MADISON, Ill. – The Omaha men's golf team shot the second-best team round in school history to move up to a seventh-place finish at the Derek Dolenc Invitational at SIUE on Tuesday.
Junior
Kevin Gordon led the way, firing a two-under score of 69 in round three to finish at 216 for the 54-hole event, just three over par. The 68 ties the mark he shares with
Ben Maskus for second-best round in school history. He finished 15th in the field of 95 golfers.
As a team, the Mavericks shot 286 on the final day to move from 11th place to seventh. They finished with a team total of 890 which ranks seventh all-time. SIUE won its own tournament by 19 strokes, posting a score of 841. UT Martin was second at 860, and Bradley took third at 861.
Sam Musch was second for the Mavericks and tied for 39th overall with a score 225. He fired a two-over score of 73 on Tuesday.
Bank Chantrakantanond was just one stroke back at 226 after finishing with his own round of 73. He tied for 44th.
David Huxham carded a 77 in the final round to post a score of 229, good for a tie for 54th.
Cole Christain completed the scoring with an even-par round of 71 that put him a 242 for the tournament.
Freshman
Patrick Ravn, playing as an individual, tied Gordon for best round of the day at 69, a career best. He finished at 235.
The Mavericks return to play at the Zach Johnson Invitational at Drake on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3.
