No one connected with New Mexico’s William H. Tucker Intercollegiate tournament is quite sure when — or even if — a local golfer had ever won the tournament in its previous 65 years of play.
Well, that debate is now settled for good as St. Pius alumnus Aidan Thomas, who plays for New Mexico State, held on in Saturday’s final round for a one-stroke victory over UNM’s Sam Choi, Keanu Akina of BYU and Jiri Zuska of Louisville. BYU easily took the team title with a 23-under 841, 19 strokes ahead of the runnerup Lobos at UNM Championship Course.