Chaps Unable To Hold Onto Lead

DeSOTO, Texas (April 6, 2011) – The Lubbock Christian University men’s golf team completed play in the Northwood Spring Invitational at Thorntree Country Club with a third place finish, with individuals Cosme Beamonte and Landon Waters finishing tied for third among individual finishers.

Beamonte led the event going into the third and final round after shooting a 76 and 73 in the first two rounds.  He was unable to hold the lead, as he carded an 87 in the final round for a 236 finish.  Waters competed independently in medalist play and also shot a 236.  He opened with an 83 and improved with a 77 followed by a 76. 

The Chaparrals led as a team after the opening round with a team score of 319.  They continued to improve with a 316 followed with a 315. The Chaps finished two strokes behind William Carey College and six strokes back of tournament winning No.10 Our Lady of the Lake University.  Neil DuPreez had the best final round score on the squad with a 77 to finish tied for seventh place with a 238 (78-83-77).  Facundo Garcia (85-78-78=241, T-13^th), Justin Aldous (80-82-81=243, 15^th) and Michael Milliken (87-85-79=251, T-18^th) all finished in the top-20 for LCU.

Nick Chacon of OLLU won the individual title with a 225, firing a tournament best round of 72 in the final round.