Kats take fourth at Border Olympics

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Kats take fourth at Border Olympics

2/24/2021 12:05:00 AM | Men's Golf

LAREDO – The Bearkat men's golf team took fourth place in a strong field on Tuesday at the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club. The Kats posted their highest scoring round of the tournament on Tuesday with a 302, but were able to hold off a hard charging ULM squad to hold fourth place.

No. 26 Texas A&M was the only team to shoot under par for the tournament, topping No. 9 Texas and Houston who were second and third in the 18-team field. The Bearkats 4^th place finish put them above two ranked teams, No. 13 Baylor and No. 43 Kent State.

Individually, the Bearkats were paced by William Holcomb who was 1-under for the tournament and finished fifth in the 95 player field. He fired two rounds of 71 to start and then shot a 73 on Tuesday. He finished four shots off the lead.

The Bearkats had one other golfer in the top 20, with Paul Chaplet finishing 15^th after a 75 on Tuesday. He was 4-over for the tournament.