BUCS OPEN GOLF SEASON WITH STRONG FINISHES AT LONGVIEW

No. 20 Blinn men’s golf opens season with second-place finish 

Three Buccaneers finish in the top-10 at Pinecrest Invitational  

LONGVIEW, Texas — The No. 20 Blinn College men’s golf teams placed second and seventh out of 12 teams at the Pinecrest Invitational after three Buccaneers had top-10 finishes at the Pinecrest Country Club Tuesday.

The Blinn Blue team posted team scores of 304 and 291 on the first day, and concluded the tournament with a 291 for a three-round total of 886. The University of Houston-Victoria won the tournament with a three-round total of 880.

Three Buccaneers finished in the top-10 in John Baker, Riley Simmons, and Cameron Gray.

Baker led the Blinn Blue team with a 74, an even par 71, and 1-0ver par 72 to finish the tournament in third place. Simmons tied for fourth place with a 76 and two rounds of 71, while Gray tied for 10th place with a 75, two-over-par 73, and 74.

In addition, Travis Edwards shot a three-round score of 233 to tie for 27th place, Bryce Honeck shot a three-round score of 245, and Jack Looney shot a three-round score of 250.

The Blinn White team finished in seventh place after recording team scores of 311 and 325 the first day, and concluding the tournament with a 310 for a three-round total of 946.

Justin Dees led the Blinn White team with two rounds of 76 and 80 for 24th place. Roup tied for 29th place after shooting a 77, 79, and 78.

Kannin Mikulik shot a three-round score of 235 and Brock Schobel shot a three-round score of 245.

Next, the Blinn College men’s and women’s golf teams will compete in the Prairie View Relays Invitational on March 14-16.

 Buc women take third as a team with pair of top-10 individual finishes 

Madilynn Goad places sixth, while Cheyenne Sowda places ninth to open season  

LONGVIEW, Texas — The Blinn College women’s golf team opened the season with a third-place finish at the Pinecrest Invitational at the Pinecrest Country Club Tuesday after two Buccaneers placed in the top-10 individually.

The Buccaneers posted a team score of 375 the first day, and concluded the tournament with a team score of 370 for a two-round total of 745. East Texas Baptist University won the tournament with a two-round score of 664.

Madilynn Goad and Cheyenne Sowda each had top-10 individual finishes to lead the Buccaneers. Goad led Blinn with a sixth-place finish after shooting rounds of 81 and 90, while Sowda finished ninth with two rounds of 88.

Katelyn Foster shot a 102 and 93, Leyah Wilson and Alexis Graham each shot a 104 and 99. Brill Wise participated in the tournament as an individual and shot a 108 and 101.

Next, the Blinn College men’s and women’s golf teams will compete in the Prairie View Relays Invitational on March 14-16.

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(COURTESY: Tara Dreyer, Blinn Information)