Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Niilo Maki-Petaja tied for 14th as an individual as Louisiana Tech wrapped up the Argent Financial Classic on Tuesday at Squire Creek Country Club.
The course was playing difficult yet again as only two teams finished under par the event with Troy edging Houston for the team title. Meanwhile, only 11 of the 99 participants finished in the red for round three.
“We were good for 11 holes but did not play good coming in,” said Tech head coach Matt Terry. “The effort was there, we just have to execute better. We have to take into account that we have only been practicing for 11 days. We have two weeks until we get back after it at UAB for our next event.”
It was a similar story for LA Tech as it was on Monday. A wave of birdies came around the midway point that put the team just one shot back of third. However, a rough stretch hit that resulted in both Bulldog teams shooting 299 (+11) for the day. Team A ended up tying for 10th while Team B finished 16th.
Maki-Petaja was the top finisher for the ‘Dogs, shooting 71-73-73=217 (+1) for the tournament. After recording six top-20 finishes as a freshman, the sophomore has added another in the season-opening event for 2024-25.
Gray Kingrea also registered a 73 (+1) in round three, finishing 29th as an individual (72-75-73=220). The low round of the day for LA Tech came from Oskari Schuvalow who rebounded from back-to-back 77s to shoot Even par 72 for Team B.
Jake Plumb (74), Morton Bailey (75), and Grant Smith (77) had the other three registered scores for Team A while Riley Hnatyshyn (76) and Isaac Adams (78) had the other two recorded scores for Team B.
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