JONESBORO, Ark. - The Nicholls State University men's golf team turned in an impressive showing at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate as the Colonels finished in fourth place out of 17 teams after shooting a 5-over 869.
Leading the way for Nicholls was
Ongsa Booncharn,
Ethan Marx and
James Bould who all claimed a Top 20 finish. Booncharn finished just outside the Top 10 as he tied for 11th with a 2-under 214. Marx shot an even 216 for a tie for 15th and Bould carded a 2-over 218 to tie for 18th.Â
In Monday's action, Nicholls only trailed host Arkansas State after tallying a 4-under in the opening round and an even 288 in the second. Marx paced the Colonels with a 4-under 68 in his first round before firing a 2-under 70 in the second. Booncharn (69),
Kyle Traub (70) and
Elliot Aucoin (71) also had under-par rounds on Monday.
For Tuesday, Nicholls had its only over-par round by turning in a 9-over 297, dropping the Colonels two spots on the leaderboard. Booncharn and Bould led Nicholls in the final round as both shot an even 72.Â
Traub turned in a 222 for the event and was followed by Aucoin (226) and
Jack Moro (227).Â
Booncharn led the entire field with a 9-under on par 5s, helped by one eagle. Traub also turned in one eagle.Â
Arkansas State took the team title with a 19-stroke lead over Austin Peay, and also had the top two individuals -- Jake Lile (-14) and Milan Reed (-11).
Up Next
Nicholls will host its annual LaTour Intercollegiate next week (Oct. 19-20) at the LaTour Golf Club in Mathews, La. Monday's action will be 36 holes followed by 18 on Tuesday.
Final Results
Â
