Texas Tech University Athletics
Men's Golf Improves in Final Round
June 21, 1999 | Men's Golf
October 21, 1998
MCKINNEY, Texas -- The Texas Tech University men's golf team finished 14th in the SMU Stonebridge "Big E" Shootout with a 938 total.
After firing rounds of 317 and 311 on Monday, Texas Tech finished with a final-round 310 on Tuesday over the par 72, 7,247-yard Stonebridge Country Club.
Southern Methodist (880) won the team total by three shots over Arkansas and Baylor. Kansas (890) finished fourth. Baylor senior Jeff Hughes won the individual title with an even-par 216.
For Texas Tech, Matt Loving tied for 25th, thanks to a 1-over-par 73 on Tuesday. He finished at 10-over 226. Philip Tate tied for 55th (233), Blake Smith tied for 64th (238), Matt Pitts finished 71st (241) and Eddie Lucio finished 73rd (248).
14th Texas Tech 317 311 310 938 t25 Matt Loving 79 74 73 226 t55 Philip Tate 79 77 77 233 t64 Blake Smith 79 78 81 238 71 Matt Pitts 80 82 79 241 73 Eddie Lucio 80 82 86 248Team Totals 1 SMU 288 293 299 880 2 Arkansas 299 288 296 883 Baylor 292 289 302 883 4 Kansas 300 300 290 890 5 North Texas 296 296 300 892 6 Ark-Little Rock 298 290 307 895 7 Kent 300 293 308 901 Sam Houston St. 297 292 312 901 9 S/W Louisiana 292 302 309 903 10 TX-San Antonio 396 310 311 917 11 Rice 303 307 308 918 12 S/WTexas State 301 304 315 920 13 Steph- Austin 313 299 316 928 14 Texas Tech 317 311 310 938