SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas – The W men's golf led wire-to-wire to bring home the title at the LeTourneau University/Sulphur Springs Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. The Owls (286-288-291=865) won by 11 shots over host LeTourneau and by 14 over third place Schreiner University at the par-71 Sulphur Springs Country Club.
MUW was led by junior transfer Carson Manish, the third different team member to top the Owls in as many tournaments this fall. Manish began the day in fourth place and turned in rounds of 73-69-72=214, one over for the tourney and good enough to climb into second.
Senior teammate
Cameron James picked up a top-10 finish with a scorecard of 69-73-77=219 for his 54 holes.
Braden Beverage finished in 13th place (73-74-74=221).
Trace Novak (73-72-78=223) tied for 15th.
Cole Baglione's 71-78-80=229 was good for 22nd place, and
Nicklaus Ledbetter turned in a nice final round, after struggling a bit on Monday, to finish in 26th (80-83-68=231).
The W also had a trio of players –
Logan Drumwright (72-81-87=240),
Tanner Burleson (86-81-80=247), and
Lawson Burton (82-82-84=248) playing as independents.