Potgieter's Top-20 Finish Leads Louisiana at Bayou City Collegiate Classic

HOUSTON – Freshman Malan Potgieter shot a 1-under-par 71 to record his third top-20 finish of the season and Matt Weber equaled his best 54-hole score total as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Golf team wrapped up play on Tuesday at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at the Westwood Golf Club.

Louisiana posted a team score of 6-over 294 to finish 12^th overall in the field at 884. First-day leader Sam Houston claimed the team title at 839 with Houston (848), Lamar (855), Oral Roberts (855) and UT Arlington (858) rounding out the top-five.

Potgieter, who posted a pair of top-10 finishes in the fall, finished at 2-under-214 for the 54-hole event and finished tied for 12^th overall in the 92-player field. Starting at the No. 10 hole, Potgieter made the turn at 1-under-35 before posting a birdie at No. 1 and later at No. 6.

Weber recorded his second consecutive 54-hole score of 220 after posting the team's low score in the final round at 2-under-70. The Lafayette native worked around an early bogey with a pair of birdies and made the turn at 1-under. Weber posted a birdie at No. 1, and after recording back-to-back bogeys, would birdie the next two holes at No. 4 and 5 to get back to below par.

Eli Ortego finished tied for 52^nd overall after shooting a 4-over 76 to finish at 223 with Charlie Flynn (75-75-77-227) recording a 77 and Hudson Dubinski (79-79-80-238) an 80.

Burke Alford, playing as an individual, recorded a career-low round of 1-under-71 and finished at 226 overall for the event.

Louisiana will wrap up its stretch of three events in as many weeks when it co-hosts the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate at the Reflection Bay Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada. The three-day event is scheduled from Feb. 27-March 1 with the Ragin' Cajuns co-hosting with Sun Belt Conference member Arkansas State.

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BAYOU CITY COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
Feb. 20-21, 2023
Houston, Texas (Westwood GC)
Par 72, 7,184 yards

TEAM SCORING
1. Sam Houston 277-281-281-839; 2. Houston 283-284-281-848; T3. Lamar 284-283-288-855; T3. Oral Roberts 283-281-291-855; 5. UT Arlington 284-284-290-858; 6. Rice 286-288-288-862; 7. ULM 288-286-290-864; 8. UTSA 290-285-291-866; T9. Abilene Christian 300-285-296-881; T9. Southern Miss 293-295-293-881; 11. Southern Illinois 296-295-291-882; 12. Louisiana 297-293-294-884; 13. Stephen F. Austin 288-291-309-888; 14. Incarnate Word 302-300-290-892; 15.UTRGV 300-301-293-894; 16. Houston Christian 297-299-308-904.

LOUISIANA RESULTS (* - played as an individual)
T12. Malan Potgieter 71-72-71-214; T38. Matt Weber 75-75-70-220; T52. Eli Ortego 76-71-76-223; T69. Burke Alford * 83-72-71-226; T71. Charlie Flynn 75-75-77-227; 91. Hudson Dubinski 79-79-80-238.

Potgieter's Top-20 Finish Leads Louisiana at Bayou City Collegiate Classic

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