Fort Lewis College Athletics

Jordan Jennings at The Centennial Cup - Oct. 8, 2023

David Wilson, RU Athletics

Jordan Jennings tees off with his driver at The Centennial Cup hosted by Regis at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve on Oct. 8, 2023.

Skyhawks take 8th at Hot Dirt Classic

4/6/2024 7:16:00 PM

By: Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – The Fort Lewis College men's golf team opened its back-to-back tournament weekend in the desert with an 8^th-place finish at the Hot Dirt Classic Saturday afternoon at the Golf Club of Estrella.

Hosted by Colorado School of Mines, the Skyhawks battled through a challenging field of 20 opponents to its highest finish of the spring season.

No. 9-ranked Colorado Christian fought through the second round to overtake No. 13-ranked Dallas Baptist and win the overall team title. The Cougars, who trailed the Patriots by two strokes after round one 286 (-2) to 288 (E), posted a 278 (-10) through the final 18 holes to finish ten strokes below par with a 566.

On the flip side, Sam Jenkins maintained his first-place position after shooting a 67 (-5) through the first round and following it up with a 69 (-3) today to win the individual championship with a 136 (-8) on his scorecard.

As a unit, Fort Lewis shaved off 15 strokes from its opening round to post a 290 (+2) on the final day of competition. The Skyhawks' 595 (+19) total was enough to edge Westminster (596, +20) and Arkansas Fort Smith (597, +21) but not enough to catch Western New Mexico and Cal State Stanislaus who tied for sixth with 584s (+8).

Jordan Jennings and Jackson Rottschafer each notched the best single-round scores of any Skyhawk with a one-under (71) finish on the day, but Ronald Kildall III held his front-running spot among the squad as he tied for 25^th with a 146 total (+2) after following up his first-round par with a two-over outing to close out the tournament.

Cross Town Tournament
Fort Lewis will remain in Goodyear, Ariz., and take Sunday off before returning to the fairways at the Palm Valley Golf Club for the Ruidoso Junior Golf Association Palm Valley Classic on Monday and Tuesday, Apr. 8-9.

Print Friendly Version