Staff Report
Just five of 15 teams finished under-par at the Toyota Las Vegas Intercollegiate golf tournament last weekend; UNM was not one of them.
The Lobos finished the event in 13th place, with a three-day total of 879; 15 shots over-par and a distant 23 shots behind winner Oklahoma State University. The 12th-ranked Sooners fired an 8-under 856, one stroke better than tournament host No. 5 UNLV and two better than No. 7 Texas and top-ranked Clemson. North Carolina State finished fifth at 861.
With rounds of 71-72-72 -- 215, junior Ian Medlock was the lone Lobo to finish under-par. Medlock's one-under total earned him a tie for 17th. He was one of only 21 players in the 78-man field to finish in red figures.
The around-par finish was Medlock's third such performance in as many tries this spring. He led the Lobos in birdies at the Toyota with 11, but eight bogeys and a double-bogey kept him from seriously threatening for the individual title.
That honor went to UNLV's Ryan Moore, who shot Sunday's low round at Southern Highlands Golf Club, a 5-under 67, for a stirring, come-from-behind victory. Moore's 8-under total of 208 proved one too good for Lars Brovold of Georgia, TCU's Adam Rubinson, Justin Walters of North Carolina State and Clemson star D.J. Trahan.
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UNM senior Michael Letzig fired rounds of 73-70-77 -- 220 to finish at 4-over-par, in a tie for 34th. Through 13 holes in Saturday's second round, Letzig was 5-under for the day, 4-under in all and just four shots off the pace. But a bogey at 17, followed by a double-bogey at the last hole proved too much for him to overcome.
Coming off an illness, Lobo freshman Jay Choi's weekend was marked by inconsistency. In the three-day tournament, Choi made an eagle, 10 birdies, 10 bogeys and three "dreaded others," en route to a tie for 39th. He shot rounds of 75-72-74 -- 221, to finish at 5-over-par.
UNM sophomores Madalitso Muthiya and David Schultz walked away from the event with ties for 57th and 70th, respectively. Muthiya fired 74-73-77 -- 224, while Schultz had rounds of 79-76-76 -- 231.
Competing as an individual, Lobo junior Jim Anderson shot a three-day total of 236, 20-over-par. He finished tied for 76th.
Next up for the Lobos is the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, in Austin, Texas, March 17-18.
