Men's & Women's Golf

September 15, 2009

Jonathan Alden Wins Individual Title; Men's Team Finishes Third

Seguin, Texas – Trinity University senior Jonathan Alden of Austin (Westlake) won the first playoff hole and the individual title Tuesday at the TLU (Texas Lutheran University) John Bohmann Memorial Tournament at Golf Club of Seguin.

Alden made a par on the first playoff hole (No. 1), while Brock Crosson of UT-Brownsville bogeyed. Each golfer finished with 7-under par 209s in regulation, at the 54-hole tournament. Alden shot a final-round 5-under 67 and Crosson made a 3-under 69 on the final day of play. In the first two rounds on Monday, Alden shot a 1-under 71 in each round. Crosson shot a par-72 in the opener and was 4-under in the second round.

The Tigers finished third as a team with an 866 (291-290-285), behind the winner, UT-Brownsville (849) and runner-up Hardin-Simmons (864). Mary Hardin-Baylor placed fourth (872), Southwestern was fifth (880), McMurry came in at No. 6 (882), Texas Lutheran was seventh 897) and UT-Dallas placed eighth (899). Rounding out the tournament, in places 9-12, respectively, were Concordia (906), Mary Hardin-Baylor “B” (911), Texas Lutheran “B” (917) and Texas A&M International (934).

Sophomore golfer Ryan Barry of San Diego (Torrey Pines) shot a 3-under 69 Tuesday for a 1-over 217 and a tie for 12^th place. First-year Warren Taylor of Newton, Pa. (Peddie), was 3-over 75 (7-over 217) and a tie for 27^th place. Senior Nash Kassam of Vancouver, British Columbia (St. George’s), registered a 2-over 74 for an 8-over 224, tying for 29^th place. Playing as an individual, senior Chase Clayton of Bakersfield, Calif. (Garces Memorial), tied for 29^th shooting a final-round 3-over 75 (8-over 224 total). Senior player Peter Senior of Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Campbell Hall), tied for the No. 35 slot with a 6-over 78 (10-over 226).

The Tigers will compete Sept. 28 and 29 at the 54-hole St. Mary’s Invitational, at San Antonio’s Dominion Country Club.