April 1, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' men's golf team finished sixth in the UT Dallas Invitational Tuesday afternoon at the par-72, 7,002-yard Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson.

UT-Tyler won the tournament with a team score of 915. The Cowboys shot rounds of 326, 313 and 323 to finish in sixth place with a total of 962.

Brad Leeper led the Cowboys with a tie for ninth place. He was the leader heading into the final round, but shot an 85. He finished with a three-round 233. Michael Weehunt and J.C. Eagle tied for 21st with three-round totals of 239. Brian Laing shot a 257 and Dustin Minchew shot a 267. Laing had the round of the day for the Cowboys with a 77.

HSU will play in the West Regional next week.

Team Standings

1 UT-Tyler 304 302 309 915

2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 310 310 310 930

3 UT-Dallas 303 319 319 941

4 LeTourneau 311 313 321 945

5 Scandanavian Am Natl 313 318 316 947

6 Hardin-Simmons 326 313 323 962

7 Mississippi College 327 323 325 975

8 Schreiner 325 322 335 982

9 Scandanavian Am Natl B 336 335 341 1012

10 Louisiana College 321 336 356 1013

11 Concordia U. (TX) 335 337 342 1014

12 Texas A&M Internat. 348 340 351 1039

13 Dallas, Univ. of 361 351 352 1064

Top 10 Individuals

1 Brandon Ellis UTT 74 77 72 223

2 Andres Maymi TAMIU 77 73 75 225

3 Clay Holcomb UTT 76 75 75 226

4 Patrick Palmer LeT 74 75 79 228

5 Casey Wharton UMHB 75 75 79 229

6 Andrew Lewis UTD JV 77 76 77 230

Sebastian Stravd Scan B 74 79 77 230

8 Jesse Forsong UTD 77 77 77 231

9 Patrick Norris UTT 76 78 79 233

Brad Leeper HSU 79 69 85 233

6 Hardin-Simmons Univ. 326 313 323 962

T 9 Brad Leeper 79 69 85 233

T 21 Michael Weehunt 80 76 83 239

T 21 J.C. Eagle 84 77 78 239

T 44 Brian Laing 83 97 77 257

T 58 Dustin Minchew 91 91 85 267

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