School Records Fall as Golfers Finish Strong

Final Results

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- A fierce final-round rally saw a pair of school records fall as the Missouri State men's golf team vaulted from seventh place to finish third at the Loyola Intercollegiate at Palm Valley Golf Club. The Bears fired a school-record 272 on Tuesday (Feb. 22), 16 under par, the best single-round score in school history by six shots, beating the old mark of 278.

MSU posted 282-296-272--850 for the tournament, just two shots off the school record, to make the four-place jump in the final standings. Individually, senior Carter Lee also made his mark, firing a final-round 66 to go with his 67-72 the first two days to set the school record for 54 holes with 205 and finish tied for third in the tournament. Four Bears went under par Tuesday as Lee was backed up by 68's from sophomore Eric Schuessler and senior Alex Locke, and 70 from Max Kreikemeier.

For the tournament, Schuessler tied for 18th with 73-73-68--214, while Locke was a shot back with 71-76-68--215 and tied for 24th. Kreikemeier finished even for 54 holes with 71-75-70--216 and tied for 31st. Austin Gillund finished tied for 93rd by carding 77-78-75--230.

Middle Tennesse edged Utah Valley for the team title by a single shot, 835-836. Then came the Bears, followed by Seton Hall (852), Delaware (853), Drake (855), Marshall (857), Bucknell (863), Creighton (866) and South Dakota.(872) rounding out the top 10 in the 18-team field.

MSU is idle next week before traveling to the Colin Montgomerie Invitational in Houston, Mar. 7-8.

School Records Fall as Golfers Finish Strong

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Players Mentioned

Austin Gillund

Max Kreikemeier

Carter Lee

Alex Locke

Eric Schuessler

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