LAFAYETTE — Malan Potgieter made history Tuesday, becoming the first player in the 41-year history of the Louisiana Classics to win the tournament twice while leading Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's golf in the annual event.
Potgieter finished the tournament at 15-under-par after rounds of 7-under, 5-under and 3-under to claim medalist honors. The victory comes one year after Potgieter became Louisiana’s first-ever individual medalist at the tournament.
In the team standings, Texas A&M captured the team championship at 24-under-par, finishing ahead of Little Rock at 17-under and Middle Tennessee at 16-under while Louisiana finished ninth at 5-under.
Player Leaderboard (Final)
| Place | Player | School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malan Potgieter | Louisiana | -15 |
| 2 | Carter Maneth | Middle Tennessee | -12 |
| T3 | Jaeseung Na | Southern Illinois | -9 |
| T3 | Ed Featherstone | Little Rock | -9 |
| T5 | Riley Hnatyshyn | Louisiana Tech | -7 |
| T5 | Ethan Klose | New Mexico State | -7 |
| T5 | Alex Malanga | Sam Houston | -7 |
| T8 | TJ Barger | Illinois State | -6 |
| T8 | Jaime Montojo | Texas A&M | -6 |
| T8 | Rayhan Latief | North Texas | -6 |
| T8 | Oliver Blackadder | East Tennessee State | -6 |
Team Leaderboard (Final)
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | -24 |
| 2 | Little Rock | -17 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | -16 |
| 4 | East Tennessee State | -14 |
| 5 | Michigan | -13 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | -12 |
| 7 | Lamar | -11 |
| 8 | North Texas | -10 |
| 9 | Louisiana | -5 |
| 10 | Sam Houston | -2 |
| 11 | Oral Roberts | -1 |
| 12 | Illinois State | E |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | +1 |
| T14 | Texas State | +2 |
| T14 | South Alabama | +2 |
| 16 | Southern Illinois | +4 |
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