University of Houston
Western Refining College All-America Classic
Hamilton Ties for 14th at All-America Classic
11/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
| Live Scoring | Final Results | Schedule |
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| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Blair Hamilton | 70 | 75 | 75 | 220 | +7 |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Zack Jaworski Vanderbilt | 71 | 69 | 67 | 207 | -6 |
| T2. | Matthias Schwab Vanderbilt | 70 | 71 | 68 | 209 | -4 |
| T2. | Claudio Correa USF | 68 | 68 | 73 | 209 | -4 |
| T2. | Zach Wright LSU | 69 | 70 | 70 | 209 | -4 |
| T5. | Beau Hossler Texas | 74 | 69 | 68 | 211 | -2 |
| T5. | Adrian Meronk East Tennessee State | 70 | 68 | 73 | 211 | -2 |
EL PASO, Texas â€" For the second straight round, University of Houston senior Blair Hamilton posted a 75 to finish in a tie for 14th with a score of 220 at the prestigious Western Refining All-America Classic on Sunday afternoon at El Paso Country Club.
Starting on No. 10, Hamilton overcame a tough start that saw him posted five bogeys and a double bogey in his first 12 holes. However, he rallied to close out his final six holes with a pair of birdies on the 6,889-yard layout.
Vanderbilt's Zach Jaworski captured the title after firing a Final-Round 67 to finish at 6-under-par 207. Teammate Matthias Schwab, USF's Claudio Correa and Zach Wright of LSU tied for second at 209 with Texas' Beau Hossler and Adrian Meron of East Tennessee State tying for fifth at 211.
Hamilton became eligible for the tournament when he was named a PING All-America Honorable Mention following the 2014-15 season.
ABOUT Blair Hamilton
This season, Hamilton ranks second among the Cougars with a 71.67 scoring average and has posted six rounds of par or better, including a season-low 66 in the Second Round at the OGIO Utah Invitational on Oct. 5-6.
After tying for 15th at the season-opening Northern Intercollegiate, Hamilton has improved his final finish at each tournament, including a fourth-place showing at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic to help the Cougars rally from a 17-stroke deficit entering the Final Round and clinch the team championship on Oct. 13.
A year ago, the Burlington, Ontario, Canada native captured the first individual title of his career at the Border Olympics and shared the title at the NCAA Lubbock Regional, becoming only the second Cougar to win a Regional individual championship.
He posted an impressive 72.03 scoring average to lead the Cougars and earned eight top-20 finishes in 12 tournaments. For his efforts all year long, Hamilton was named to the 2015 All-American Athletic Conference Team and earned a place on the PING All-Central Region squad.
ABOUT WESTERN REFINING COLLEGE ALL-AMERICA CLASSIC
The Sun Bowl Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic is one of the premier college golf tournaments in the country. Some of golf's brightest stars have traveled to El Paso to compete in the tournament since its inaugural year in 1976.
Alumni of the Golf Classic have gone on to earn more than $1.6 billion and winning 617 events on the PGA Tour. Over 145 colleges and universities have participated in the tournament, raising more than $753,000 in scholarship money for the participating institutions.
Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, Ricky Barnes, Notah Begay and Jerry Pate are just a handful of past participants who have gone on to have successful PGA careers.
Each university represented by the Western Refining College All-Americans will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
UP NEXT
With the completion of the fall season, the Cougars will take their winter break. Houston returns to action Feb. 19-21 when it plays host to its own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.
From there, the team will play host to the Querencia Cabo Collegiate on Feb. 28-March 1 at Querencia Golf Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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