Watkins Makes the Cut at NCAA Championship as Lobos Finish 25th

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. –– The New Mexico men’s golf team continued play at the 2023 NCAA Championship on Sunday with the third round at Grayhawk Golf Club. The Lobos shot 11-over during the third round, their best round of the event, but did not make the cut for the final round and finished tied for 25th place in the 30-team field with a 40-over total through 54 holes. It was New Mexico’s best finish at the NCAA Championship in a decade since the 2013 squad reached the match play quarterfinals. One Lobo will continue play on Monday for the final round of stroke play as junior Matthew Watkins made the cut as one of the nine best individuals on non-advancing teams. He is T-19th on the individual leaderboard at 1-over after shooting a 73 on Sunday. He will have a chance to become the first Lobo to post a top-20 finish at the NCAA Championship since Rob McMillan was eighth in 1996. Carson Herron and Albert Boneta tied for the best round of the day for UNM, each shooting a 2-over 72 on Sunday. Brandon Shong shot 74, his best round of the week, while Bastien Amat rounded out the lineup
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