University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Monday, October 6
Dallas, Texas
9 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Trinity Forest Invitational
Potgieter's School-Record Round Paces Cajuns at Trinity Forest Invitational
10/6/2025 8:19:00 PM | Golf
Louisiana moves up one spot heading into Tuesday's final round
DALLAS – Malan Potgieter's previous career-low round of 8-under-par 64 set last month lasted a total of 27 days.
The senior vaulted up 10 spots on the leaderboard for Louisiana on Monday during the second day of the Trinity Forest Invitational, firing a school-record 10-under-62 and pacing the Ragin' Cajuns at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
Louisiana moved up one spot to 13th place in the 54-hole event, posting a team score of 4-under-284 to finish one stroke behind Abilene Christian in the field.
The final round will be played on Tuesday beginning at 8:25 a.m. Louisiana, which will be paired with Cal Poly and UTSA, will tee off officially at 9:55 a.m. Live results are available at Scoreboard.Clippd.com.
Potgieter, who broke Eli Ortego's school-record 9-under-63 set in 2022, opened his second round with five straight birdies on the back nine before making the turn at 6-under-30. He moved to 7-under after a birdie at the par-5, 596-yard No. 2 before converting on birdies at No. 5, 6, and 7 to finish in a tie with Rice's Lukas Boandl for the overall lead at 12-under-132.
Potgieter eclipsed the previous tournament record set by Florida's Gordan Neale in 2017 notched his seventh round in the 60's during the 2025-26 season and 27th in his career.
Freshman Drew Sliman fired a score of even-par 72 in the second round for Louisiana with Ben Blanco shooting a 2-over-74. Carter Schmitt and James Holtsclaw each posted a round of 4-over-76 for the Ragin' Cajuns.
South Alabama recorded a team score of 16-under 272 to move into the overall lead at 553. Rice (555), USC (556), host SMU (558) and Houston (563) rounded out the top five.
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 5-7, 2025
Dallas, Texas (Trinity Forest GC)
Par 72, 7,617 yards
TEAM RESULTS
1. South Alabama 281-272-553; 2. Rice 282-273-555; 3. USC 279-277-556; 4. SMU 283-275-558; 5. Houston 282-281-563; 6. East Tennessee State 289-277-566; 7. Furman 282-285-567; 8. Baylor 279-292-571; 9. UTRGV 300-275-575; T10. North Texas 289-288-577; T10. Sam Houston 289-288-577; 12. Abilene Christian 295-286-581; 13. Louisiana 298-284-582; 14. SMU (B) 296-287-583; 15. UTSA 291-293-584; 16. Cal Poly 300-285-585.
LOUISIANA INDIVIDUALS
T11. Malan Potgieter 70-62-132; T68. Drew Sliman 78-72-150; T68. Ben Blanco 76-74-150; T78. James Holtsclaw 76-76-152; T78. Carter Schmitt 76-76-152.
The senior vaulted up 10 spots on the leaderboard for Louisiana on Monday during the second day of the Trinity Forest Invitational, firing a school-record 10-under-62 and pacing the Ragin' Cajuns at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
Louisiana moved up one spot to 13th place in the 54-hole event, posting a team score of 4-under-284 to finish one stroke behind Abilene Christian in the field.
The final round will be played on Tuesday beginning at 8:25 a.m. Louisiana, which will be paired with Cal Poly and UTSA, will tee off officially at 9:55 a.m. Live results are available at Scoreboard.Clippd.com.
Potgieter, who broke Eli Ortego's school-record 9-under-63 set in 2022, opened his second round with five straight birdies on the back nine before making the turn at 6-under-30. He moved to 7-under after a birdie at the par-5, 596-yard No. 2 before converting on birdies at No. 5, 6, and 7 to finish in a tie with Rice's Lukas Boandl for the overall lead at 12-under-132.
Potgieter eclipsed the previous tournament record set by Florida's Gordan Neale in 2017 notched his seventh round in the 60's during the 2025-26 season and 27th in his career.
Freshman Drew Sliman fired a score of even-par 72 in the second round for Louisiana with Ben Blanco shooting a 2-over-74. Carter Schmitt and James Holtsclaw each posted a round of 4-over-76 for the Ragin' Cajuns.
South Alabama recorded a team score of 16-under 272 to move into the overall lead at 553. Rice (555), USC (556), host SMU (558) and Houston (563) rounded out the top five.
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 5-7, 2025
Dallas, Texas (Trinity Forest GC)
Par 72, 7,617 yards
TEAM RESULTS
1. South Alabama 281-272-553; 2. Rice 282-273-555; 3. USC 279-277-556; 4. SMU 283-275-558; 5. Houston 282-281-563; 6. East Tennessee State 289-277-566; 7. Furman 282-285-567; 8. Baylor 279-292-571; 9. UTRGV 300-275-575; T10. North Texas 289-288-577; T10. Sam Houston 289-288-577; 12. Abilene Christian 295-286-581; 13. Louisiana 298-284-582; 14. SMU (B) 296-287-583; 15. UTSA 291-293-584; 16. Cal Poly 300-285-585.
LOUISIANA INDIVIDUALS
T11. Malan Potgieter 70-62-132; T68. Drew Sliman 78-72-150; T68. Ben Blanco 76-74-150; T78. James Holtsclaw 76-76-152; T78. Carter Schmitt 76-76-152.
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