Bearkat Invitational
Men's golf takes title at Walden
4/2/2019 6:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
MONTGOMERY, Texas - It took a late rally, but the Bearkat men's golfers claimed the title at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at Walden on Lake Conroe.
The Kats trailed by nine shots to UTRGV and were down six shots as they made the turn at No. 10. On the back nine, the Kats turned it on. As a team they played the final nine holes at 3-under par, leading them to a 4-shot win over UTEP.
Noah Steele had the low round of the day for the Bearkats, shooting a 71. His eagle on No. 16 moved him under par for the day as he finished in 5th for the tournament at a total of 4-under par.
The individual high finisher for the Kats was William Holcomb. Led by his 66 on Monday's opening round, Holcomb finished 6-under for the tournament to finish in a tie for 3rd. He shot a 72 on Tuesday, missing the playoff for the individual medalist by one shot.
“I'm so proud of the way the guys played today,” said head coach Brandt Kieschnick. “We were behind coming into the day and had some ground to make up. Down the stretch we really made some big shots when we had to and we were able to win against a really strong field.”
In addition to Holcomb and Steele, the Kats had another top-10 finisher in Luis Carrera. The freshman out of Mexico City was the model of consistency this week, shoot three rounds of 72 to finish in a tie for 8th.
Levi Valadez was also even par for the day and finished 48th at 15-over for the tournament. Freshman Jack Randle fired a 74 on Tuesday and was 38thoverall at 12-under. Austen Christiansen, playing as an individual this week, was also in a tie for 38thfor the tournament after a 71 on Tuesday. Also playing as individuals for the Bearkats were Camden DeBonis (45th, 14-over par) and Dominick Gennuso (70th, +24).
The Bearkats will be back in action April 15-16 at the Bayou City Collegiate at Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland.
