Texas Tech University Athletics
Sordet Completes First U.S. Open Appearance
June 16, 2019 | Men's Golf
PEBBLE BEACH, California – Former Texas Tech golfer Clement Sordet shot a 74 on Sunday in his final round at the 119th U.S. Open Championship to finish 72nd overall at the Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Sordet finished at 8-over after posting 76-68-74-74 – 292 at his first championship appearance. He made the cut after shooting 3-under on Friday. He would make three birdies in his final round, but also had six bogeys. Gary Woodland won the tournament at 13-under after shooting 2-under on Sunday to hold off defending champion Brooks Koepka who shot 68 on Sunday and 10-under for the tournament.
Sordet played for the Red Raiders from 2011-15 and holds the program record with five tournament victories in his career. From Charbonnieres, France, Sordet was named an All-America in his senior season and earned All-Big 12 Tournament honors three times in his career
Mito Pereira missed the cut after finishing the tournament at 7-over after shooting 77-72 – 149. He was 1-over on Friday after making three birdies and four bogeys. Pereira was 1-under on the back-9 with a birdie on the final hole, a par-5 playing at 535 yards.
Sordet, who qualified last Monday through the Walton Heath Golf Club at the sectional in the United Kingdom, holds the Texas Tech program record with five tournament victories in his career. From Charbonnieres, France, Sordet was named an All-America in his senior season and earned All-Big 12 Tournament honors three times in his career. Sordet tied for the title in the 2015 Lubbock Regional after shooting 67-69-69 – 205 for the Red Raiders with 15 birdies in the 54-hole tournament at the Rawls Golf Course.
A Santiago, Chile native, Pereira turned professional after playing for the Red Raiders in the 2014-15 seasons. He is seventh all-time in program history with a 72.2 scoring average and secured All-Big 12 Tournament honors in 2015.
Sordet finished at 8-over after posting 76-68-74-74 – 292 at his first championship appearance. He made the cut after shooting 3-under on Friday. He would make three birdies in his final round, but also had six bogeys. Gary Woodland won the tournament at 13-under after shooting 2-under on Sunday to hold off defending champion Brooks Koepka who shot 68 on Sunday and 10-under for the tournament.
Sordet played for the Red Raiders from 2011-15 and holds the program record with five tournament victories in his career. From Charbonnieres, France, Sordet was named an All-America in his senior season and earned All-Big 12 Tournament honors three times in his career
Mito Pereira missed the cut after finishing the tournament at 7-over after shooting 77-72 – 149. He was 1-over on Friday after making three birdies and four bogeys. Pereira was 1-under on the back-9 with a birdie on the final hole, a par-5 playing at 535 yards.
Sordet, who qualified last Monday through the Walton Heath Golf Club at the sectional in the United Kingdom, holds the Texas Tech program record with five tournament victories in his career. From Charbonnieres, France, Sordet was named an All-America in his senior season and earned All-Big 12 Tournament honors three times in his career. Sordet tied for the title in the 2015 Lubbock Regional after shooting 67-69-69 – 205 for the Red Raiders with 15 birdies in the 54-hole tournament at the Rawls Golf Course.
A Santiago, Chile native, Pereira turned professional after playing for the Red Raiders in the 2014-15 seasons. He is seventh all-time in program history with a 72.2 scoring average and secured All-Big 12 Tournament honors in 2015.
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