Golf: Short-Handed Ragin’ Cajuns Finish 11th in Vero Beach

Louisiana will wrap up fall portion of schedule beginning Monday in Hawaii

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VERO BEACH, Fla. – This time, it was Peter Hinnant’s day to shine for the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Golf team.
 
One day after teammate Charlie Flynn tied his career low round and 36-hole total, Hinnant carded a 5-under-par 67 while setting a career-low, 54-hole total in the process and leading Louisiana to an 11^th-place finish at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate on Monday at Quail Valley Golf Club.
 
Playing one man down due to injury, Louisiana posted a team score of 1-under-par 287 in the final round to finish at 855 overall and one stroke behind Big 10 member Rutgers in the 16-team field. No. 11-ranked Kansas – the first-day leader – claimed the team title at 829 overall with No. 31 Kent State finishing second (836) followed by No. 28-ranked and host Michigan State (841), Toledo (842), Memphis (843) and 24^th-ranked Northwestern (843).
 
Hinnant, who carded rounds of 70 and 69 during Sunday’s opening day, recorded four birdies and a pair of eagles in the final round to record his low round of the season and finish in a tie for fourth place with a 54-hole total of 10-under-206 – four strokes better than his previous best (210, Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational, Oct. 28-30, 2018). Hinnant posted a 2-under 34 on the back nine which was aided by an eagle at the par-5, 530-yard No. 14 before adding a second eagle in the round at the par-5, 622-yard No. 3 and going 3-under 33 on the front.
 
Flynn, who posted a 6-under-par 66 in Sunday’s opening round, recorded a 2-over-par 74 in the final round to finish tied for 19^th overall at 5-under 211. Freshman Eli Ortego recorded a final round score of 1-under 71 for the Ragin’ Cajuns while Hudson Dubinski posted a 3-over 75.
 
Kent State’s Chris Vandette fired a 5-under 67 in the final round to overtake a four-man logjam and claim medalist honors. Vandette finished at 14-under 202 for the 54-hole event with Kansas’ tandem of Harry Hillier and Callum Bruce finishing three strokes back at 205.
 
Louisiana will close out the fall portion of its 2021-22 schedule beginning on Monday (Oct. 25) when it competes in the Hoakalei Country Club Invitational in ‘Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The two-day, 54-hole event, which features 16 teams including Sun Belt schools Texas State and ULM, will start at 12:30 p.m. CT, with live results available at GolfStat.com.
 
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QUAIL VALLEY INTERCOLLEGIATE
October 17-18, 2021
Vero Beach, Fla. (Quail Valley Golf Club)
Par 72, 7,460 yards
 
TEAM SCORING
1. Kansas 277-271-281-829; 2. Kent State 282-276-278-836; 3. Michigan State 282-280-279-841; 4. Toledo 278-279-285-842; T5. Memphis 281-287-275-843; T5. Northwestern 282-281-280-843; 7. South Florida 277-283-284-844; 8. Nebraska 277-284-287-848; 9. Indiana 283-285-282-850; 10. Rutgers 282-281-291-854; 11. Louisiana 284-284-287-855; 12. Jacksonville 284-294-283-861; 13. Boston College 291-283-295-869; T14. Miami (Ohio) 284-293-294-871; T14. Maryland 288-293-290-871; 16. Kansas City 294-296-288-878.
 
LOUISIANA INDIVIDUALS
T4. Peter Hinnant 70-69-67-206; T19. Charlie Flynn 66-71-74-211; T51. Hudson Dubinski 73-70-75-218; T62. Eli Ortego 75-74-71-220; 84. Jose Dibildox 79-WD-WD-79.