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NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans Golf team will wrap up its fall season with a trip to Sugar Land, Texas for the HCU Husky Invitational at Riverbend Country Club on Monday and Tuesday.
Monday and Tuesday will be the first appearance by the Privateers both at the HCU Husky Intercollegiate, and Riverbend Country Club. The course is 6,908 yards long and plays to a 72 par. It’s rated 74.3 with a slope of 139.
FORMAT
The teams will play 36 holes of golf on Monday with another 18 on Tuesday morning. The HCU Husky Intercollegiate will use a shotgun start with tee times at 8:15 a.m. New Orleans will be paired with Prairie View A&M and Houston.
The following other schools are confirmed to compete in the event: HCU (host), Cal Baptist, DePaul, Houston, Middle Tennessee State, Prairie View A&M, Rice, Southeastern, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas Southern, UIW
THE LINEUP
1 – Matt Weber Redshirt Senior, 74.3 avg.
2 – Taylor Boasberg Junior, 72.8 avg.
3 – Tom Watson Junior, 75.0 avg.
4 – Garrett Trahan Junior, 74.6 avg.
5 – Max Wojciechowski Senior, 74.2 avg.
INDEPENDENTS
None
THE COURSE
Riverbend Country Club – Sugar Land, Texas.
6,908 yards, Par-72
74.3 rating, 139 Slope on Bermuda Grass.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Monday – high of 89, low of 71, sunny and warm, 7% chance of rain, SE winds at 12mph, gusts of 29mph.
Tuesday – high of 87, low of 74, sunny and warm, 9% chance of rain, SE winds at 15mph, gusts of 36mph.
LAST TIME ON THE COURSE
Playing with just four golfers for the final two rounds New Orleans finished in ninth-place at the LaTOUR Intercollegiate. Taylor Boasberg finished just outside the top-20 to lead New Orleans. Gabriel Gallego withdrew early during the second round due to injury.
9 New Orleans, U. of 297, 290, 299 | 886
T21 Taylor Boasberg 74, 67, 75 | 216
T33 Garrett Trahan 75, 71, 75 | 221
T40 Matt Weber 74, 77, 73 | 224
T44 Maximilian Wojciechowski 74, 75, 76 | 225
WD Gabriel Gallego 83, WD, WD | WD
LAST TIME AT THE HCU HUSKY INTERCOLLEGIATE
The Privateers have never played at the HCU Husky Intercollegiate, or at Riverbend Country Club.
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