Senior Harry Wetton ended up leading the way Tuesday, but the Western New Mexico University men’s golf team wasn’t able to gain any ground as they finished 12th after the third and final round of the St. Edward’s Invitational at the par 70, 6,530-yard Onion Creek Club Course.
It was a tough final round overall for the Mustangs as they fired a 309, coupled with earlier rounds of 294 and 294 to finish with a 897 to come in 12th. Midwestern State passed Cameron to win the 13-team tournament with an 849, three-strokes ahead of the field. Midwestern State’s Jared Baker also won the individual title in a playoff as he tied with Missouri Southern’s Connor Neil as both carded 204’s.
Wetton led the way with a final round 76, as he opened with rounds of 72 to finish with a 220 to tie for 35th. He came away with four birdies on the day. Freshman Pedro De La Vega and junior Ross White each tallied third round scores of 78. De La Vega ended up in a tie for 43rd as he shot scores of 70-73-78 for a 221. White ended up in 53rd as he recorded rounds of 73 the first day before finishing with a 78 for a 224.
He posted one birdie during the final round. Freshman Gonzalo Pan De Soraluce was strong following a tough first round 82, he came back with scores of 76 and 77 for a 235 to finish 67th. Rounding out the five for the Mustangs was freshman John Gallegos as he carded a 250 (79-81-90) to land in 71st.
As a team, the Mustangs posted a 3.44 average on par-three, 4.41 on par-four and 5.11 on par-five. They compiled 141 pars, 26 birdies and an eagle. Individually, Pan De Soraluce led the team in par-three scoring at 3.27, Wetton in par-four at 4.10 and White in par-five at 4.89. De La Vega led the Mustangs in pars with 33 and Wetton led in birdies with 11, just two off the top spot. De La Vega was also one of 10 golfers to score an eagle.
WNMU will return to action Apr. 3-4 when they host the Mustang Intercollegiate at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Ariz.