During Spring Break, the ISU men’s golf team traveled to Laredo, Texas, to play in the Border Olympics, where it finished in fourth place.

Since the weather before the team left was not the greatest and the golf courses were not fully open, it was lucky to be able to get down to Texas early in the week and get some practice in before the tournament began.

“The week overall was great,” said coach Andrew Tank. “We were allowed to get some extra preparation in by having three to four extra days before the tournament started.”

In Iowa, the unpredictability of the weather can be daunting, where it could be warm one day and then snowing the next.

“It didn’t take too long for the team to get used to the heat,” Tank said. “It was warm down there, but we had a few days to get used to the weather in San Antonio.”

The team ended up finishing the Border Olympics in fourth place. It is not where the team wanted to be, but the Cyclones played well thanks to its preparation.

“Our preparation is getting much better,” Tank said. “I believe it will continue to get better and it will hopefully show in the rest of our spring season.”

Freshman Scott Fernandez showed a lot of improvement in this tournament by leading the team and tying for fifth place individually.

“I followed the game plan that coach had set for us,” said Scott Fernandez. “I focused on my shots and I did my homework and prepared myself the best I could.”

The team is playing well in an all-around look at things, but Fernandez said there is always room for improvement.

“I believe if there is one spot for us to improve our game as a team, it would have to be our short game,” Fernandez said. “If we can improve that, I believe our chances are going to improve to win.”

Iowa State will head to Baton Rouge, La., to compete in the LSU National Invitational on March 31.