UTEP Men’s Golf Set to Tee Off at the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate in Daytona Beach March 2-3

3/1/2026 4:49:00 PM

EL PASO – UTEP men's golf, ranked #75 (56-30-1) in the latest Scoreboard National Rankings, will take the links at the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate hosted by Stetson at The Hills Course at LPGA International (par 72 | 6,984 yards) in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Monday and Tuesday.

The tournament features a 54-hole stroke-play format with two 18-hole rounds, taking place Monday, March 2, and the final 18-hole round on Tuesday – each scheduled for an 8 a.m. shotgun start.

SAM RYDER INTERCOLLEGIATE INFORMATION
TEE TIMES: Monday-Tuesday: 8 a.m. EST /6 MST shotgun start each day
LIVE RESULTS: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239149/scoring/participants

Teeing off for the Miners are Braden Smith (71.1 stroke average), #178 Dylan Teeter (69.5), Patrick Foley (71.3), Marc Keller (72.4) and Alexandre Godin (72.8).

The #75 Miners will compete in a 14-team field, including host #95 Stetson, Appalachian State, #122 Baylor, Campbell, Central Arkansas, Columbia, #99 Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, #115 James Madison, #118 Lipscomb, North Dakota State, #112 Rhode Island and Toledo.

THE PREVIOUS 54
UTEP men's golf finished tied for seventh place, and Braden Smith and Dylan Teeter finished in the top 10 on the final day at the 49^th John A. Burns Intercollegiate hosted by Hawai'i on the Ocean Course at Hokuala (par 70 | 7,098 yards) on Feb. 12-14.

UTEP (281-285-281—847) rebounded with a 1-over par 281 final round and tied with St. Mary's, CA (286-274-287—847), which dropped a spot. The Miners finished ahead of ninth-place #30 BYU (281-277-290—848) and 10^th-place #22 San Diego State (282-285-284—851).

Loyola Marymount (276-276-278—830) maintained its lead throughout the weekend to capture the team title. #32 Texas A&M (277-275-284—836) was tied for the lead after 36 holes, but shot 4-over in the final round to finish third. #38 UNLV (281-274-279—834) moved up a spot for runner-up, and host Hawai'i (284-305-389—878) finished in last place.

The Miners shot 11-over on par-3 holes (3.18 average) and tied second with Texas A&M. UTEP tied for eighth with 42 birdies and tied ninth with 165 pars. LMU led the field with 55 birdies, while UNLV paced with 182 pars. St. Mary's recorded a field-most four eagles.

Smith (67-70-71—208) notched his second career top-10 finish with a tied-for-10^th effort. Smith tallied 14 birdies, tying for second most in the field. Smith's 208 also tied his career-best 54-hole score. It's also Smith's second time finishing as the Top Miner.

Teeter (68-73-67—208) tied with Smith after making a big leap, moving up 16 spots. Teeter penciled in a 3-under par 67 in the final round. Teeter recorded nine birdies, including five in the final 18. Teeter tied for eighth amongst the field with 38 pars.

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