Men's Golf
Golf Moves into Third Place in Final Standings at Louisiana Classics

Junior Curtis Reed finishes second after final-round 68; Sophomore Roman Robledo ties for seventh

March 5, 2013

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Final Results | Season Stats

Team Rounds Score
123 F
1. #20 Illinois 292287287 866+2
2. #14 LSU 298294282 874+10
3. #34 Houston 294298284 876+14
T4. #38 Tulsa 303287287 877+13
T4. #23 Kent State 298289290 877+13
6. Kansas 292294295 881+17
7. Southeastern Louisiana 301288296 885+21
8. #47 South Alabama 298294294 886+22
9. Memphis 304298296 898+34
10. Louisiana-Lafayette 305295299 899+35
11. Texas State 302304304 910+46
12. Southern Miss 312301298 911+47
13. UTSA 306310297 913+49
14. Louisiana Tech 303309304 916+52

Houston Leaders
123 F
2. Curtis Reed727268 212-4
T7. Roman Robledo707571 216E
T33. Vincent Martino767572 223+7
T41. Kyle Pilgrim777673 226+12
T57. Will Dusenbury768173 230+57

Overall Leaders
123 F
1. Zach Wright
 LSU		667271209-7
2. Curtis Reed
 Houston		727268214-4
3. Alex Gutesha
 Kansas		697470213-3
4. Brandt Garon
 Louisiana-Lafayette		736873214-2
T5. Chris Gilbert
 Kansas		726974215-1
T5. Thomas Pieters
 Illinois		757268215-1

LAFAYETTE, La. - University of Houston junior Curtis Reed fired a final-round 68 to move into second place and lead the Cougars to a third-place team finish at the Louisiana Classics on Tuesday afternoon.

Reed was a model of consistency throughout the day and started his round on a positive note with a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole. Four holes later, the Castroville, Texas, native drained an eagle on the par-5 11th hole and went on to add two more birdies before his lone bogey on his 72nd and final hole of the tournament capped his day.

With that showing, Reed posted the best finish of his career. He previously tied for second at the Lone Star Invitational on Oct. 14-16, 2012. He also enjoyed the fourth top-five finish of his career and his second this season.

Reed finished three strokes behind LSU's Zach Wright, who competed as an individual. Kansas' Alex Gutesha finished third at 213, while Brandt Garon of host Louisiana-Lafayette placed fourth at 214.

"Curtis was very solid," director of golf Jonathan Dismuke said. "Any time you have a career-best finish, it's a great performance. He put the team on his shoulders and posted a low score for us."

As a team, the team competed in much more favorable weather conditions on the 6,898-yard, par-72 course at Oakbourne Country Club. A day after battling wind gusts up to 40 mph, things settled down with winds blowing at only 10-15 mph throughout the final round.

"I was proud of the way we bounced back. We did not play well Monday afternoon in some demanding conditions," Dismuke said. "We got off to a good start and finished the round strong. Hats off to these guys."

For the sixth straight tournament in 2012-13, the Cougars finished among the top-three team leaders. Houston, which was ranked No. 34 in the latest GolfStat.com rankings, recorded its lowest team round of the tournament with a 284 on Tuesday - the second-lowest round of the day - and finished at 876 to place third.

No. 20 Illinois captured the team title at 866, while No. 14 LSU finished at 874.

Sophomore Roman Robledo finished Tuesday's round with a 1-under-par 71, his second sub-par effort of the tournament, and tied for seventh at 216. The Harlingen, Texas, native birdies three of his first six holes and capped his round with his fourth birdie of the day on the way to the fifth top-10 finish of his career.

Freshman Vincent Martino battled his way to a hard-fought, even-par 72 in the final round and tied for 33rd at 223. After struggling with two bogeys and a double-bogey through his first seven holes, the Southlake, Texas, native rebounded to birdie four of his last six holes, including each of the last two.

Sophomore Kyle Pilgrim lowered his score for the third straight day and tied for 41st at 226, while senior Will Dusenbury tied for 57th with a score of 230.

UP NEXT
Following the Louisiana Classics, the Cougars return to action when the compete at the Auburn Intercollegiate on March 11-12 at Grand National Golf Club in Auburn, Ala.
 

 

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