Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Three Bulldogs shot under par in the final round Tuesday as Louisiana Tech finished ninth at the highly-competitive Linger Longer Invitational.
Conditions were much calmer in round three at the Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee which equated to lower scores. LA Tech was one of those low scores, shooting six under which tied for its fifth-best round of the season to help finish the three-day event at 10 over par (297-295-282=874).
Niilo Maki-Petaja nearly had a bogey-free round with his only blemish being a bogey on the Par 4 No. 12. The sophomore got off to a strong start, sinking an eagle on the Par 5 No. 2. He would shoot 33 on the front and 35 on the back, including back-to-back birdies on No. 15 and No. 16, to shoot a team-best four under (68).
Oskari Schuvalow was another Bulldog who almost had a bogey-free round. Despite a double bogey on the Par 4 No. 13, the sophomore drained five birdies including three straight to finish the front nine, to shoot a season-best three under (69).
Both Bulldogs would finish the event at three under (213), tying for 12th on the player leaderboard. It marked the sixth top-20 finish of the season for Maki-Petaja while Schuvalow, who was one of just eight golfers to shoot at or under par in all three rounds, had his best finish as a Bulldog.
Jake Plumb had his best round of the tournament Tuesday. After shooting 78 and 77 in rounds one and two, the sophomore opened round three with a birdie and would up shooting a 70 (-2). The final scoreboard used by LA Tech came from Alejandro Sanchez who also saved his best round for last, shooting 75 (+3).
