TUCSON, Ariz. Led by a pair of Lobos in the top-five, The University of New Mexico men’s golf team wrapped up its first tournament back in action in third place out of 17 squads on Wednesday at the Arizona Intercollegiate.
The Lobos finished third in the tough field that included six Pac-12 teams including Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington and Washington State, as well as one additional Mountain West squad in UNLV.
Two Lobos tied for fifth place overall including junior Sam Choi and sophomore Albert Boneta. Choi shot a 73 in round three after carding a 71 and 70 in rounds two and three, respectively for a total of 214, +1 on the week. Boneta wrapped up round three with a 72 after shooting a team-low 68 in round two and a 74 in round one.
Sinclair moved swiftly and successfully to create change. Bowen, who has been on the board for more than four years, said Sinclair was given the task of turning the school around.
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Sinclair and former archivist Colleen Creswell show 1930s pupil Barbara Gardner Taylor-Cannon the honours boards during a tour around the much-changed school grounds in 2011 – the school s 85th anniversary. “He did a fantastic job. It s gone from strength to strength. Before Ross the roll had dropped, and they were taking kids from out of zone. Now we’re at capacity, in high demand, and can’t take anyone from out of zone,” Bowen said.