Highlanders finish in fifth at Thunderbird

The McLennan Highlanders shot 286-286 – 572 to finish in fifth place at the Thunderbird Invitational hosted by New Mexico Junior College at the par-72, 7,103-yard Rockwind Community Links in Hobbs, New Mexico.
 
New Mexico finished in first place with 273-269 – 542, followed by Ranger in second with 285-275 – 557 and Western Texas in third with 285-283 – 568.
 
Shoichiro Kato shot 69-69 – 138 to lead the Highlanders and finish tied for sixth place.
 
Other McLennan scores: Peter Clark, tied for 19th, 71-72 –143; Joel Cann, tied for 26th, 72-73 – 145; Laim Gobin, tied for 39th, 74-73 – 147; Carter Patterson, tied for 43rd, 76-72 – 148; and Nik Blalock, tied for 58th, 75-77 – 152.
 
Other team scores: Midland, fourth, 287-283 – 570; Odessa, sixth, 297-278 – 575; Weatherford, seventh, 295-285 – 580; New Mexico Military, 296-286 – 582; and Southwest, 339-313 – 652.
 
The Highlanders will compete at The Happening/Regional Tournament Preview March 6-7 at The Campus Course of Texas A&M University.