University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Monday, October 7
Dallas, Texas
8:55 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Trinity Forest Invitational
Louisiana In Sixth Place At Trinity Forest Invitational
10/7/2024 8:11:00 PM | Golf
Three golfers shoot even-par; Cajuns to tee off final round at 9:20 a.m.
DALLAS – Three Louisiana golfers posted an even-par 72 and the Ragin' Cajuns posted a team score of 2-over-290 to finish in sixth place after the second day of the Trinity Forest Invitational on Monday at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
The final round of the 54-hole event will begin on Tuesday at 8:25 a.m. Louisiana, which will be paired with Loyola Marymount and San Francisco, will tee off beginning at 9:20 a.m. Live scoring for the event will be available at Scoreboard.clippd.com.
Malan Potgieter, Carter Schmitt and Dylan Keating each paced Louisiana, which finished at 9-under-567 after 36 holes and four strokes behind USF for fifth place in the 15-team field. Eli Ortego posted a 2-over-74 for the Ragin' Cajuns with Burke Alford shooting a 4-over 76.
Potgieter wrapped up the second day for Louisiana at 3-under-par 141 to rank 26th overall in the field. Schmitt and Alford concluded the round at 1-under-143 for the Ragin' Cajuns with Ortego at even-par 144 and Keating at 1-over-145.
Kyle Bennett, competing as an individual, carded a 3-over-75 in the second round to finish at 2-over-146 after 36 holes.
UNLV, paced by overall leader Zach Little's 8-under-64, finished as the second-day leader after shooting a 15-under-273 to finish at 550 overall. First-day leader USC was one stroke back at 551 with host SMU (553), Loyola Marymount (557) and USF (563) rounding out the top-5.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@RaginCajunsGolf) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana golf updates.
TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL
October 6-8, 2024
Dallas, Texas (Trinity Forest GC)
Par 72, 7,617 yards
TEAM RESULTS
1. UNLV 277-273-550; 2. Southern California 273-278-551; 3. SMU 279-274-553; 4. Loyola Marymount 276-281-557; 5. San Francisco 280-283-563; 6. Louisiana 277-290-567; 7. Furman 286-282-568; 8. Louisiana Tech 282-288-570; T9. UTRGV 288-284-572; T9. Rice 283-289-572; 11. North Texas 292-281-573; 12. NC State 289-288-577; 13. Abilene Christian 292-290-582; 14. UT Arlington 300-288-588; 15. UTSA 294-300-594.
LOUISIANA RESULTS (* - competing as individual)
26. Malan Potgieter 69-72-141; T32. Burke Alford 67-76-143; T32. Carter Schmitt 71-72-143; T38. Eli Ortego 70-74-144; T45. Dylan Keating 73-72-145; T50. Kyle Bennett* 71-75-146.
The final round of the 54-hole event will begin on Tuesday at 8:25 a.m. Louisiana, which will be paired with Loyola Marymount and San Francisco, will tee off beginning at 9:20 a.m. Live scoring for the event will be available at Scoreboard.clippd.com.
Malan Potgieter, Carter Schmitt and Dylan Keating each paced Louisiana, which finished at 9-under-567 after 36 holes and four strokes behind USF for fifth place in the 15-team field. Eli Ortego posted a 2-over-74 for the Ragin' Cajuns with Burke Alford shooting a 4-over 76.
Potgieter wrapped up the second day for Louisiana at 3-under-par 141 to rank 26th overall in the field. Schmitt and Alford concluded the round at 1-under-143 for the Ragin' Cajuns with Ortego at even-par 144 and Keating at 1-over-145.
Kyle Bennett, competing as an individual, carded a 3-over-75 in the second round to finish at 2-over-146 after 36 holes.
UNLV, paced by overall leader Zach Little's 8-under-64, finished as the second-day leader after shooting a 15-under-273 to finish at 550 overall. First-day leader USC was one stroke back at 551 with host SMU (553), Loyola Marymount (557) and USF (563) rounding out the top-5.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@RaginCajunsGolf) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana golf updates.
TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL
October 6-8, 2024
Dallas, Texas (Trinity Forest GC)
Par 72, 7,617 yards
TEAM RESULTS
1. UNLV 277-273-550; 2. Southern California 273-278-551; 3. SMU 279-274-553; 4. Loyola Marymount 276-281-557; 5. San Francisco 280-283-563; 6. Louisiana 277-290-567; 7. Furman 286-282-568; 8. Louisiana Tech 282-288-570; T9. UTRGV 288-284-572; T9. Rice 283-289-572; 11. North Texas 292-281-573; 12. NC State 289-288-577; 13. Abilene Christian 292-290-582; 14. UT Arlington 300-288-588; 15. UTSA 294-300-594.
LOUISIANA RESULTS (* - competing as individual)
26. Malan Potgieter 69-72-141; T32. Burke Alford 67-76-143; T32. Carter Schmitt 71-72-143; T38. Eli Ortego 70-74-144; T45. Dylan Keating 73-72-145; T50. Kyle Bennett* 71-75-146.
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