PHOENIX – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's golf team improved in each of the three rounds at the GCU Invitational to finish in 12^th place on Tuesday at GCU Golf Course. 
 
After the Vaqueros opened with a first round 292, they posted a second round 286 before posting a final round 285 for a three-round score of 863. UTRGV finished just two shots out of the top-10 as they finished one shot back of Northern Colorado and two shots back of Eastern Michigan. 
 
Sophomore Taj Sutherland paced the Vaqueros with a three-round score of 210 to finish tied for 10^th. Sutherland posted an even par 71 in the second round before shaving off two strokes in the final round with a two-under par 69. 
 
Freshman Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque finished two shots back of Sutherland with a three-round score of 212 as he finished tied for 21^st. Duque posted a second round one-under par 70 before posting an even-par 71 in the final round. 
 
Sophomore Leonardo Novella came in tied for 54^th with a three-round score of 217 as he posted a second round one-under par 70 before carding a one-over par 72 in the final round. Sophomore Sebastian Lundberg finished in 111^th with a three-round score of 230 after posting a second round 78 and then improving by five strokes in the final round with a 73. 
 
Senior Tennoshin Ogawa finished tied for 113^th with a three-round score of 232 after posting a second round 75 and a final round 81. 
 
Host Grand Canyon won the team title with a three-round score of 834 after rounds of 269 and 286. UT Arlington's Kyle Cox won the individual title with a three-round score of 202 with back-to-back rounds of 68. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action on Monday, March 21, when they host The Big Texan Invitational at Comanche Trace in Kerrville. 
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-10.	Taj Sutherland	70	71	69	210
T-21.	Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque	71	70	71	212
T-54.	Leonardo Novella	75	70	72	217
111.	Sebastian Lundberg	79	78	73	230
T-113.	Tennoshin Ogawa	76	75	81	232

 
 

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Grand Canyon	279	269	286	834
2.	Fresno State	281	281	276	838
3.	UT Arlington	279	278	282	839
4.	TCU	283	281	279	843
T-5.	Southern Mississippi	278	280	287	845
T-5.	Sacramento State	281	289	275	845
7.	Creighton	282	278	292	852
8.	Abilene Christian	288	281	284	853
9.	Pacific	293	285	279	857
10.	Eastern Michigan	295	279	287	861
11.	Northern Colorado	287	291	284	862
12.	UTRGV	292	286	285	863
13.	Hawaii	293	284	288	865
14.	Kansas City	289	292	285	866
T-15.	Ball State	288	291	288	867
T-15.	California Baptist	299	285	288	868
17.	CSU Fullerton	295	285	288	870
18.	Drake	297	285	288	870
19.	Valparaiso	290	291	293	874
20.	North Dakota	292	292	292	876
21.	Columbia	295	294	293	882
22.	Omaha	296	298	293	887
23.	Incarnate Word	295	286	309	890

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