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Golf Finishes in Fourth Place at Kansas Invitational

Pablo Acuna Leads Cougars with Third-Place Showing

Pablo Acuna improved his score with each round at the Kansas Invitational, including a career-best 70 during the final 18 holes.
 
Pablo Acuna improved his score with each round at the Kansas Invitational, including a career-best 70 during the final 18 holes.
  
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Sept. 21, 2004

LAWRENCE, Kan. - University of Houston golfer Pablo Acuna fired a 2-under-par 70 during the final round to finish in third place at the Kansas Invitational at Alvamar Golf Club.

The Guatemala City, Guatemala, native recorded a career-low round and enjoyed his best career finish as a collegiate player.

With his performance and two other Top 20 individual finishes, the Cougars finished fourth in the 13-team field with a 54-hole score of 884 on the 6,950-yar, par-72 course. Despite being one of only four teams to break 300 as a team on Tuesday, the Cougars were unable to make up any ground against host Kansas, which finished at 870, seven strokes ahead of Kansas State.

Texas-San Antonio finished in third place at 882, while Nebraska (888), Wichita State (893), Oklahoma City (901), Northern Iowa (902), Western Kentucky (908) and Illinois State (908) rounded out the Top 10 team leaders.

Sophomore Ricky Romano remained consistent as he fired an even-par 72 during the final 18 holes to finish in fifth place at 217. It was the second consecutive Top Five individual finish for the Murietta, Calif., native.

Junior Zach Mowbray, who won medalist honors at the Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic on Sept. 14, finished in a tie for 17th at 221. Other Cougars in action were Jordan Hasbrouck (t-54th, 233), Jordan Irwin (t-66th, 237) and Daniel Angenscheidt (74th, 251).

Individually, Kevin Ward won medalist honors at the KU event on the second playoff hole to break tie with Kansas State's Matt VanCleave.

The Cougars will take some time off before returning to action on Oct. 11-12 during the Pepperdine/Club Glove Invitational at Saticoy Country Club in Camarillo, Calif.

 

 

TEAM RESULTS
1. Kansas 292-291-287 -- 870
2. Kansas State 290-293-294 -- 877
3. Texas-San Antonio 289-291-302 -- 882
4. Houston 296-290-298 -- 884
5. Nebraska 289-298-301 -- 888
6. Wichita State 298-293-302 -- 893
7. Oklahoma City 304-301-296 -- 901
8. Northern Iowa 300-298-304 -- 902
T-9. Western Kentucky 305-302-301 -- 908
T-9. Illinois State 301-302-305 -- 908
11. Missouri-Kansas City 300-306-310 -- 916
12. Saint Louis 303-305-312 -- 920
13. South Dakota State 324-319-308 -- 951

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T1. Kevin Ward, Kansas 72-71-69 - 212
T1. Matt VanCleave, Kansas State 71-71-70 - 212
T3. Pablo Acuna, Houston 71-72-70 - 213
4. Andrew Price, Kansas 70-76-70 - 216
5. Ricky Romano, Houston 74-71-72 - 217
6. John Elizondo, Texas-San Antonio 70-72-76 - 218
T-7. Nick Olivarri, Texas-San Antonio 74-72-73 - 219
T-7. Matt Johnston, Texas-San Antonio 71-73-75 - 219
T-7. Kyle Teeling, Northern Iowa 73-73-73 - 219
T-7. Cameron Bishop, Wichita State 73-71-75 - 219
T-7. Tyler Cumins, Kansas State 72-74-73 - 219

HOUSTON RESULTS
T3. Pablo Acuna, Houston 71-72-70 - 213
5. Ricky Romano, Houston 74-71-72 - 217
T-17. Zach Mowbray, Houston 72-73-76 - 221
T-54. Jordan Hasbrouck, Houston 78-75-80 - 233
T-66. Jordan Irwin, Houston 78-79-80 - 237
74. Daniel Angenscheidt, Houston 82-85-84 - 251

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