Stone Mountain, GA.- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff men's golf team showed why it's one of the top HBCUs/mid-major programs in the country. The Golden Lions (two-time SWAC champions) won first place in the 39th Annual Thomas W. Dortch Jr. HBCU Golf Classic at the Stone Mountain Golf Course. The Golden Lions finished with a team score of +22 over two rounds, which was 18 strokes better than second-place Tennessee State. Alabama A&M finished in 3rd place, followed by Chicago St. in 4th, Southern U. in 5th, North Carolina Central in 6th, and Maryland Eastern Shore in 7th.

UAPB dominated the tournament, with four golfers placing in the top 10. Sophomore Jules De Reu was the standout, finishing as the individual champion with an even-par score of 70 in both rounds.

Sophomore Timur Alalin finished second overall with a second-round score of +2 (72) and a tournament score of +6 (74, 72). Sophomore Jose Berenguel tied for fourth overall with a score of +7 (72, 75), while freshman Jonathan Baumann placed eighth with a score of +9 (76, 73).

Freshman Juan Melida improved from +9 in round one to +5 in round two, finishing 22nd with a score of +14 (79, 75). Junior Angel Perez also showed improvement, going from +16 in round one to -1 in round two, finishing 23rd overall with a score of +15 (86-69).

The Golden Lions will have a week off before heading to Cary, North Carolina to participate in the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational from Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13.





 

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