Out of 19 teams, the Cougars landed in the bottom five Saturday at the Laredo Border Olympics, ending up with 15th place.
UH had a team score of 879. The top performer was freshman Jesse Droemer who hit a 220, finishing four strokes over par and in a tie for 44th place. Close behind was sophomore transfer Will Dusenbury and freshman Bryn Flanagan, finishing five over par for a score of 221. Dusenbury hit a 75, 74 and 72, while Flanagan hit an 80, 69 and 72. They tied for 62nd place with Branden Dalton of Washington State.
Though dissatisfied with the Cougars’ performance, head coach Jonathan Dismuke remained positive.
“I was pleased with the way that we improved our score with each round,” Dismuke said in a release. “This certainly wasn’t our best effort, but we will regoup and learn from the lessons this week and try to carry that into next weekend’s tournament.”
Arkansas won the tournament with a team score of 832. The top individual performer was Michael Whithead of Rice, with a score of 197.
The Cougars’ next competition will be April 2-3 at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational in Augusta, Ga.
After that, the Cougars will have just one more tournament before the Conference USA Championships.
