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Men's Golf

UWF Claims Fifth Las Vegas Desert Classic Title in Six Years

Chandler Blanchet claims his second Vegas crown in as many years

COMPLETE RESULTS

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 1 ranked UWF men's golf team and Chandler Blanchet cruised to the team and individual titles at the Las Vegas Desert Classic on Tuesday at the Royal Links Golf Club.
 
A day after opening up a 15-stroke lead in the team race, UWF was the only group to play under par in the final round, posting a 3-under 285 on its way to a 28-stroke victory with a 858 total. The win was the Argonauts' third-consecutive Classic crown and fifth in the last six years.
 
UWF has won 11 of its last 16 team tournaments and not finished lower than third in any event.
 
Senior Chandler Blanchet coasted to his second-consecutive wire-to-wire win in Las Vegas, using a 68 for a season-low 67-65-68=200, 54-hole total. He played the par 5s on Tuesday at 4-under-par and 10-under-par for the week with seven birdies, two eagles and a bogey.

Blanchet's 200 is tied for the second-lowest 54-hole score in school history. 
 
Junior Jacob Huizinga used a final round 2-under-par 70 to climb 12 spots into a tie for eighth at 78-71-70=219. It was his fourth top-10 finish in six events this season.
 
Senior Henry Westmoreland IV and junior Christian Bosso completed their tournament a stroke apart from each other in the top 15. Westmoreland tied for 12th with a 75-69-77=221 and Bosso tied for 14th at 79-72-71=222.
 
Junior Julian Otero made it five Argos in the top 20 with a 77-71-76=224 final tally. His 20th-place performance tied his season-best over five tournaments.
 
The Argos had two players - junior Bryce Geraghty and senior Esteban Castro – competing as individuals. Geraghty ended his first tournament of the 2017-18 season with a season-low 75 to tie for 34th at 235, with Castro tieing for 78th at 78-79-80=237.
 
Oklahoma Christian claimed the runner-up spot at 886 with Grand Valley and Arkansas Tech immediately behind in third and fourth with totals of 887 and 888, respectively.
 
UWF will return to play in five days at the Southeastern Collegiate in Valdosta, Georgia. The Argonauts and Blanchet are the defending team and individual champions at the 54-hole, 3-day event that will begin on Sunday at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.


 
 
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Players Mentioned

Chandler Blanchet

Chandler Blanchet

5' 9"
Freshman
Christian Bosso

Christian Bosso

Freshman
Esteban Castro

Esteban Castro

Sophomore
Julian Otero

Julian Otero

Freshman
Henry Westmoreland IV

Henry Westmoreland IV

Freshman
Bryce Geraghty

Bryce Geraghty

Junior
Jacob Huizinga

Jacob Huizinga

Junior

Players Mentioned

Chandler Blanchet

Chandler Blanchet

5' 9"
Freshman
Christian Bosso

Christian Bosso

Freshman
Esteban Castro

Esteban Castro

Sophomore
Julian Otero

Julian Otero

Freshman
Henry Westmoreland IV

Henry Westmoreland IV

Freshman
Bryce Geraghty

Bryce Geraghty

Junior
Jacob Huizinga

Jacob Huizinga

Junior