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Carpenter wins 17th title, team finishes 3rd

March 6, 2013 by Edward Isaacs

Senior all-American Alex Carpenter and the fifth-ranked Wildcat golf team placed third at the St. Edward's Invitational on Tuesday. The team tied with Barton College with a score of 27-over 891. Carpenter won the tournament at the Grey Rock Golf Course in Austin, the 17th title of his collegiate career. He shot a 3-under-par 213 which included a ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats win UIW Spring Tourney

February 22, 2013 by Jimmy Isbell

The winner's podium bled purple and white this past weekend as four Abilene Christian golf players finished among the top 10 at the 2013 James S. Litz Memorial Tuesday. The tournament consisted of Lone Star Conference foes, Tournament host Incarnate Word and Midwestern State. The first day of play ended with senior all-America Alex Carpenter and ... [Read More…]

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Alex Carpenter finishes second at Jones Cup Invitational

February 4, 2013 by Edward Isaacs

Senior all-America golfer Alex Carpenter finished tied for second on Sunday at the Jones Cup Invitational, which is one of the top amateur golf tournaments in the U.S. Carpenter tied with The University of Alabama junior all-America Cory Whitsett. They both shot three-day totals of 1-under-par 215. University of North Florida all-America Sean Dale ... [Read More…]

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Campus athletes enjoy sibling rivalries

January 16, 2013 by Edward Isaacs

Sibling rivalries. They're fun to be part of and entertaining to watch. They can also drive a brother or sister insane if they get too heated. ACU sports features a few look-alikes on the golf, tennis and football teams. Adam, Alex and Luke Carpenter, from Little Rock, Ark., all enjoy hitting the greens together and are taking full advantage of ... [Read More…]

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Renner wins first collegiate tournament

October 23, 2012 by Daniel Zepeda

The third-ranked ACU golf team dominated in its first and second day of competition at the Bruce Williams Memorial tournament in San Antonio. The Wildcats started off on fire, shooting 7-under-par as a team (569) and finished with an absurd 33-stroke (13-under-par 581) victory. Sophomore Corbin Renner and senior Alex Carpenter led the way for ... [Read More…]

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‘Cats place sixth during downpour

October 19, 2012 by Daniel Zepeda

The ACU golf team played in the Querencia Cabo Collegiate tournament this last week in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Division II's third ranked team finished sixth after the competition was shortened due to consistent heavy rain. "The team really performed well considering the conditions and competition we went up against," senior Alex Carpenter said. ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats tee off season in Abilene

September 6, 2012 by Daniel Zepeda

The ACU men's golf team is ready to tee off the season this Monday with a tournament here in Abilene. "We have plenty of talent in every member of the team this year," senior Alex Carpenter said. "We have three qualifiers for our first tournament so I feel confident in our team's chances." The team did very well last year. They stayed competitive ... [Read More…]

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Golf: Carpenter earns academic award

April 26, 2012 by Austin Gwin

ACU student-athlete Adam Carpenter was named the Lone Star Conference's 2012 Academic Golfer of the Year only a week after his twin brother Alex was named the 2012 LSC Golfer of the Year. "The fact that Alex and I both received the two player of the year awards is exciting for us," Adam said. "Alex and I constantly work together and use our ... [Read More…]

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Sullivan places third in Fort Worth

March 21, 2012 by Natalie Goin

The ACU golf team placed fifth at the UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate last Tuesday in Fort Worth, marking its 27th consecutive finish in the top seven. The No. 10 ranked 'Cats finished the two rounds of the tournament with a 6-over-par 582 score. Texas Wesleyan finished fourth with 1-under-par 575, Southern Nazarene finished third with ... [Read More…]

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Golf places 6th in spring opener

March 2, 2012 by Austin Gwin

The Wildcat golf team got back on the course this week to open their spring season and came away with sixth, their 25th straight top-7 finish. For ACU, this tournament was about shaking off some rust from the Played at the TPC of Louisiana, the UNO Mardi Gras Invitational pitted some of the best Division II golf teams against each other to open up ... [Read More…]

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