The No. 23 Texas Tech men’s golf team delivered an impressive final round at The Prestige, surging up the leaderboard to secure a runner-up finish on Wednesday at PGA WEST’s Greg Norman Course.
Texas Tech sophomore JT Toppin has been named both the Big 12 Player of the Week and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, becoming the first player in the conference this season to sweep both awards.
Texas Tech’s surge into national prominence continues, as the Red Raiders climbed to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 and No. 10 in the Coaches Poll, both released Monday.
Despite a strong outing from Lukas Pirko and a late ninth-inning rally, Texas Tech dropped the series finale to No. 6 North Carolina, 4-2, on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium.