GRANBURY, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's golf team won its second consecutive American Southwest Conference championship Sunday, carding a 296 in the final round of action for the program's ninth ASC title.
UMHB finished the tournament at 298-291-296=885 to win by one stroke at +21.
Andrew Baucum ended the tournament at -1 and sealed the individual medal with a par on the first playoff hole.
Parker Mitas finished tied for 13
th at +10 on the tournament. Mitas led the Cru in the final round, shooting even-par with three birdies and an eagle.
William Sammons and Nikolas Keratsopolous finished tied for 17
th at +12 on the tournament. Sammons finished with a final-round 75 while Keratsopolous shot just behind him with a 76.
Darian Ruiz and
Harrison Jaeger also competed for the Cru, finishing tied for 35
th and 40
th, respectively.
Baucum led the tournament in par-4 scoring and carded 13 birdies over three rounds. Baucum also ranked third in par-3 scoring (E) while
William Sammons led with 35 pars. As a team, UMHB ranked fourth in par-3 scoring, second in par-4s and third in par-5s. The Cru totaled 176 pars, 48 birdies and two eagles.
LeTourneau University finished one stroke behind the Cru, coming in second at +22 (886) on the tournament. That is the closest team finish in ASC men's golf history. The previous record came in 2014 when UMHB edged UT Tyler by two strokes. Concordia University Texas finished third, firing the best round of the day with a +1. The Tornados finished at +32 (896) while UT Dallas came in fourth at +35 (899). East Texas Baptist finished fifth at +36 (900), Howard Payne was sixth at +40 (904) and McMurry University was seventh at +68 (932). Hardin-Simmons University (+77) and Belhaven University (+117) also played in the team competition.
Baucum played Ben Constancio of Concordia University Texas on the first hole for the individual medalist playoff. Baucum also earned All-ASC Tournament honors. UMHB returns to action in the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship May 10
th – 13
th at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.
