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RUSTON \u2013 Louisiana Tech will take four individuals down south to Lake Charles to participate in the Golden Nugget Invitational.
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\nEVENT INFORMATION
\nDates: Monday \u2013 Tuesday, March 2-3
\nLocation: The Country Club at the Golden Nugget (Lake Charles, La.)
\nStroke Play: 3 rounds\/54 holes (36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday)
\nYardage: 6,909 yards | Par 72
\nParticipants: 10 teams | 72 golfers
\nStats: LATechSports.com\/GolfStats<\/a>
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\nABOUT LOUISIANA TECH
\nLA Tech looks to continue its momentum, playing in its third spring event.\u00a0 The Bulldogs are coming off a seventh-place finish at the highly competitive Hal Williams Collegiate where they collected three wins over top 100 teams.
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\nMorton Bailey<\/a> was named Conference USA Golfer of the Week, his first ever weekly honor, after tying for ninth in the field made up of 78 golfers.\u00a0 The sophomore shot under par in all three rounds, carding a score of 67-69-69=205 (-5) to outduel seven players ranked in the top 150 in the country for his first career top 10 finish.
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\nBailey has recorded four top 20 finishes in the six events played this season and owns a team-high nine rounds at or under par (six of his last seven rounds).
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\nAbel Derksen<\/a> matched Bailey’s effort at the Hal Williams Collegiate with his best career finish, tying for ninth with a scorecard of 68-69-68=205 (-5).\u00a0
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\nAlso set to compete as individuals for LA Tech will be Riley Hnatyshyn<\/a> and Oskari Schuvalow<\/a>.\u00a0 Hnatyshyn leads the Bulldogs with a scoring average of 72.77 while Schuvalow has a scoring average of 73.63.
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\nTHE FIELD (national ranking)
\nUTSA (154)
\nULM (192)
\nOakland (199)
\nTarleton State (125)
\nTroy (169)
\nWichita State (157)
\nLamar (188)
\nLouisiana Tech (150)
\nUSC Upstate (241)
\nNorthern Colorado (217)
\nAbilene Christian (158)
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