
Men's Golf in 13th After First Day of Bayou City Collegiate Classic
02/20/2023 | 8:20:00 | Men's Golf
The Southern Illinois men's golf team is in 13th place after carding 588 (+12) on the first day of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at the Westwood Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Sam Houston leads the 16-team field with a score of 558 (-18) after 36 holes of play.
Braden Hoisington picked up five birdies on the day and currently leads SIU with a score of 145 (+1), tied for 30th. Carsen Silliman is tied for 43rd with a score of 147 (+3). Tom Cleaton sits in 57th with a two-round total of 149 (+5). Andrew Thornton fired an eagle on Hole 6 in the second round to finish the day at 150 (+6), tied for 58th. Hugo Archer shot 154 (+10) and is tied for 79th.
The final round of 18 holes tees off on Tuesday, with tee times off Hole 1 and Hole 10 starting at 7:30 a.m. CT. Southern Illinois will start on Hole 10 with a tee time of 8:24 a.m. CT. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy and a high of 78F with southern wind gusts from 12-17mph. Follow along with live scoring on Golfstat.com.
Teams
1 Sam Houston 277 281 = 558 (-18)
2 Oral Roberts 283 281 = 564 (-12)
T3 Houston 283 284 = 567 (-9)
T3 Lamar University 284 284 = 568 (-8)
5 UT Arlington 284 284 = 568 (-8)
T6 ULM 288 286 = 574 (-2)
T6 Rice 286 288 = 574 (-2)
8 UTSA 290 285 = 575 (-1)
9 Stephen F. Austin 288 291 = 579 (+3)
10 Abilene Christian 300 285 = 585 (+9)
11 Southern Mississippi 293 295 = 588 (+12)
12 Louisiana 297 293 = 590 (+14)
13 Southern Illinois 296 295 = 588 (+12)
14 Houston Christian 297 299 = 596 (+20)
14 UT-Rio Grande Valley 300 301 = 601 (+25)
16 Incarnate Word 302 300 = 602 (+26)
Southern Illinois
T30 Braden Hoisington 73 72 = 145 (+1)
T43 Carsen Silliman 72 75 = 147 (+3)
57 Tom Cleaton 75 74 = 149 (+5)
T58 Andrew Thornton 76 74 = 150 (+6)
T79 Hugo Archer 79 75 = 154 (+10)
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