ROUND ROCK, TX:  For a ninth consecutive season, the Texas Wesleyan University men’s golf team has been crowned Red River Athletic Conference Champion.  The third ranked Rams shot the low round of the tournament in round two and breezed through Tuesday’s final round while their own Dillon Watkins took the individual title.
 
Watkins shot 72, 72, 70 to finish at two-under par 214 for the tournament.  That put him in a tie with Our Lady of the Lake University’s Aaron Flores at the top of the leaderboard, but Watkins prevailed on the first playoff hole.  He became the third Ram to claim individual medalist honors this season and the seventh Ram to claim the title at the RRAC Championship.
 
Watkins’ effort on Tuesday led the Rams to a score of 292, matching second place OLLU who finished five strokes off of Texas Wesleyan’s pace.
 
Zach Monson, shot a final round 76 and finished fourth amongst 30 individuals at 217 for the tournament.  Nathan Anderson shot a final round 71 and tied for sixth at 219.  Joel Thelen just missed the top ten, tying for eleventh at 222.  Jose Rolz rounded out Texas Wesleyan’s scores at 225 to place fourteenth.
 
The will make their 51st appearance in the NAIA National Championship when the 61st annual tournament tees-off at Creekside Golf Course in Salem, OR, on May 22.
 
Fin. Player      Scores
1    Dillon Watkins  72  72  70  214
4    Zach Monson     72  69  76  217
T6   Nathan Anderson 77  71  71  219
T11  Joel Thelen     75  70  77  222
T14  Jose Rolz       75  75  75  225
1    Texas Wesleyan  294 282 292 868