LAS VEGAS – The West Florida men's golf team is in sixth place after the first round at the Las Vegas Desert Classic at Paiute Golf Resort on Sunday. The Argonauts shot a 12-over-par 300 as a team and are eight strokes behind tournament leader Oklahoma Christian (292, +4) heading into Monday.
Arkansas Tech (294) is second on the team leaderboard at 6-over par, and they are followed by tournament host Missouri-St. Louis (296, +8) in third.
Juan Miguel Heredia (Cuenca, Ecuador),
Spencer Olson (Pensacola, Fla.) and
Talin Rajendranath (San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) were UWF's lowest scorers on Sunday, as they each carded a 2-over-par 74. The trio is tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard and four shots behind co-leaders Sam Johnston (70, -2) from Oklahoma Christian and Shea Sylvester (70, -2) from Lee.
Esteban Castro (Bogota, Colombia) and
Chandler Blanchet (Gainesville, Fla.) were also in action for UWF on Sunday. Castro is tied for 41st after shooting 78, while Blanchet is tied for 57th with an 81.
The tournament will conclude on Monday, and the Argonauts will look to jump ahead on the leaderboard and claim the title for the third straight year. For information on all UWF athletics, visit
www.GoArgos.com.
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1 Oklahoma Christian 292 +4
2 Arkansas Tech 294 +6
3 Missouri - St. Louis 296 +8
T4 Redlands 299 +11
T4 Tiffin University 299 +11
6 West Florida 300 +12
7 Lee University 302 +14
8 Regis 303 +15
9 Colorado State - Pueblo 307 +19
10 Lindenwood Univ. 310 +22
11 Midwestern State 312 +24
12 Jackson State 317 +29
13 Illinois - Springfield 319 +31
14 Pomona-Pitzer 323 +35
15 William Jewell Coll. 325 +37
16 Murray State College 327 +39
17 Lincoln University 336 +48
T13 Juan Miguel Heredia 74 +2
T13 Spencer Olson 74 +2
T13 Talin Rajendranath 74 +2
T41 Esteban Castro 78 +6
T57 Chandler Blanchet 81 +9
