Tuesday, March 15
Lafayette, LA
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Louisiana Classics
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Chugh Ties for Ninth-Place at Louisiana Classics
3/15/2022 5:10:00 PM | Men's Golf
Lafayette, La. — Freshman Raghav Chugh fired a final round 69 to tie for ninth-place at the Louisiana Classics.
Chugh finished seven-under par, the best finish to par since Mitchell Meissner won the 2016 Jim West Intercollegiate and tying the fourth-best round to par since 1991. The 69 is his team-leading ninth round of par or better this year and his fourth round in the 60's, including his second straight.
It is also his third top ten finish while setting a career-low 54-hole score of 209.
After starting the day on the 10th hole, he began the final round with birdies on holes 12 and 13. Following a bogey on the 16th hole, he birdied the third and fourth holes. He bogeyed the sixth hole but responded with a birdie on the seventh before closing his day with two straight pars.
Senior Harrison Hineline tied for 31st -place at one-over par after carding an even par 72. It is his fifth round of par or better this year and the 17th of his career.
Senior Jake Benson posted a 76 to finish six-over par in a tie for 53rd-place. Junior Forrest tied for 80th-place at 14-over par after posting a 77 and junior Thomas Bockholt III closed with an 81 to finish 17-over par in 89th-place.
The Rice golf team tied for 11th-place with Illinois State at nine-over par after closing the tournament with a 294.
No. 21 Texas A&M won the team competition at 47-under par, 12 strokes in front of No. 25 LSU. Texas A&M's Sam Bennett earned medalist honors at 18-under par, six strokes in front of LSU's Garrett Barber.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was nice to see the guys make a ton of birdies this week in Louisiana. We need to do better around the greens and off the tee to get it under par as a team. I'm really excited for Raghav (Chugh). He's playing well and grabbed another top ten (finish) this week."
NEXT UP
The Owls returns to the links next week when it stays home to co-host the All-American Intercollegiate, Mar. 21-22 at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble.
Team Standings
1 Texas A&M 272-270-275/817 -47
2 LSU 273-284-272/829 -35
3 North Texas 287-274-283/844 -20
4 Ole Miss 288-283-280/851 -13
5 Houston 279-290-287/856 -8
6 Kansas State 284-284-289/857 -7
7 Louisiana Tech 288-291-284/863 -1
8 Mississippi State 292-291-283/866 +2
9 Little Rock 281-294-295/870 +6
10 UTSA 293-285-294/872 +8
t11 Rice 293-286-294/873 +9
t11 Illinois State 289-289-295/873 +9
13 Sam Houston 291-290-292/874 +10
14 Louisiana-Lafayette 292-298-287/877 +13
t15 Lipscomb 302-295-292/889 +25
t15 Michigan 298-296-295/889 +25
17 Louisiana-Lafayette B 304-303-294/901 +37
Chugh finished seven-under par, the best finish to par since Mitchell Meissner won the 2016 Jim West Intercollegiate and tying the fourth-best round to par since 1991. The 69 is his team-leading ninth round of par or better this year and his fourth round in the 60's, including his second straight.
It is also his third top ten finish while setting a career-low 54-hole score of 209.
After starting the day on the 10th hole, he began the final round with birdies on holes 12 and 13. Following a bogey on the 16th hole, he birdied the third and fourth holes. He bogeyed the sixth hole but responded with a birdie on the seventh before closing his day with two straight pars.
Senior Harrison Hineline tied for 31st -place at one-over par after carding an even par 72. It is his fifth round of par or better this year and the 17th of his career.
Senior Jake Benson posted a 76 to finish six-over par in a tie for 53rd-place. Junior Forrest tied for 80th-place at 14-over par after posting a 77 and junior Thomas Bockholt III closed with an 81 to finish 17-over par in 89th-place.
The Rice golf team tied for 11th-place with Illinois State at nine-over par after closing the tournament with a 294.
No. 21 Texas A&M won the team competition at 47-under par, 12 strokes in front of No. 25 LSU. Texas A&M's Sam Bennett earned medalist honors at 18-under par, six strokes in front of LSU's Garrett Barber.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was nice to see the guys make a ton of birdies this week in Louisiana. We need to do better around the greens and off the tee to get it under par as a team. I'm really excited for Raghav (Chugh). He's playing well and grabbed another top ten (finish) this week."
NEXT UP
The Owls returns to the links next week when it stays home to co-host the All-American Intercollegiate, Mar. 21-22 at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble.
Team Standings
1 Texas A&M 272-270-275/817 -47
2 LSU 273-284-272/829 -35
3 North Texas 287-274-283/844 -20
4 Ole Miss 288-283-280/851 -13
5 Houston 279-290-287/856 -8
6 Kansas State 284-284-289/857 -7
7 Louisiana Tech 288-291-284/863 -1
8 Mississippi State 292-291-283/866 +2
9 Little Rock 281-294-295/870 +6
10 UTSA 293-285-294/872 +8
t11 Rice 293-286-294/873 +9
t11 Illinois State 289-289-295/873 +9
13 Sam Houston 291-290-292/874 +10
14 Louisiana-Lafayette 292-298-287/877 +13
t15 Lipscomb 302-295-292/889 +25
t15 Michigan 298-296-295/889 +25
17 Louisiana-Lafayette B 304-303-294/901 +37
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