Texas Tech University Athletics
Sunday, April 2
Naples, Florida
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Calusa Cup
Photo by: Ben Adelberg- Back of the Range
No. 2 MGOLF heads to Calusa Cup
April 01, 2023 | Men's Golf
The three-day event begins Sunday and features four of the top-five
NAPLES, Fla. – No. 2 Texas Tech men's golf continues a busy four week stretch Sunday, when they open play at the three-day Calusa Cup hosted by the University of Iowa at Calusa Pines Golf Club.
The field includes four of the top five teams in the country, as No. 1 Vanderbilt, the second-ranked Red Raiders, No. 3 UNC and No. 5 Arizona State are all set to tee it up. The field also includes eight of the top-15 players in the most recent golf stat rankings: No. 1 Gordon Sargent (Vandy), No. 2 Ludvig Aberg (Tech), No. 4 David Ford (UNC), No. 7 Wells Williams (Vandy) and No. 9 Austin Greaser (UNC).
Round One is set for an 11 a.m. (CT) start on Sunday with the second round also set for an 11 a.m. (CT) tee time on Monday. Tuesday's third and final round is set for a 7 a.m. (CT) start.
THE COURSE:
Calusa Pines --- 7320 yards --- Par 72
THE FIELD:
Arizona State (5)
Georgia (29)
Iowa (89)
North Carolina (3)
Ohio State (26)
Purdue (39)
Texas Tech (2)
Wake Forest (35)
Vanderbilt (1)
THE LAST TIME OUT:
Senior Ludvig Aberg fired a final round 70 to close out his sixth career individual victory Tuesday afternoon at the Valspar Collegiate.
With the victory, Aberg recorded his second victory of the season and the sixth of his career. He is now the only golfer in school history to win multiple events in three season and passes Clement Sordet for the all-time individual victory mark in program history.
After recording an opening round 65 and a second round 67, Aberg finished with his third straight under-par round recording a 70. With the three rounds under par, Aberg recorded his 65th round of par or better to move into solo third place on the all-time list.
As a team, No. 3 Texas Tech finished at -21 overall, six shots behind No. 4 UNC who fired a final round 272 (-12) to finish at -27.
No. 10 Texas fired a final round score of -10 to finish third at -15, while No. 7 Florida State and Ohio State finished tied for fourth at -13.
Second-ranked Arizona State finished tied with No. 14 Texas A&M for sixth place (-9) followed by Pepperdine (-6). Wake Forest and Duke ended up tied at -5 for ninth place followed by No. 18 Georgia Southern who ended 11th.
Northwestern (+1), Houston (+2), Marquette (+17), Minnesota (+18) and Lamar (+38) round out the 16-team field.
UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders close out the regular season in two weeks (Apr. 14-15) at the Thunderbird Collegiate hosted by Arizona State.
The field includes four of the top five teams in the country, as No. 1 Vanderbilt, the second-ranked Red Raiders, No. 3 UNC and No. 5 Arizona State are all set to tee it up. The field also includes eight of the top-15 players in the most recent golf stat rankings: No. 1 Gordon Sargent (Vandy), No. 2 Ludvig Aberg (Tech), No. 4 David Ford (UNC), No. 7 Wells Williams (Vandy) and No. 9 Austin Greaser (UNC).
Round One is set for an 11 a.m. (CT) start on Sunday with the second round also set for an 11 a.m. (CT) tee time on Monday. Tuesday's third and final round is set for a 7 a.m. (CT) start.
THE COURSE:
Calusa Pines --- 7320 yards --- Par 72
THE FIELD:
Arizona State (5)
Georgia (29)
Iowa (89)
North Carolina (3)
Ohio State (26)
Purdue (39)
Texas Tech (2)
Wake Forest (35)
Vanderbilt (1)
THE LAST TIME OUT:
Senior Ludvig Aberg fired a final round 70 to close out his sixth career individual victory Tuesday afternoon at the Valspar Collegiate.
With the victory, Aberg recorded his second victory of the season and the sixth of his career. He is now the only golfer in school history to win multiple events in three season and passes Clement Sordet for the all-time individual victory mark in program history.
After recording an opening round 65 and a second round 67, Aberg finished with his third straight under-par round recording a 70. With the three rounds under par, Aberg recorded his 65th round of par or better to move into solo third place on the all-time list.
As a team, No. 3 Texas Tech finished at -21 overall, six shots behind No. 4 UNC who fired a final round 272 (-12) to finish at -27.
No. 10 Texas fired a final round score of -10 to finish third at -15, while No. 7 Florida State and Ohio State finished tied for fourth at -13.
Second-ranked Arizona State finished tied with No. 14 Texas A&M for sixth place (-9) followed by Pepperdine (-6). Wake Forest and Duke ended up tied at -5 for ninth place followed by No. 18 Georgia Southern who ended 11th.
Northwestern (+1), Houston (+2), Marquette (+17), Minnesota (+18) and Lamar (+38) round out the 16-team field.
UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders close out the regular season in two weeks (Apr. 14-15) at the Thunderbird Collegiate hosted by Arizona State.
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