish in the top thirty as he took home a 26th place finish. Shumaker ended the event with a three-round total of 225 (76-73-76). He also recorded seventh-most birdies with 9 in all.
Sophomores Michael Lee and Brett Leavell rounded out the Cameron scores with a 231 (76-74-81) and a 233 (74-80-79), respectively. Lee finished the event in a tie for 37th place, while Leavell finished in a tie for 43rd place.
“When we come back here in April (for the LSC Championship) we are going to have to be thinking low,” Coach Hrnciar said. “We will have to shoot under par. We can’t go around shooting anything more than that and expect to win.”
The Aggies are off this weekend and will next travel to Edmond, Oklahoma, from March 24-25 to take part in the Kickingbird Classic tournament. The event is hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma and will be played at the Kickingbird Golf Club.
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