Final Results
KERRVILLE, Texas - Concordia Texas held on to its second round lead headed into the final day and won by 17 strokes at the 2019 American Southwest Conference Men's Golf Championship to claim its second title in the sport at the Club at Comanche Trace.
The Tornados, who also won a the championship in 2016, shot a 298-294-300=892, finishing ahead of McMurry who shot a three-round score of 909.
The 2019 tournament was the first time the event was played over three days in the championship's 23-year history.
UT Dallas finished in third with a 916, folllowed by LeTourneau at 932 and Hardin-Simmons at 942.
Individually, Concordia junior Ben Balen was the medalist with a 71-71-72=214 for a -2 par. He was followed by senior teammate Seger Howell (218), Landon Oney of LeTourneau (222), Elliot Bourke of McMurry (222), Brady Wright of East Texas Baptist (223) and Brice Cooper of UT Dallas (223) to make up the All-Tournament Team.
The Tornados earn the ASC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. May 14-17. The full field will be announced on Monday, May 6 on NCAA.com.
2019 ASC Men's Golf Championship Final Standings
1. Concordia Texas (298-294-300=892)
2. McMurry (297-307-305=909)
3. UT Dallas (302-304-310=916)
4. LeTourneau (297-314-321=932)
5. Hardin-Simmons (317-307-316=940)
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor (313-306-324=943)
7. Howard Payne (329-313-312=954)
East Texas Baptist (317-318-319=954)
9. Louisiana College (332-329-340=1,001)
All-Tournament Team
Medalist: Ben Balen, Concordia Texas
Seger Howell, Concordia Texas
Landon Oney, LeTourneau
Elliot Bourke, McMurry
Brady Wright, East Texas Baptist
Brice Cooper, UT Dallas