New Orleans, La. - It was a dominating performance as the Augusta University men's golf team won the Gulf Coast Collegiate by 16 shots on Tuesday. As a team, the Jaguars posted a 1-under-par score, which was the best round of the tournament.
Pieter Rossouw Jr. and
Chapman Barnett tied for medalist honors with Joseph Dolezal of St. John's, at 9-over-par. It was the first team victory for the Jaguars since they won the Southland Conference Championship last year.
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| 1. Augusta |
+34 |
| 2. Loyola - Chicago |
+50 |
| 3. St. John's |
+52 |
| 4. Belmont |
+54 |
| 5. Central Arkansas |
+59 |
| 6. Murray St |
+63 |
| 7. Tennessee Tech |
+64 |
| 8. New Orleans |
+68 |
| 9. SE Louisiana |
+77 |
| 10. Nicholls |
+80 |
| 11. Southern Indiana |
+95 |
| 12. Bellarmine |
+99 |
| 13. Eastern Illinois |
+104 |
| 14. Arkansas - Pine Bluff |
+111 |
| 15. Jackson St. |
+164 |
All five Jaguar golfers finished in the top 20 with Barnett shooting an even-par 72 to wrap up the event. His round featured three birdies and three bogeys as he moved up four spots on the leaderboard.
Rossouw started the day with a share of the lead and went out at 5-over-par. He rebounded on the final nine holes and birdied two of the last three holes to finish with a 75 and a tie for the top spot.
The top rounds of the day were turned in by
Dean Wilken and
Bo Blanchard II. Wilken made three birdies to go along with a single bogey to post a 70. He finished in 10th place.
Blanchard's round featured five birdies. He would finish in 14th place.
Josh Daniels had the non-counting team score and shot 76 in the final round. He would finish in 19th place.
Augusta will next be in action March 13-15 at the Schenkle Invitational in Statesboro, Ga.Â
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