BEAUMONT, Texas – After opening its spring season at The All American, Lamar University is off to Laredo, Texas to participate in the Border Olympics hosted by the University of Houston. The 54-hole event will be held at the Laredo Country Club.
 
The 7,375-yard par-72 course is considered by many as the hidden oasis of South Texas. To view more on the Golf Club of Houston, click here.  Border Olympics is a 54-hole tournament that is slated to play 36 holes on Monday and an 18-hole final round on Tuesday.
 
The 17-team tournament field consists of several Southland Conference schools. The field includes tournament-host Houston, Arkansas State, Campbell, Bowling Green, Houston Baptist, Lamar, New Mexico State, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, Southern Miss., Stephen F. Austin, ULM, UMKC, UT Rio Grande Valley, UTSA and Western Kentucky.
 
Leading the Cards in scoring this season is Cody Banach. Banach played in 13 rounds this season and had a scoring average of 73.08. Banach had four rounds at par or below this fall season. Eason Wang and Sam Dumez shot the lowest round of the season with rounds of 68. Hugo Hellman, Banach and Wang played in each of the 13 rounds Lamar.
 
The Cardinals will be paired up with Southern Miss., New Mexico State and Oral Roberts. Big Red is slated to start on holes 9-12 at 8 a.m. Live stats can be found by clicking here.
 
The Cardinals will be back in action March 18-19, when they travel to Lake Charles, La. to compete in the Golden Nugget Invitational. The tournament is scheduled for a round of 36 holes on Monday, March 18 and 18 holes the final round on March 19.