The SMU men’s golf team finished the Conference USA Championships in fourth place out of 11 teams. The tournament took place at the par 72, 7,152-yard RedTail Golf Course in Sorrento, Fla.

The Mustangs finished the first day of competition in fourth place and were unable to move up after day two’s play. As a team, they shot 303, 291 and 285 in the three rounds of play. They were only three shots shy of a second place finish.

In the final day of the tournament, Junior Kelly Kraft led the Mustangs by shooting 217 and coming in ninth place. James Kwon followed behind Kraft at 221. Kwon finished tied for 16th place. Sophomore Matt Schovee and senior Ben Tewes tied for 27th place at 225. Senior Draegen Majors rounded out the SMU team at 226.

UCF took home the title. As a team they shot 858 in the tournament.
Southern Mississippi and Rice University tied for second place. The two teams each shot a total of 876.

Up next are NCAA Regionals. They will take place May 20-22 in a location to be decided.