MATHEWS, La. | Trace Carpenter led Jackson State at the La Tour Intercollegiate finishing at 9-over (225) with a pair of rounds hovering around even par at the LaTour Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday, in a tournament hosted by Nicholls.
Carpenter shot an even-par (72) through the first 18 holes and followed that up with a 1-over (73) in the second round on Monday. However, he slipped into a tie for 51st after a final round 8-over (80). He finished seven spots higher than his teammate Ekam Singh who finished at 12-over (228) including a round-best 3-over (75) in the second round. Kaden Tibbetts finished 64th, one shot better than his teammate JD Berndt with 3-over (75) second round.
Jackson State finished 13th overall in the tournament with 50-over par (914) that included an 11-over (299) in the second round on Monday.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): La Tour Intercollegiate (Nicholls)
Dates: 10/20-21 (Monday-Tuesday)
Course: LaTour Golf Club (Par 72 / 7,170 yds)
Final results
TEAM SCORES
1) East Texas A&M 277-271-279-827 (-37); 2) South Dakota 285-282-269-836 (-28); 3) Houston Christian 279-282-278-839 (-25); 4) Midland 280-280-281-841 (-23); t-5) New Orleans 291-282-279-852 (-12); t-5) SE Louisiana 288-278-286-852 (-12); 7) Nicholls 294-296-294-874 (+10); 8) Texas Southern 303-293-286-882 (+18); 9) Nicholls (B) 299-291-295-885 (+21); 10) Southern 307-292-294-893 (+29); 11) Prairie View A&M 308-294-300-902 (+38); 12) Spring Hill 304-304-304-912 (+48); 13) Jackson State 204-299-311-914 (+50); 14) Loyola 301-305-315 (+57); 15) Incarnate Word 288-280-NA (DQ).
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
t-1) Janis Eril (East Texas A&M) 69-62-72-203 (-13); t-1) Scott Spark (Midland) 68-70-65-203 (-13); t-3) Davis Seybert (East Texas A&M) 69-69-67-205 (-11); t-3) Mason Napier (Houston Christian) 71-65-69-205 (-11); 5) Joe Rohlwing (South Dakota) 70-74-62-206 (-10); t-6) Brooks Pawlak (Houston Christian) 68-74-65-207 (-9); t-6) Kyle Traub (Nicholls) 69-70-68-207 (-9); 8) Shoma Taguchi (South Dakota) 71-69-78-208 (-8); t-9) Cooper Watt (West Texas A&M) 71-70-68-209 (-7); t-9) Francisco Taboada (Incarnate Word) 68-72-69-209 (-7).
JACKSON STATE SCORES
t-51) Trace Carpenter 72-73-80-225 (+9); t-58) Ekam Singh 77-75-76-228 (+12); 64) Kaden Tibbetts 79-75-76-230 (+14); 65) JD Berndt 76-76-79-231 (+15); 76) Edward Wallace 83-83-82-248 (+32).
TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Carpenter finished with 10 birdies and 27 pars in three rounds, including four birdies in each of the first two rounds.
- Carpenter only birdied the same hole twice in three rounds, at the par-4 10th hole in both the second and third rounds.
- Singh birdied eight holes in the three rounds including three in the first round and three in the final round. He birded par-5 third in the first and second rounds, and followed that up with a birdie on par-5 13th in the first and final rounds.
- After not making a birdie in the first round, Tibbets birdied three holes in the second round and another two in the final. He birded the par-4 15th in the second and third rounds.
- Berndt birdied four holes on the day for the Tigers.
UP NEXT
Jackson State returns to action at the SWAC Preview in Birmingham (Ala.) next month.
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