Final Results

THE RUNDOWN
IRVING, Texas – The St. Edward's University men's golf team placed seventh in a 14-team field Tuesday at the Dallas Baptist Patriot Classic with junior ANDREW SPEAR leading the Hilltoppers with a fourth-place finish.
 
Spear finished four-over par with a 220 (70-75-75) at Irving's Hackberry Creek Country Club, and it was the second-highest individual finish of his career next to a 3^rd-place finish at the Heartland Conference Championship his freshman season in 2016.
 
The Hilltoppers gained one spot from round two to round three moving up from eighth and finished with a 907 (302-304-301). NAIA Texas Wesleyan took the tournament by 11 strokes with an 883. Central Missouri (894), Rogers State (894), St. Mary's (900), Texas A&M-Commerce (905) and the hosts, Dallas Baptist (906) finished second through sixth, respectively.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• ANDREW SPEAR's fourth-place finish was his best since April 17-19 when he tied for third at the Heartland Conference Championships.
• Spear's first-round 70 was his third-lowest round of the season.
• Spear eagled the Par 5, 523-yard Hole No. 10 in round three for the Hilltoppers' only eagle of the tournament.
• HUDSON ROSS Tied for 20^th place as SEU's next-best finisher with a 226 (74-76-76).
 
THEY SAID IT
SEU Head Coach Todd Ohlmeyer on ANDREW SPEAR's performance …
"I'm very proud of the way Andrew [Spear] played this week. He has been very consistent all year and this week's finish was just another solid performance."
 
Ohlmeyer on the team finishing rounds …
"We have to finish off rounds. Again, we had a great round going and gave a number of shots away at the end, which was the difference between finishing seventh and fourth."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers will have three weeks to prepare for the Heartland Conference Championships, which take place April 22-24 at the Slick Rock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.