THE RUNDOWN
Results after 1st Round: ULM - 4th
Location: Mystic Creek, El Dorado, Ark.
El Dorado, Ark. – The ULM Men's Golf Team started off the 2016 Duck Commander Intercollegiate strong by posting a team score of 300, good for plus-12, and the Warhawks are in fourth place after the opening round on Sunday.
NOTABLES
-Hogan Arey paced the Warhawks on Sunday, shooting one of only four under par rounds, as he posed a one-under par 71. Arey posted three birdies on his second nine on the 14th and 18th holes he was one of only 10 and 11 golfers to score a birdie on those respective holes.
- Joao Girao finished with the second lowest round of all Warhawks as he posted a one-over par 73. Through nine rounds this fall coming into Sunday, Girao had averaged right at 73 with a 73.77 score per round average. Much like Arey, he posted three birdies on the back nine to highlight his round.
-Brady Price, playing as an individual in his first college tournament, shot a plus-five score of 77. Price had an up-and-down round which was highlighted by birdies on holes six, 12 and 17.
-Thibault Santigny was third for the Warhawks on Sunday, as he shot a six-over score of 78. He finished on a high note, birding his final hole of the day on the par five hole 18.
-Blake Traweek finished fourth on the team side for the Warhawks as he shot a similar six-over par score of 78. Traweek finished on a tremendous note, posting one of only four eagles throughout the tournament's opening round on the 18th hole to close out his round of 78.
-Garrett Dolecheck finished second of the four individuals for the Warhawks in his first career collegiate action. The Monroe, La. native struggled on his opening nine of the day but closed on his second nine of the afternoon by posting a plus-one score to finish the opening round with a 81.
-Jeffrey Berry finished with the same score playing as an individual, shooting an 81. Berry struggled throughout with his highlight coming on the seventh hole (his sixteenth hole of the day) where he picked up his lone birdie of the afternoon.
-Guillaume Fanonnel was the final individual the Warhawks had on course today as he posted a plus-13 score of 85. Fanonnel had his highlight on the first hole (his tenth hole) as he buried a birdie to give him his lone birdie on the day.
-Andoni Etchenique was the final player of the team portion of the ULM squad on Sunday and he shot a 73; however his score was disqualified due to incorrect signature in scoring and did not factor into ULM's overall fourth place sitting after the opening day.
QUOTEABLES
Head Coach Tim Baldwin
Thought on the Opening Round: I am satisfied with where we are. We have two guys in the top five, led early on by Hogan Arey as he shot a 71 today. We didn't shoot ourselves in the foot and we are looking to building on what we did today and we still need to clean up some things with far to many double bogies. If we can clean up our scores and cards I think I see good things for us in the end.
Hogan Arey
Thought on Opening Round: Today was a special day for me especially with everything going into it I got to play with my roommate from my first two years here at ULM (Callum Hill of Oregon State). That was special for me. My mother and grandparents were here - that was special. The fact that I just executed the plan was very special as I am just one of four under par rounds. Today was a good result and I understand the process it takes to repeat that result.
First Round Leader Tanner Napier (Arkansas State)
Thought on Opening Round: I thought I just had a good game plan going in and I went out there and hit some good shots and hit some good putts and it was a pretty good day as the course is in great shape.
UP NEXT
-ULM will hit the links on Monday at 8:30 a.m. as the team will tee off of the front nine holes, while the individuals for the Warhawks will be staggered off of the 10th tee box.
