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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@RaginCajunsGolf) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana golf updates.
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TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL
October 5-7, 2025
Dallas, Texas (Trinity Forest GC)
Par 72, 7,617 yards
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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.   Â
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@RaginCajunsGolf) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana golf updates.
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TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL
October 5-7, 2025
Dallas, Texas (Trinity Forest GC)
Par 72, 7,617 yards
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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.   Â
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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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