North Texas Finishes Tough Final Round At Aggie Invitational

April 8, 2018

BRYAN, Texas – After finishing the second round Sunday morning, the North Texas men’s golf team finished in 11th place to complete the Aggie Invitational, at the par-72 Traditions Golf Club.

"We had a great opportunity this week to move up the rankings but let too many shots get away from us the last two rounds," head coach Brad Stracke. "Currently, we are the top ranked team in Conference USA and we will be working hard to compete for another Conference Championship in two weeks."

In the second round, North Texas shot 304 (+16) to sit in ninth place among 14 teams, including eight ranked teams. In the final round, the Mean Green finished with a 305 (+17) to finish ahead of three teams in New Mexico, New Mexico State and Denver.

Oklahoma State, The top-ranked team in the nation, won the tournament with an impressive final round 277 (-11). Kent State, ranked 31st in the nation, shot a final round three-under par to finish runner-up.

Junior Ian Snyman, ranked No. 65 in the nation, shot his worst round of the tournament with a five-over par 77. Snyman finished with a three-round total of 224 to finish in a tie for 26th. Junior Jordan Sanders fired a 75 (+3) in the final round to finish in a tie for 37th and freshman Viktor Forslund finished tied for 52nd. Freshman Vitek Novak had the best final round with a two-over par 74, including two birdies.

Final results for the Aggie Invitational can be found here. The Mean Green will return to action on April 22 with the first round of the Conference USA Championship in Texarkana, Arkansas.

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Team Leaderboard (Final Results)
1. #1 Oklahoma State (+5)
2. #31 Kent State (+12)
T3. #12 LSU (+18)
T3. #2 Texas A&M University (+18)
5. #8 Alabama (+19)
6. Houston (+30)
7. #10 Baylor (+32)
8. #16 Arkansas (+34)
9. Michigan (+36)
10. #6 Texas Tech (+47)
11. North Texas (+51)
T12. New Mexico (+67)
T12. New Mexico State (+67)
14. Denver (+68)

Player Leaderboard
T26. Ian Snyman (+8)
T37. Jordan Sanders (+11)
T52. Viktor Forslund (+17)
T58. Vitek Novak (+19)
T68. Thomas Rosenmueller (+25)

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