By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team finished ninth among MIAA teams and 15th overall at the SBU Invitational (April 15-16), hosted at Silo Ridge Country Club a 5,949-yard, par 72 golf course. Freshman Bryce Cowan led the Tigers with identical rounds of 79 in the first two rounds before finishing with a 77 in round three to card a 19-over (235) and tied for 48th individually. Cowan finished the week with four birdies.
Mac McNish posted rounds of 80, 77 and 81 to finish in a tie for 63rd individually. McNish picked up three birdies for the week. Isaiah Grover finished in solo 71st after shooting rounds of 76, 84 and 80. Grover completed the week with a team-high six birdies and one eagle. Connor Schultz fired off rounds of 81, and identical 80’s to finish in a tie with teammate Pete Carney for 72nd, while posting three birdies and one eagle. Carney shot rounds of 81, 83 and 77 for the week, with three birdies.
Central Oklahoma took the team title with an aggregate score of 892. Missouri Western and Central Missouri finished in a tie for second with a score of 896. Fort Hays State finished 15th as a team with a score of 316-319-314 for a total of 949. Patrick McCarthy of Missouri Western claimed the individual title after posting a 1-under (215) for the tournament. This was the second designated MIAA event of the year.
The Tigers will be back on course next week when they compete at the MIAA Championships (April 23-24) at Monkey Island, Okla. The tournament will be hosted at Shangri-La Country Club.