Red Raider Golf Posts Second Consecutive Top Five Finish

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Red Raider Golf Posts Second Consecutive Top Five Finish

November 06, 2005 | Men's Golf

ROCK FACE, Ga. - The Texas Tech men's golf team collected its second consecutive fifth place finished of the fall season over the weekend as the Red Raiders turned in a three-round team score of 872 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rock Face, Ga.

As a team, Texas Tech was eight shots over par at the event, only 16 shots off tournament winner Georgia State, in a field that included seven teams ranked in the national Top 25.

Senior Andrew Dresser fired an opening round of 69 at the event on his way to a three-round total of 212 (-4) to give the Red Raiders a top-five individual finisher at the event. Junior Oscar Floren followed closely being with a score total of 214 at the event to finish in a tie for 9th place and turned in Tech's lowest round at the event, closing the tournament out with a third-round 68.

A trio of freshmen rounded out the Red Raider contingency at the event. Brandon Lakatta finished in a tie for 17th place at the tournament with a three-round total of 218, while Jake Younan-Wise fired a 228 and Christopher Gold an event total of 242.

The tournament is the last of the fall season for Texas Tech golf; the team will kick off its spring season on Feb. 5-7 when it begins play at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Texas Tech at the Carpet Capital Collegiate


Player           Final   1st Rd  2nd Rd  3rd Rd  Total   RankAndrew Dresser        -4  69  70  73  212 t4thOscar Floren            -2  75  71  68  212 t9thBrandon Lakatta          +2  72  71  75  218 t17thJake Younan-Wise         +12 76  75  77  228 t59thChristopher Gold            +26 78  84  80  242 t88th