Mean Green Set For Louisiana Classics

Louisiana Classics
Oakbourne Country Club | Lafayette, Louisiana

The North Texas men's golf team returns to action for its second tournament in a week after a rain-shortened spring opener this past week in Houston.

THE EVENT: The Oakbourne Country Club will play at 6,866 yards, and will be a par-72 course for the tournament. The two-day event begins Monday, with teams teeing off at 8 a.m., with a shotgun start, and playing 36 holes. On Tuesday, teams will tee off from Holes 1 and 10 at 7:30 a.m., and play the final 18 holes.

THE FIELD: There are 15 teams participating in the tournament: Louisiana, No. 26 Illinois, No. 57 Kent State, Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Missouri-Kansas City, No. 79 North Texas, Oral Roberts, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southern Mississippi, Texas State, Toledo, No. 83 UT San Antonio and Wichita State.

REPRESENTING UNT: Competing for the Mean Green will be Viktor Forslund, Kristof Ulenaers, Lenny Bergsson, Jordan Sanders and Henri Renouard.

RESULTS: Live results will be posted on GolfStat.com. Live video from the ninth hole will be broadcast on Day 1 and Day 2, featuring the call of Dan McDonald and Gerald Broussard. Full recaps from each day of competition will be posted on MeanGreenSports.com at the end of each round.

LAST TIME OUT: North Texas finished ninth at the season-opening All-American Intercollegiate in Humble, Texas, before the third and final round was canceled due to heavy rains. The Mean Green were led by Viktor Forslund, who tied for 22nd at 3-over par, and Kristof Ulenaers, who tied for 31st at 4-over. Freshman Henri Renouard, who was competing as an individual, finished tied for 36th at 5-over.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: The Mean Green feature five international players this year, and a sixth in freshman JP Lavalle, who was born in Mexico City but went to high school in The Woodlands, near Houston. Lenny Bergsson (Iceland), Viktor Forslund (Sweden), Henri Renouard (France), Thomas Rosenmueller (Germany) and Kristof Ulenaers (Belgium) round out the international players.

STRACKE SAYS: "I'm excited to get back on the road with a younger, but experienced group," UNT coach Brad Stracke said. "I know this group will have a lot of energy. I'm looking forward to competing Monday and Tuesday."

UP NEXT: North Texas will hit the road to Conway, South Carolina, for the General Hackler Championship on March 11-12.

HOME SWEET MARIDOE: North Texas enjoys its home course -- the Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton. The course opened to members in July 2017 and gives the Mean Green a state-of-the-art home course with world-class facilities, including a fully-dedicated practice facility, complete with a two-ended driving range to account for many varying wind conditions, a sprawling three-acre short game retreat and indoor facilities with state-of-the-art hitting bays that provide tools the program has not yet had at its disposal.

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Players Mentioned

Lenny Bergsson

Viktor Forslund

JP Lavalle

Henri Renouard

Thomas Rosenmueller

Jordan Sanders

Kristof Ulenaers

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