KFDM COOP Posted April 16, 2008 Report Posted April 16, 2008 Lamar Rolls To 22nd Southland Conference Men's Golf Championship Three Cardinals finish among the top five April 16, 2008 LAKE CHARLES, La. - Lamar played the first seven holes five-under par and cruised to a 28-shot victory and its 22nd Southland Conference Men's Golf Championship at Gray Plantation Wednesday. Lamar shot two-over for the day and finished the 54-hole tournament at 866, well ahead of second-place Sam Houston State and Texas State at 894. The 28-shot margin was just shy of last season's league-record 33-stroke victory. During the same stretch that Lamar was firing on all cylinders, SHSU was five-over and Texas State two-over. Sophomore Hugues Joannes led the Cardinals on Wednesday with a 69 on the final round to finish third at 217. He had three bogeys on the day after birdying three of the first five holes, had a birdie on the 12th and chipped in for eagle on the par-5 15th - the only eagle recorded on the hole all week. Junior Justin Harding and senior Russell Helson each finished a stroke back at 218, tying for fourth to give Lamar three of the top five finishers. Senior Casey Clendenon carded a 77 to finish tied for eighth at 221. Junior Leroux Ferriera totaled a 229 after a 75 on Wednesday. The league title is the fourth by a Lamar athletic team in the 2007-08 academic year. Men's cross country, volleyball and men's basketball also won SLC championships. Lamar earns the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA regional, which runs May 15-17 at Ohio State's Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. The Cardinals will be in Ardmore, Okla., for The Maxwell, May 10-11.
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