HPU finishes third as a team at ASC Men's Golf Championships

April 27, 2021 at 2:51 pm Derrick Stuckly

HPU’s Kaleb Brown and Kyle Anderson, pictured with head coach Troy Drummon, were named all conference for men’s golf. [Photo courtesy of HPUSports.com]

The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets finished third as a team at the American Southwest Conference Men’s Golf Championships, which concluded Tuesday at The Hideout.

Over three rounds, HPU carded an 893 total – 11 strokes behind champion Mary Hardin-Baylor (882) and runner-up UT-Dallas (891). The Yellow Jackets fired rounds of 290, 303 and 300 as a team.

Kaleb Brown was the top individual for the Yellow Jackets, placing third with an even par total of 216. Brown opened with a 70 and followed by consecutive rounds of 73s. Ari Saldana won the ASC title with a 2-under par 214 while runner-up Ryan Kropp of UT-Dallas finished with a 1-under par 215.

Also competing for the Yellow Jackets were Brady Nelson (77-76-74=227) who was 18^th; Kyle Anderson (72-81-75=228), who came in tied for 19^th; Luke Kinkade (74-75-79=228), who also tied for 19^th; Jake Angerstein (74-79-78=231), who was tied for 28^th; Harrison Hopson (81-18-79=241), who was tied for 46^th place.