Oct. 4, 2006

Baton Rouge, LA - The Southern University Jaguar golf team competed in two tournaments this past week and placed second in the 2006 Coca Cola Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Invitational. The event was held in Atlanta, GA September 27th - 29th. Two days later they travel to North Louisiana for their first Southwestern Athletic Conference competition. In the nine team Grambling Tiger Invitational the Jaguars finished 4th.

"We have been playing well but ran into a rough spot in Monroe," said head coach Willie Williams. "We travel to Atlanta on Tuesday of last week and returned on Friday. We then left for Monroe on Saturday. Some of the guys were mentally tired because of midterms coming up so their play suffered a bit."

Southern's freshman Alex Scott led the team during the Hall of Fame Classic, shooting a 70 on the first day and a 71 on the second to finish with a 141 and three under par. His score placed him in a three way tie for second place. Joining him was sophomore Dustin Thompson who shot a 71 and a 70. Senior Patrick Phillips shot a 71 and a 75 to finish two over par while freshman Brette Maynard ended with a 79 and a 73 for eight over par. Junior Romer Alcala completed the event with a 78 and an 86 to end 20 over par.

A day later the Blue and Gold traveled to Monroe, LA for the Grambling Tiger Invitational. Leading the Jags was Brette Maynard who had a good day on the links as he shot a 76 and a 68, his best score this season. Dustin Thompson finished the two day affair shooting a 77 and a 70 for three over par. Unfortunately the other Jaguars were not as fortunate as Alex Scott finished with 76 and 74 for six over par. Sophomore Ervin Nixon shot a 75 and an 82 to end at 13 over par. Romer Alcala had a tough day completing the tournament with an 82 and an 80 for 18 over par.

"The Grambling tournament was tough on everyone as they were also preparing for midterms," said Williams. "We have some two more tournaments left so we look to do finish strong."

A complete list of both tournaments is listed below:

Coca Cola Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Invitational Golf Tournament

1. Bethune Cookman 278 288 566

2. Southern University 290 289 579

3. South Carolina 292 290 579

4. Texas Southern 293 300 593

5. Savannah State 297 305 602

6. Hampton 307 309 616

7. Florida A&M 305 312 617

8. Grambling State 313 323 636

9. Winston State 319 314 636

Grambling Tiger Invitational

1. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 296 292 588

2. Savannah State 296 295 591

3. Texas Southern 294 297 591

4. Southern University 304 292 596

5. Alabama A&M 308 308 616

6. Grambling State 313 322 663

7. Prairie View 327 309 636

8. Alcorn State 337 326 663

9. Mississippi Valley 477 447 994