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Despite equaling their best round, the Lamar Cardinals fell

two places to 13th Sunday at the Bayou City Collegiate Championships. Lamar

fired a 299-297-297 – 893 in their spring opener ending the day two strokes

up on Rice.

“You know you’ve had a tough day when you eq ual your best round of the

tournament and fall on the leaderboard,” said head coach Brian White. “We

continue to be way too inconsistent as a team. We have guys that post good

numbers for a round, or maybe two, but we have to figure out how to put it

together for three rounds. These other teams we face are too good, and take

advantage of those kind of opportunities.”

After being the No. 5 player on the team for the first two days, senior

Gustaf Burenstam rallied for his best round of the tournament. Burenstam

recorded a one-under par on the Golf Club of Houston course. The senior

carded a three-round 79-73-71 – 223 on the par 72 course finishing tied for

47th overall.

Following Burenstam, Lamar struggled to group the rest of the team around

the leader. Sophomore Mans Berglund was the closest to Burenstam on the

final day, but ended the round three-strokes back of the senior. Berglund

closed out the tournament with two-over 74 to finish tied for 60th with a

76-75-74 – 225.

Junior Gregory Wiggins and sophomore Louis Bemberg closed the competition in

a tie for 69th overall. Wiggins fired a three-round 77-71-79 – 227, while

Bemberg shot a 72-79-76 – 227.

Sophomore Zander Gous closed out the scorecard for Lamar. After opening play

with a two-over on Friday, Gous was never able to improve upon his start

posting scores of 78 and 76, respectively, in the final two rounds. Gous was

74th overall for the tournament.

The Cardinals return to Beaumont and will have seven days to prepare before

they step back on the course. Lamar returns to action Sunday, March 1, when

they travel south of the border to compete in the Querencia Cabo Collegiate.