T-Bird Golfers Win Season Opener

February 13 -- Hobbs, NM. The New Mexico Junior College golf team started the semester off with a great win this past weekend, at the 5th Annual Senator Eddie Lucio Intercollegiate Golf Tournament in Brownsville, Texas.

The Thunderbirds shot an 876 as a whole, 3 shots better than Midland and 17 better than Paris Junior College.

The T-Bird’s top individual golfer, Ben Briscoe, claimed the tournament championship with a 209 over three rounds. NMJC also put two other golfers in the top six. Donnie Dickerson who came in third, shot a 218, and Gareth Jones ended the tournament tied for sixth, posting a 222.

“I was very pleased with the results because the conditions were difficult, especially since it was our first tournament,” said coach James Black.

The T-Birds next play is at the Gaines County College Invitational in Seminole, Texas, Feb. 23-24.

Team scores - 1. NMJC 876; 2. Midland 879; 3. Paris JC 893; 4. St. Edwards University 897; 5. UT-Brownsville I 903; 6. San Jacinto College 922; 7. UT-Brownsville II 955.

Brownsville Tournament results:
Individual scores - 1. Ben Briscoe, NMJC 209; 2. Iain Colquhoun, Midland 216; 3. Donnie Dickerson, NMJC 218; 4. Andrew Lanahan, Midland 219; 5. Mark Schytter, Paris 220; 6T. Gareth Jones, NMJC 222; 6T. Brett Burke, UT-Brownsville 222.

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