ACU’s golf team claimed their second team title of the season this Tuesday. At the 54-hole Bruce Williams Memorial Invitational in San Antonio, the Wildcats swept the team title, and Alex Carpenter claimed his third individual title of the season.

After the first round on Monday, the ‘Cats were tied with Incarnate Word at a score of 293, but after the second round they established the lead. The next two rounds of 4-under-par 284 and 9-over-par 874 secured another win for the team. The Wildcats finished five strokes ahead of Northeastern State.

The head golf coach Mike Campbell was very pleased with how his team performed. “I’m very proud of the whole team. Every single player did very well, and it showed in our team score.”

Following ACU, Northeastern State finished at 879, and Incarnate Word finished third at 887, followed by Newman at 907 and Arkansas-Fort Smith at 910.

Alex Carpenter won his second straight tournament title Tuesday. He had a four-stroke lead going into the second round following a 6-under par 66 round the previous day. On Tuesday he shot rounds of 70-73 finishing at 1-under-par 209, capturing the individual title over Northeastern State’s Casey Nelson.

Carpenter has now won three out of the four tournaments he has competed in this fall. “It was very exciting to win my third tournament,” Carpenter said. “I just always try to have fun and let my game do the talking.”

Out of the 28 tournaments in which he has compete, the junior all-American has won a total of 14 in his outstanding collegiate career.

Coach Mike Campbell had nothing but complimentary words about his star player. “Alex works hard and has a great work ethic. It’s very difficult to win a collegiate tournament, yet he has won half of every tournament he’s ever played. That’s amazing.”

Alex Carpenter and the No. 1 ranked Wildcats will finish the fall season next Monday and Tuesday at the Marjorie Whitney Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.