Golf tied for 2nd at the Border Olympics
March 14, 2008
Houston- With temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, the University of Houston golf team posted a combined 4-over-par 580 through the first two rounds at the Border Olympics on Friday to finish in a tied for second-place. The 14-team tournament is being played at the Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas. UH is tied with South Carolina-Aiken and are four shots behind Arkansas. Lamar University and New Mexico State are tied for 4th-place, three strokes behind Houston. Rounding out the top-ten are Baylor, Washington State, North Texas, UT-Arlington and UTEP, respectively. In the individual race, Baylor's Colton Williams leads the way with a 7-under-par 137. Sam Chavez of Arkansas posted a second round 65 for the tournament's lowest round. The balanced Cougar attack was led by a trio of juniors who all shot a 1-over-par 145. Steven Frazier, Ben Moser and Brady Shivers all finished the day tied 13th overall. Senior Jordan Irwin carded a first-round 73 followed by a second-round 74 to close with a 3-over 147, good enough for a tie for 23rd-place. Houston will return to the par-72, 7,241-yard course tomorrow morning at 8a.m (CST) and will be paired with Washington State and South Carolina-Aiken.
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