FINAL RESULTS
CHOUDRANT, La. – The ULM men's golf team set a program record, finishing at 25-under-par 839 (274-289-276), to place third at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate at Squire Creek Country Club Tuesday. Additionally,
Otto Van Buynder tied for third at 9-under-par 207 (70-70-67) and
Theis Poulsen tied for seventh at 8-under-par 208 (68-72-68).
The Warhawks bounced back from a rough second round to shoot 12-under-par 276 on Tuesday, jumping one spot up the leaderboard, passing LSU by a stroke to claim third place. Southern Miss finished three shots better than ULM, at 28-under-par 836 (278-276-282), to win the team title by a stroke over Middle Tennessee.
"I'm very pleased with our numbers this week," ULM Men's Golf Head Coach
Tim Baldwin said. "We were a little flat day two, but really clicked on our final nine holes today. Otto and Theis were exceptional this week, both finishing in the Top 10. It was a very nice start to the season."
ULM's 25-under-par score set the program record for score to par in a 54-hole tournament. The 839-stroke total is the second lowest in program history behind the Warhawks' showing of an 837 at the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Championship.
ULM's first-round total of 274 is tied for the third-lowest round in program history. Tuesday's final round 276 is tied for the fifth-lowest round in program history.
Van Buynder's career-best 9-under-par 207 (70-70-67) was good for a tie for the ninth-lowest individual 54-hole total in program history. He played a bogey-free round Tuesday at 5-under-par 67. He collected three consecutive birdies on the par-5 ninth, par-4 10th and par-5 11th. He also added birdies on the par-4 first and par-4 15th to go with his 13 pars. It is the 10th Top-10 finish of his career and 20th Top-25 placing.
Poulsen, playing in just his third collegiate tournament, picked up his first career Top-10 finish. He played his second round in the 60s on Tuesday, shooting a 4-under-par 68. He shot 4-under-par on the front nine with birdies on the par-5 second, par-3 fifth, par-4 sixth and ninth. He added birdies on the 11th and par-5 17th to go with 10 pars. He tied for the tournament lead with 16 birdies over three rounds.
Melan Dhaubhadel tied for 32nd at 2-under-par 214 (66-77-71) for the tournament. He shot 1-under-par 71 on Tuesday, earning birdies on all four par-5 holes: the second, ninth, 11th and 17th. He drained 11 pars.
Jacob Agerschou's 2-under 70 was part of the team's final round total. He tied for 35th overall at 1-under-par 215 (70-75-70). He birdied the par-3 third, 11th, par-4 14th, 15th and par-4 18th holes to go with 11 pars.
Mikkel Schmitt tied for 52nd at 1-over-par 217 (71-72-74), shooting 2-over-par 74 on the day. He had four birdies: the par-4 sixth, ninth, 11th and 14th. He knocked down eight pars.
ULM led the tournament field with a score of 26-under-par on par-5 holes. The Warhawks also drained 63 birdies for the tournament, three more than second place Middle Tennessee.
The Warhawks are off until the Mark Simpson Intercollegiate on Oct. 3-4 in Boulder, Colorado.
