South Carolina prevails at Bayou City Collegiate

HUMBLE, Texas — South Carolina captured its third win of the season, beating Sam Houston State by two shots at the Bayou City Collegiate Championship, co-hosted by Rice and Houston universities. The Gamecocks, who previously have wins in the 2014-2015 season at the Carpet Capital Collegiate and the Camden Collegiate Invitational, were led by junior Will Starke and senior Will Murphy. Starke tied for fifth at four-under 212 while Murphy tied for tenth two shots behind Starke. Individual medalist honors went to Zach Cobra of second-place finishing Sam Houston State. With a final-round, 7-under 65, Cobra captured the title by two over Kyle Jones of Baylor, Kolton Crawford of Arkansas, and Raoul Menard of Charlotte.