March 3, 2008

The University of Texas-Pan American men's golf team will travel to Beaumont, CA where they will compete in the Braveheart Classic hosted by UC-Riverside on Monday (Mar. 3).

The Broncs are coming off a championship title at the Jack Brown Memorial Tournament in Laredo, TX on Tuesday (Feb. 5).

Shane Pearce (Carrollton, TX/Hebron H.S.) led the way for UTPA posting a three-round score of 216 (76-65-75) en route to a second-place finish.

Pearce's second round score of 65 ranks him first in the all-time single-round records. The record was previously held by Luis Arechiga in the 1997 season.

UTPA finished the tournament with a team tally of 876 while Texas A&M Commerce (885), St. Mary's (890), Incarnate Word (910) and Dallas Baptist (919) rounded off the top five.

The Broncs will begin the 54-hole tournament on Monday (Mar. 3) in Beaumont, CA with tee-off set for 8 a.m.

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