Storm Finish Third at Spring Opener

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Southeastern golf opened the spring championship segment of the season with a third-place finish against a loaded field at the St. Mary's Rattler Invite at the par-72, 6906-yard Dominion CC course in San Antonio, Texas.
 
The field for the tournament featured seven teams ranked in the nation's top-50, with the Savage Storm actually being the lowest of those ranked teams at 49^th nationally.
 
SE carded team rounds of 296, 294, and 293 to finish with an 887 for the three-round event, just three shots behind Oklahoma Christian who was second and is ranked seventh in the country.
 
St. Mary's took home the title at their home event with a score of 856.
 
Southeastern finished three shots ahead of fourth-place and 25^th-ranked Western New Mexico, with No. 15 Midwestern State and No. 46 Southwestern Oklahoma State tying for the fifth position with scores of 892.  The Bulldogs were the only other Great American Conference program in the event.
 
Zach James posted his lowest finish of the season in 11^th, marking the first time he has finished outside the top-10 since finishing 26^th at the NCAA DII National Championship to close the 2018 season.
 
He opened play with a 73 and carded a 70 in the second round before posting a 75 on Tuesday to finish with a 218 in 11^th place.
 
Hayden Foster was right on his heels after turning in matching par rounds of 72 on Monday he turned in a 75 as well on Tuesday and posted a 219 and finished tied for 12^th.
 
Jordan Holifield opened solid with a 73, but slipped a bit in the second round with a 78.  He responded with a team-best 70 in the final round to turn in a 221 and finish tied for 19^th.
 
Ruben Figueiredo bookended his event with 78's in the first and third round and posted a 74 in the middle to finish with a 230 for the event in a tie for 50^th.
 
Bryce Hughes rounded out the team with an 82 and an 81 on Monday before shaving his final round score down to a 77 to finish with a 240 in a tie for 75^th.
 
Southeastern will be back in action March 11-12 when it travels to Mystic Creek GC in Magnolia, Ark., for the Southern Arkansas Invitational.