HUMBLE, Texas—Southern Nazarene traveled south to Humble, Texas where they hosted the annual Houston Classic tournament at the Golf Club of Houston. The Crimson Storm took a 13th place finish in the two day, three round event.
The 6,945 yard par-72 course saw 10 individuals shoot under par for the tournament. Oklahoma Christian's Alejandro Armijo won the individual title after shooting 208 (-8), including a 5-under on the final round.
17 total teams competed in the event with Cameron University taking the team title. Cameron shot 856 (-8) in the tournament, edging Oklahoma Christian by one stroke.
Southern Nazarene finished 13th after dropping one spot on the final day. They shot 311-307-309 for a three-round total of 927 (+63). Drury's 305 in round three allowed them to surpass SNU by two strokes on the leaderboard to finish the event.
The Crimson Storm were led by Sam Schmidt, who finished with a score of 228 (+12) for a T-37 placing. He was one stroke behind teammate Landon Hendrix after two rounds, but climbed up the leaderboard after shooting a team-low 75 in round three.
Hendrix and Noah Kern stayed consistent all three rounds and each finished with a score of 229 (+13). Hendrix shot 76-76-77, while Kern was right there at 76–77-76.
Theodor Naus and Mason Sebrant rounded out the scoring for Southern Nazarene, finishing 82nd and T-84, respectively. Naus shot a three-round total of 243, while Sebrant shot 245.
Dawson Dunlap competed as an individual for the Storm and took a T-86 finish after a final score of 248.
Southern Nazarene Men's Golf will have about one month off before returning to tournament play. Their next competition will take place at the Oak Tree Country Club in Edmond on March 13-14.
