SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Augusta Jaguars shot a 6-under par 282 in the opening round of the 2023 Southland Conference Men’s Golf Championships on Tuesday to open up an eight-stroke lead after 18 holes at the Hill Country Golf Club.
Individual leader Stefan Jacobs lit up the front nine, going 6-under and closing that side with three birdies and an eagle. He finished the day with a 6-under par 66 and leads Southeastern’s Charlie Forster by two strokes in the race for the individual title.
Eight players in the 50-player field shot under par with five more at even par under cloudy skies in the Hill Country.
New Orleans and Lamar are tied for second place at 2-over par 290, followed closely by UIW at 3-over par 291. Both Lion teams – A&M-Commerce and Southeastern – are tied for fifth at 4-over par 292.
Francis Marion is in seventh at 10-over par 298, Bryant is eighth at 12-over par 300, followed by Nicholls in ninth at 13-over par 301 and HCU in 10th at 18-over par 306.
The tournament continues on Wednesday with the important second round, with tee times starting at 8 a.m.
TEAM SCORES
| Pl | School | Score | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augusta | 282 | -6 |
| 2 | New Orleans | 290 | +2 |
| Lamar | 290 | +2 | |
| 4 | UIW | 291 | +3 |
| 5 | A&M-Commerce | 292 | +4 |
| Southeastern | 292 | +4 | |
| 7 | Francis Marion | 298 | +10 |
| 8 | Bryant | 300 | +12 |
| 9 | Nicholls | 301 | +13 |
| 10 | HCU | 306 | +18 |
INDIVIDUAL TOP 25
| Pl | Player | School | Score | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Jacobs | Augusta | 66 | -6 |
| 2 | Charlie Forster | Southeastern | 68 | -4 |
| 3 | Behn Heyns | Augusta | 69 | -3 |
| 4 | Angel Guerra | UIW | 70 | -2 |
| 5 | Braxton Kuntz | Nicholls | 71 | -1 |
| Grayson Gilbert | New Orleans | 71 | -1 | |
| Hugo Hellman | Lamar | 71 | -1 | |
| Carl Hardin | Lamar | 71 | -1 | |
| 9 | Simon Haas | A&M-Commerce | 72 | E |
| Mason Ghidina | HCU | 72 | E | |
| Joe Buenfeld | UIW | 72 | E | |
| Jacob Lindh | Lamar | 72 | E | |
| Hampus Wijkstrom | Augusta | 72 | E | |
| 14 | Nathan McCulloch | A&M – Commerce | 73 | +1 |
| Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk | A&M – Commerce | 73 | +1 | |
| Mason Roberts | New Orleans | 73 | +1 | |
| Michael Landry | Southeastern | 73 | +1 | |
| Ken-Marten Soo | UIW | 73 | +1 | |
| Henry Augenstein | New Orleans | 73 | +1 | |
| Ryan Fulton | New Orleans | 73 | +1 | |
| Mitchell Vance | Francis Marion | 73 | +1 | |
| Grant Sellers | Francis Marion | 73 | +1 | |
| 23 | Patrick Galleher | Bryant | 74 | +2 |
| Tyler Dupuis | Bryant | 74 | +2 | |
| Chance Mulligan | A&M – Commerce | 74 | +2 |
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