Bear Golfers Finish Fifth in St. Louis

Final Results

MADISON, Ill. -- The Missouri State men's golf squad posted a fifth-place finish Tuesday (Sept. 28) at the Derek Dolenc Invitational in the shadows of the Gateway Arch in suburban St. Louis. The Bears tallied a final-round 293 to go along with 297-290 on Monday at Gateway National Golf Club for an 880 total and tie for fifth with tournament host SIU Edwardsville.

UT Martin went wire-to-wire in winning the team title over runner-up Weber State, 855-867. New Orleans was third with 871 and Austin Peay had 875 before the Bears and SIUE rounded out the top five in the 14-team field.

JP Lavalle's even par 72 was low for the Bears in the final round as he finished tied for 20th after carding 76-72 on Monday. Senior Alex Locke was MSU's top finisher for the tournament, tying for 17th with 68-76-73--217. Junior Max Kreikemeier was a shot behind Lavalle and in a tie for 21st after shooting 75-73-73--221, while sophomore Eric Schuessler tied for 58th with 82-73-75--230 and junior Carter Lee had 78-72-84--234. Austin Gillund tied for 75th while competing as an individual, posting 83-74-80--237.

The Bears are off next week before returning to action Oct. 11-12 at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate in Jonesboro, Ark.

Bear Golfers Finish Fifth in St. Louis

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Players Mentioned

Austin Gillund

Max Kreikemeier

JP Lavalle

Carter Lee

Alex Locke

Eric Schuessler

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