Houston, Texas
- Junior Gaston De La Torre won his first career golf tournament as an individual with a three-round score of 9-under par, 207. As a team the Aggies also won the team title, with an 11-under par, 853 for the tournament. NM State shot a 5-under par, 283 in the final round. This was the first team win for the Aggies this season.
"Gaston (De La Torre) had a great tournament and to finish out his round today with three straight birdies is a tremendous accomplishment," head coach Scott Lieberwirth said. "It was a breakout performance for him. I thought Collin (Pratt), Tim (Madigan) and Joon (Lee) all played solid golf. We are still making a lot of mistakes and with some of the tournaments we are playing in later this spring with higher ranked opponents we won't be able to make those types of mistakes. To get the first win of the season regardless of the field is important for our team. I'm proud of the way we played today."
De La Torre carded a final round score of 4-under par, 68, winning the individual title by three strokes over the closet competitor. He tallied five birdies in the final round.
"I've been really feeling confident these last few weeks and felt good about my game as a whole," De La Torre said. "In my final round I just tried to keep it steady. Early in the round my putts weren't dropping but I stayed with it and I birdied my last three holes and just waited for the results to come in. I think the preparation that our strength coach Tony McClure gave me and Glen Baca, who helped me with my short game, really played off."
Junior Joon Lee fired a final round score of 1-over par, 73, which included five birdies on the day. He finished the tournament in eighth-place with a three-round score of 3-under par, 213.
Senior Tim Madigan carded his second straight round of even-par golf in the final round, placing tied for 17th overall with a three-round score of 1-over par, 217. Freshman Collin Pratt stormed back in the final round with a career-low 2-under par, 70, finishing the tournament at 5-over par, 221. Pratt finished tied for 37th.
Sophomore Justin Shin had a tough final round with a 5-over par, 77, finishing tied for 51st overall with a three-round score of 7-over par, 223. Junior Zachery Fullerton bounced back from round two with a 1-under par, 71 in the final round, placing tied for 32nd overall with a three-round score of 4-over par, 220.
Following the Aggies was Florida Gulf Coast at 8-under par, Wichita State (-7), Houston (+1) and Rice (+5).
The Aggies will be back in action on March 7-8 at the Fresno Lexus Classic in Fresno, Calif.