LAREDO, Texas — Heavy rain limited the Border Olympics golf tournament to just 36 holes but it could not cool off the play of Sacramento State's Aaron Beverly. The junior tied for second place overall and helped the Hornets to a seventh-place finish at the Laredo Country Club.
Beverly shot 71-66-137 and was three strokes behind medalist Haraldur Magnus of Louisiana in the individual standings. Beverly's score of 66 on Saturday was the lowest among the 101 individuals in the field during the round. His most recent effort comes less than a week after he was the medalist at the Sacramento State Invitational and set the Valley Hi competitive course record with a 64 in the final round.
The first round of the Border Olympics was cancelled on Friday and the teams were able to get most of the second round in before darkness. Play continued on Saturday morning before the scheduled third round. Beverly started the tournament with a 1-under par 71. He opened with a birdie on the par-4 fourth hole before adding three sets of birdie-bogey combinations in the rest of his round. On Saturday. Beverly did most of his damage of the par 5s. His lone bogey of the day came on his first hole (No. 4) but he recorded an eagle on the par-5 ninth and a birdie on No. 10 to move to 2-under. After six pars, he eagled the par-5 17th and then birdied the par-4 18th and par-5 first to finished at 6-under.
Connor Day finished second on the team and tied for 29th overall with two even-par rounds of 72. Day rallied from 2-over during his first round with birdies on Nos. 13, 16 and 17. He returned to even with a bogey on No. 18. During the second round. He had two birdies and two bogeys and was never above par.
Taylor Knoll and Owen Taylor tied for 52nd after each totaled 147 (3-over par). Knoll started his first round with bogeys on two of his first four holes before birdies on Nos. 15 and 17 brought him back to even. He gave a stroke back with a bogey on No. 18 and after five pars, bogeyed his final hole (No. 6).
Taylor was 1-under par through his first 13 holes of the first round with the help of birdies on Nos. 13, 18 and 1. However, he bogeyed holes 2-4 to finish even. His second round was much more steady with a birdie on the par-5 17th and two bogeys.
Freshman Landon Azevedo overcame an 80 in the first round with an even-par 72 on Saturday. Azevedo encountered immediate trouble on Friday with a bogey and two double bogeys on his first three holes. After moving to 8-over, he birdied No. 17 and No. 1 but then followed with bogeys on Nos. 2 and 3. His second round featured four birdies and three pars.
Sacramento State finished second after shooting 291-283-574. The tournament title went to Baylor which shot 277-279-556 to finish eight strokes ahead of host Houston. The remainder of the top five was comprised of Rice, Sam Houston State and Louisiana.
The Hornets will next compete at the Barona Collegiate Cup in Lakeside, Calif., on March 21-22.
Border Olympics
Laredo, Texas | Laredo CC
Par 72 | 7,375 Yards
TEAM RESULTS
1. Baylor 277-279-556
2. Houston 283-281-564
3. Rice 285-282-567
T4. Sam Houston State 290-279-569
T4. Louisiana 286-283-569
6. McNeese State 286-286-572
7. SACRAMENTO STATE 291-283-574
T8. UTSA 293-284-577
T8. Texas State 299-278-577
10. Notre Dame 296-283-579
T11. UTEP 300-280-580
T11. Louisiana-Monroe 300-280-580
13. New Mexico State 294-287-581
14. Stephen F. Austin 291-293-584
15. Nevada 294-293-589
16. Little Rock 296-295-592
17. Southern Mississippi 297-295-592
18. St. Mary's (TX) 309-298-607
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Haraldur Magnus, UL, 66-68-134
T2. Aaron Beverly, SAC, 71-66-137
T2. Martin Eriksson, MSU, 66-71-137
T2. Freddy Anderson, BU, 67-70-137
T2. Michael Perras, UH, 67-70-137
SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
T2. Aaron Beverly 71-66-137
T29. Connor Day 72-72-144
T52. Taylor Knoll 74-73-147
T52. Owen Taylor 74-73-147
T83. Landon Azevedo 80-72-152
