Cardinals finish eighth at Bayou City Collegiate Classic

HOUSTON, Texas — Lamar University placed eighth out of 13 teams Tuesday at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Westwood Golf Club. The Cardinals recorded 12 birdies and 71 pars in the final round and finished the tournament with 51 birdies and 196 pars. Matthew Bramford shot even par on the front nine, carding seven pars and a birdie while Freddie Surgey played the back nine at even par with seven pars and a birdie. Bramford and Rory Bennet paced the Cardinals with three birdies each in the final round. Bennet highlighted the tournament’s second round with an even-par 72,…