Grossman Leads SFA Golf To Third Place Finish

Mansfield freshman shoots final round 66 to finish one stroke back in the SLC Championships.

J.P. Landry finished fifth at the SLC Championships.

April 23, 2003

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack golf team shot a final round 279 - its lowest round of the year - and finished third at the 40th annual SLC Golf Championships at Canebrake Golf Club in Hattiesburg, Miss. SFA finished seven strokes back of second place UT-San Antonio, and nine strokes behind 2003 champion, Lamar.

Brian Grossman, a freshman from Mansfield, shot a final round 66, the lowest round of his collegiate career and finished in second place for individual honors with rounds of 70-71-66. J.P. Landry, a sophomore from Warren, shot a final round 70 and finished at even par, 213 with rounds of 72-71-70, good for a tie for fifth place.

Trevor Sauntry, a sophomore from Missouri City, also finished in the top ten, tying for seventh with a three day total of 214, one over par. Sauntry shot rounds of 72-72-70. Josh Price, a freshman from Marble Falls, closed with a final round 73 and posted an eight over par total of 221 for the three day event. Price shot 75-73-73 in his first appearance at the conference championship. Justin Foust closed out play with a 78 Wednesday and finished with rounds of 75-78-78 in his first action at the conference tournament.

The 'Jacks entered the final 18 holes of play tied for second place with UT-San Antonio seven strokes back of Lamar. The Roadrunners edged the 'Jacks by seven shots with a final day round of 272, the lowest round of the event. Lamar shot a final round of 277, paced by Matt Larson's 67. The Cardinals have won three straight SLC golf titles.

SFA's three round total of 855 is the lowest three round total at the SLC Championships since joining the conference. The 'Jacks have won the SLC title on three different occasions with the last tournament title coming in 1999. The three round total of 855 by SFA would have won every conference tournament held since 1986.

Fin. Scores 1 Lamar University 286 283 277 846 2 Texas-San Antonio 297 279 272 848 3 Stephen F. Austin St 289 287 279 855 4 Mc Neese State Univ. 290 294 280 864 5 Louisiana-Monroe 288 297 289 874 6 Southeastern La. U. 295 287 294 876 7 Texas-Arlington 297 288 294 879 8 Southwest Texas St U 293 295 297 885 Sam Houston St. U. 298 293 294 885 10 Nicholls State Univ. 307 302 301 910

FINAL RESULTS Southland Conference Men Canebrake G.C. Hattiesburg MS Dates: 04/21 - 04/23 (Today:04-23-2003) Par: 71 Yardage: 7003

Fin. Name School Scores 1 Chris Stroud Lamar 71 65 70 206 -7

2 Brian Grossman S F A 70 71 66 207 -6

3 John Elizondo UTSA 74 71 65 210 -3

4 David Callaway Mc Neese 71 72 68 211 -2

5 Luke Healy UTSA 78 68 67 213 E J.P. Landry S F A 72 71 70 213 E

7 Anthony Estorga Texas-Arl. 72 72 70 214 +1 Matt Larson Lamar 74 73 67 214 +1 Trevor Sauntry S F A 72 72 70 214 +1 Duffy Pugh UTSA 72 67 75 214 +1

11 Kevin Messer SW Tx St. 72 69 74 215 +2 Mike Mezei UTSA 73 76 66 215 +2 Bryan Vahlberg ULM 69 73 73 215 +2 Brett Bergeron S.E. La. 73 71 71 215 +2

15 Kyle Edwards SW Tx St. 74 71 71 216 +3

16 Steve Luminais NichollsSt 71 72 74 217 +4

17 Adrien Mork Mc Neese 75 72 71 218 +5 Erik Hsu ULM 72 75 71 218 +5 Brandon Mullen Texas-Arl. 74 69 75 218 +5 Mark Van Hoose Lamar 68 72 78 218 +5 Shawn Stefani Lamar 73 77 68 218 +5

22 David Ward Sam Houst. 74 73 72 219 +6 Dean Rodgers Mc Neese 73 76 70 219 +6 Beau Dark Mc Neese 71 77 71 219 +6

25 Mark O'Sullivan S.E. La. 72 73 75 220 +7

26 Tim Kunick ULM 72 76 73 221 +8 Tyrone Mordt Texas-Arl. 76 73 72 221 +8 Josh Price S F A 75 73 73 221 +8

29 Steven Tiley S.E. La. 77 73 73 223 +10 Jeremy Dean Sam Houst. 72 70 81 223 +10 Jon Doyle Mc Neese 78 74 71 223 +10

Check out Stats, Scores, and More: www.GOLFSTAT.COM FINAL RESULTS Southland Conference Men Canebrake G.C. Hattiesburg MS Dates: 04/21 - 04/23 (Today:04-23-2003) Par: 71 Yardage: 7003

Fin. Name School Scores 29 Chris Davis Lamar 78 73 72 223 +10

33 Jordan Hasbrouck Sam Houst. 76 75 73 224 +11 Mervyn Owens S.E. La. 77 70 77 224 +11

35 Anders Hofvander S.E. La. 73 77 75 225 +12 Taylor Palmer ULM 77 73 75 225 +12

37 Danilo Crnomut UTSA 79 73 74 226 +13 Mike Fulco ULM 75 79 72 226 +13 Scott Ragsdale Sam Houst. 77 75 74 226 +13 Everett Nini SW Tx St. 72 80 74 226 +13

41 Jeff Olson NichollsSt 77 77 75 229 +16 Josh Clements NichollsSt 78 77 74 229 +16

43 Landon Allen Texas-Arl. 75 74 81 230 +17

44 Brian Bohlig Sam Houst. 76 80 75 231 +18 Glen Allen SW Tx St. 75 78 78 231 +18 Justin Foust S F A 75 78 78 231 +18

47 Bart Worthing SW Tx St. 75 77 80 232 +19

48 Jordan Krantz Texas-Arl. 83 76 77 236 +23

49 Brandon Henry NichollsSt 83 76 78 237 +24

50 Brad Hammonds NichollsSt 81 84 87 252 +39

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