Governors Finish 12th at EKU Intercollegiate

apsu-resized-2
apsu-resized-2

A top-20 finish from sophomore Michael Busse paced Austin Peay State University men’s golf team at the EKU Intercollegiate, which concluded Sunday at the University Club at Arlington. With a final-round 70, Busse climbed 13 spots to finish tied for 17th at 213 (72-71-70); he and freshman Chase Korte (72-71-72=215; t-24th) tied for the team lead with nine birdies apiece during the tournament.

Sophomore Austin Lancaster’s final-round 73 gave him a 220 overall (73-74-73) and a tie for 53rd, while freshman Garrett Whitfield (76-72-74=222; t-62nd) and senior Hunter Tidwell (78-71-76=225; t-77th) rounded out the Austin Peay lineup. Tidwell (3.17/hole) equaled Busse for the team-best stroke average on par-3 holes, while Whitfield’s 4.67/hole average on par-5 holes was the Governors best showing on the courses longest offerings.

As a group, the Governors final-round 289 equaled the sixth-best of the day and left them in 12th overall (293-285-289=867).

(Courtesy APSU Athetics)

Post a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes:

<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>