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NM State men's golf takes third at Wyoming Desert Invitational

Aidan Thomas, Garrison Smith, and Joseph Robson all finish inside the top 20

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PALM DESERT, Calif.  – In its third tournament of the spring season, the NM State men’s golf team finished the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate tied for third place. 

Aidan Thomas paced the Aggies throughout the three-day event with a 211 (-5) to tie for fifth place in the event. The strong finish marks the second top-five finish for Thomas on the season. 

Joseph Robson and Garrison Smith also picked up a pair of top-25 finishes as the dynamic duo tied for 20th. The pair both shot 217 (+1) while in Palm Desert and helped the Aggies succeed.  

Round Three 

  • Matthew Jackman caught fire on the front nine, shooting five-under. Jackman birdied holes one, two, five, eight, and nine to pace NM State before the turn.
  • Alvaro Morales, Aidan Thomas, and Garrison Smith both knocked down a pair of birdies on the front nine to get NM State off to a blazing start.
  • As a team, the Aggies only bogeyed once before the turn.
  • Both Thomas and Smith birdied on eighteen to chop a pair off of the team’s score. 
  • On the back nine, Joseph Robson shot a 35 (-1) to finish the day one-under. 

Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate | Final Results 

T3.       NM State | 293 – 284 – 288 = 865 

Individual 

T5.       Aidan Thomas | 70 – 69 – 72 = 211 (-5) 

T20.     Garrison Smith | 71 – 71 – 75 = 217 (+1) 

T20.     Joseph Robson | 74 – 72 – 71 = 217 (+1) 

T66.     Alvaro Morales | 78 – 72 – 74 = 224 (+8) 

T95.     Matthew Jackman | 80 – 79 – 71 = 230 (+14) 


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