Sept. 17, 2008

Round 2 Combo Stats | Round 2 Individual Results

Abilene, Texas - West Texas A&M University tied for 10th place among fifteen teams in the Charles Coody West Texas Intercollegiate Golf Tournament, which concluded Tuesday at the Diamondback Golf Club in Abilene, Texas.

The Buffs shot a second round 284 over the par-71, 6,977-yard course, the second-lowest team score of the day. St. Edward's won the event with an overall team score of 559, while St. Edwards' Collin Mayer took individual honors with rounds of 68-68-136.

Leading the Buffs was Geoff Phemister (senior, Canyon, Texas), who carded scores of 75-69-144 to place in a tie for 13th, individually. Other WT finishers were Roy Holdeman (junior, Anthony, N.M.), who shot 73-72-145 to tie for 15th, Colin Cruz (sophomore, Amarillo, Texas), who placed in a tie for 51st with scores of 80-73-153, Brandon Holub (junior, Gilbert, Ariz.), tied for 66th with 82-75-157 and Tate Allred, who tied for 72nd with scores of 85-75-160

"With the exception of Roy, we didn't play particularly well on Monday," said WT head coach Ryan Leaf. "We were more focused during Tuesday's round and it showed in the way we finished. I was very proud of the scores we carded, by everyone, in the second round."

The Buffs next outing will be Sept. 22-23 when they compete NSU Men's Golf Classic, held at Emerald Falls Golf Club in Broken Arrow, Okla.