MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama recorded another historic week, as the Jaguars were led to a team title by individual medalist
Hugo Thyr.
Hugo Thyr set a program record for lowest individual total in Jaguar history with his 64-67-66--197 score in the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. Shooting 16-under for the tournament, Thyr's first round score of 64 also ties the program record for best individual round. Thyr led South Alabama to a first place team finish, shooting 21-under as a team and a total score of 276-283-272--831.
Senior
Kevin Dahlberg also placed in the top-10 with an eighth place finish and a 68-72-68–208 total to finish five-under-par. Sophomore
Josh Hill also landed 12th with a six-under final round to finish two-under on the tournament.
QUOTES
Head Coach Ben Hannan
On how the team worked up to this event: Everyone has been working really hard since the start of spring season and they've been trending in this direction the last month or so. We're starting to put rounds together and getting contributions from everyone which is what we do when we play our best.
On the team's individual performances: Joshua Hill closed with an impressive 65 today and
Kevin Dahlberg had another solid event finishing in the top-10. We had solid contributing rounds from both
Tim Kretschmann and
Joshua Achord throughout. Hugo of course had a special week from start to finish after opening with 64. He played unbelievable all week. Along with winning the individual title, he also set the program scoring record (64-67-66) for 54-holes. It's hard for a team to win out here, so winning at home is really special. The guys never let up emotionally or mentally and closing out the tournament with their low round of the week is really positive and something we can build on. When you're working hard and doing the right things, it's always nice when you get rewarded. I am very happy for them.
TEAM SCORES
1. South Alabama, 276-283-272--831 (-21); 2. UCF, 282-280-281–843 (-9); T3. Valparaiso, 289-279-287–855 (+3); T3. Jacksonville State, 283-286-286–855 (+3); 5. Delaware, 291-281-289–861 (+9); 6. Texas State, 293-287-284–864 (+12); 7. Marshall, 288-297-287–872 (+20); 8. Samford, 297-287-293–877 (+25); 9. New Orleans, 301-292-294–887 (+35); 10. Bradley, 298-301-292–891 (+39); 11. Nicholls, 297-305-292–894 (+42); 12. Stephen F. Austin, 300-299-296–895 (+43); 13. Tennessee Tech, 302-308-294–904 (+52)
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
1. Hugo Thyr, South Alabama, 64-67-66–197 (-16); 2. Anthony Delisaanti, Valparaiso, 67-63-71–201 (-12); Cayden Pope, Auburn*, 67-64-72–203 (-10); T4. Santiago Bailleres, Jacksonville State, 66-68-70–204 (-9); T4. Billy Davis, Auburn*, 65-70-69–204 (-9); 6. Reed Lotter, Auburn*, 70-69-66–205 (-8); 7. Lucas Dutartre, UCF, 67-71-69–207 (-6);
8. Kevin Dahlberg, South Alabama, 68-72-68–208 (-5); 9. Artist Areephun, Delaware, 72-64-73–209 (-4)
SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
1.
Hugo Thyr, 64-67-66–197 (-16); 8.
Kevin Dahlberg, 68-72-68–208 (-5); T12.
Josh Hill, 72-74-65–211 (-2); T27.
Tim Kretschmann, 73-71-73–217 (+4); T33.
Joshua Achord, 72-73-74–219 (+6); T40.
Filip Svendsen*, 77-74-70–221 (+8); T58.
Mason Crowder, 79-79-70–228 (+15)
UP NEXT
South Alabama will travel up to West Point, Miss. for the Mossy Oak Collegiate hosted by Mississippi State on April 14-15.
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