Phaithuncharoensuk ties for 20th at Walden Invitational

MONTGOMERY – Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk tied for 20th place at the Walden Invitational on Tuesday for the Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s golf team at the Walden on Lake Conroe Country Club. 

This week’s tournament was the final tournament for the Lions before the Southland Conference Championships. Phaithuncharoensuk scored 218 (71-73-74) to tie for 20th place. Nathan McCulloch (Edinburgh, Scotland) tied for 51st place with a score of 226 (75-76-75), and Chance Mulligan (Dallas – Bishop Dunne) tied for 56th place with a score of 227 (72-80-75). 

“We saw a few glimpses of bright spots this week in Houston,” coach Brian Dolehide. “We know exactly where we need to improve and are looking forward to these next few weeks of preparation to get ready for the conference championships and bring home the Southland trophy!” 

Simon Haas (Lorch, Germany) tied for 74th with a score of 233 (85-75-73), while Corey Maher (Frisco) tied for 78th place with a score of 235 (74-81-80). 

Sam Houston and Rice co-hosted this week’s tournament. The Bearkats won the match by 26 strokes over North Alabama. Sam Houston totaled a team score of 842. The individual winner was Texas A&M’s Phichaksn Maichon, who scored 205, winning by three strokes over Sam Houston’s Bret Gray. 

UP NEXT

The Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club in San Antonio hosts the Southland Conference Championships on April 25-27. It is the first time the Lions are competing in the SLC Championships since moving to NCAA Division I.

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Sam Houston	274	291	277	842
2	North Alabama	292	280	296	868
3	Stetson	292	288	289	869
T4	Rice	297	276	300	873
T4	ULM	286	294	293	873
6	New Orleans	286	292	299	877
7	Midland CC	286	288	305	879
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	284	304	300	888
T9	Nicholls	299	303	288	890
T9	Tarleton	294	292	304	890
11	A&M-COMMERCE	292	304	297	893
12	UIW	306	299	300	905
13	Central Michigan	292	309	310	911
14	Houston Christian	300	303	310	913

 

11	A&M-COMMERCE	292	304	297	893
T20	Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk	71	73	74	218
T51	Nathan McCulloch	75	76	75	226
T56	Chance Mulligan	72	80	75	227
T74	Simon Haas	85	75	73	233
T78	Corey Maher	74	81	80	235

Lion Women’s Golf takes seventh at ULM Invitational.

MONROE, La. – Michelle Becker carded a top 20 finish for the Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s golf team at the ULM Invitational on Tuesday at Bayou Desiard Country Club. 

“Our seventh-place finish may not seem like a win, but compared to the highly competitive field, we played well. We were hoping to move into sixth place today and just let some bad putts get in the way of that goal, unfortunately,” said coach Lise Malherbe. 

Becker (San Antonio – Reagan) shot a 76 in the final round for a total score of 227 (77-74-76), tying for 19th place. Henriette Stranda (Kraakstad, Norway) tied for 24th place with a score of 230 (76-76-78), while Benz Far-Arun (Bangkok, Thailand) finished a stroke behind and placed 28th with a score of 231 (74-79-78). 

“I am proud of Michelle for her top 20 finish in some very tough conditions today with unpredictable gusts,” added Malherbe. 

Marie Naeher (Neuenbuerg, Germany) posted a score of 235 (80-77-78) to tie for 37th place, and Jordan Dusckas (Flower Mound Marcus) placed 45th with a score of 240 (84-75-81). 

ULM won its home tournament with a score of 880, 13 strokes better than Sam Houston. The Warhawks’ Alessia Mengoni won the individual title by one stroke, scoring 216 over HCU’s Elise Parel. 

Malherbe, “We’re excited to tee it up again next week and continue to work towards conference championships in just a couple weeks.” 

UP NEXT

The Lions participate in the Oral Roberts Invitational next week in the final tournament before the Southland Conference Championships the following weekend.

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	ULM	292	285	303	880
2	Sam Houston	294	298	301	893
3	Houston Christian	300	296	299	895
4	Arkansas State	290	309	303	902
5	Missouri State	298	297	308	903
6	Southern Miss	311	301	301	913
7	A&M-COMMERCE	307	302	310	919
8	South Alabama	310	296	316	922
9	Stephen F. Austin	326	310	330	966

 

7	A&M-COMMERCE	307	302	310	919
T19	Michelle Becker	77	74	76	227
T24	Henriette Stranda	76	76	78	230
28	Benz Far-Arun	74	79	78	231
T37	Marie Naeher	80	77	78	235
45	Jordan Dusckas	84	75	81	240