LONGVIEW, Texas – The Lakeland University men's golf team took a trip for competition on spring break and competed in the FST Pinecrest Invitational hosted by LeTourneau (Texas) University Monday and Tuesday at Pinecrest Country Club.

The Muskies played three rounds over two days and after sitting in 12th of 12 teams after the first day made a move on the second day, moving up to 10th in the final team standings. Lakeland shot a team score of 983 that included two rounds of 332 on Monday before improving to a 319 in Tuesday's final round.

Lakeland was led by Brandon Bloechel (So.-Sheboygan, Wis.), who finished tied for 38th of 80 competitors in the event. Bloechel finished with a final score of 237 with rounds of 82, 79 and a final 76 that included a score of one-over 37 on the front nine holes.

Newcomer Roger Sauvage (Jr.-Seattle, Wash.) was not far behind, tying for 41st with a score of 239. A transfer from Marymount (Va.) University, Sauvage sandwiched scores of 78 in the first and third rounds with an 83 in the second round, and he tied Bloechel for team honors for birdies with both totaling seven birdies over the 54 holes.

Parker Braun (So.-Brillion, Wis.) placed 58th with a score of 249 including consistent rounds of 84, 83 and 82. Kaiden Dopp (So.-Wild Rose, Wis.) placed 65th with a score of 258 with his best round an 83 on Tuesday, Gabe Ascher (Jr.-Wautoma, Wis.) was 72nd with a score of 275 and Isaak Aune (So.-Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) posted a score of 295 to finish 77th.

Host school LeTourneau won the team championship with a score of 850, a collective 14 shots under par on the par-72, 6,683-yard course. Parker McCurdy of the University of Texas-Dallas was the individual champion after coming out on top of a four-player playoff.

Pinecrest Invitational Results
Hole-by-hole scoring