Final Results
CHOUDRANT – Cedric Scotto fired a one-under-par 71 to claim medalist honors for the fourth time in his career and No. 47-ranked Southeastern Louisiana rallied from a six-stroke deficit to claim the inaugural Louisiana Tech Bulldog Classic on Tuesday at Squire Creek Country Club.
Southeastern finished the 54-hole tournament with a team score of 880, one stroke ahead of first-day leader Ole Miss. The tournament championship was Southeastern's first since the claiming the Sam Hall Intercollegiate to open the fall season and the 38th overall team title under head coach
Tim Baldwin.
“We're very happy to come back from six strokes back to claim the title over a very good field,” Baldwin said. “This week was a test for us playing against nationally-ranked teams in (No. 54) Ole Miss and (No. 46) Rice. I wanted to get our guys motivated with the Southland Conference Championships coming up. Our top three guys played very well and our No. 4 and 5 guys stepped up in the final round.”
Scotto, the first-day leader, finished at 212 for the two-day event in claiming his second title on the par-72, 7,105-yard Squire Creek Course in the past five months. The junior, who claimed medalist honors at the Squire Creek last October, finished four shots ahead of Jonathan Randolph of Ole Miss and Nate Barbee of Kansas.
The freshmen tandem of
Philipp Westermann (75-73-72-220) and
Alvaro Arizabaleta (71-75-74-220) each finished in a fifth-place tie for Southeastern while
Rasmus Astrand (77-78-75-230) finished tied for 30th and
Horacio Leon (80-76-75-231) finished in a tie for 33rd.
Senior
James Taverner (82-77-79-238), competing as an individual, finished in a tie for 61st.
Ole Miss finished second at 881 followed by host Louisiana Tech (900), Oklahoma (903) and UNO (906). Rice (915) finished in sixth place followed by Kansas (924), Stephen F. Austin (927), Houston (928), Jacksonville State (931) and Missouri State (931).
“This was a difficult golf course to play,” Baldwin said. “This was a good test and momentum builder for us as we head into our stretch run. I'm very happy for Cedric, he had an outstanding fall and is starting to come into form as we get ready for the conference championships. For us to have a special year, we need our No. 4 and 5 guys to be more consistent and we have the guys capable of doing that.”
Southeastern will return to action on March 29-30 when it competes in the UALR/First Tee Invitational in Little Rock, Ark.
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOG CLASSIC
March 15-16, 2010
Choudrant, La. (Squire Creek Country Club)
Par 72, 7,105 yards
TEAM SCORING
1. Southeastern Louisiana 296-292-292-880
2. Ole Miss 291-291-299-881
3. Louisiana Tech 302-298-300-900
4. Oklahoma 303-298-302-903
5. New Orleans 297-303-306-906
6. Rice 306-303-306-915
7. Kansas 313-302-309-924
8. Stephen F. Austin 316-304-307-927
9. Houston 318-299-311-928
T10. Jacksonville State 313-304-314-931
T10. Missouri State 312-305-314-931
12. Centenary 322-316-308-946
13. UTSA 318-313-316-947
14. McNeese State 322-320-308-950
15. Nicholls State 321-321-314-956
16. Austin Peay 318-322-325-965
SOUTHEASTERN INDIVIDUALS
1.
Cedric Scotto 73-68-71-212
T5.
Philipp Westermann 75-73-72-220
T5.
Alvaro Arizabaleta 71-75-74-220
T30.
Rasmus Astrand 77-78-75-230
T33.
Horacio Leon 80-76-75-231
T61.
James Taverner (I) 82-77-79-238
I - competing as an individual
