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By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUEBLO, Colo. – Fort Hays State Men’s Golf opened its 2019-20 season on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 16-17) at the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitational, hosted by Colorado State-Pueblo. The Tigers finished 12th<\/sup> overall in the tournament, contested at Walking Stick Golf Course, a par-72, 7,243-yard layout. Cole Gritton<\/a> led the Tigers in his first tournament as a Tiger.

Gritton, a senior transfer from Colorado Christian University, improved 10 places on the leaderboard in the final round, finishing in a tie for 13th<\/sup> at 3-over par overall. Seven players finished under par overall, led by an 11-under par effort from CSU-Pueblo’s Andrew Ni. Liam Duncan of New Mexico Junior College was right on his heels with a 10-under par finish. Gritton was a steady performer for the Tigers throughout the tournament, posting scores of 74 (+2), 73 (+1), and 72 (E).

The Tigers as a team tied for seventh after the first round, firing a 296, their best collective effort of the three rounds. FHSU followed that with rounds of 306 and 304.

Pete Carney<\/a> led the Tigers in the first round with an even-par 72. He followed that with rounds of 79 and 78. He tied teammate Bryce Cowan<\/a> for 44th<\/sup> overall at 13-over par. Cowan carded rounds of 74, 80, and 75. Chandler Roberts<\/a> shot rounds of 76, 76, and 79, tying for 49th at 15-over par, and owned the second-best round of the Tigers in the second round. Isaiah Grover<\/a> tied for 54th<\/sup> at 17-over par with rounds of 76, 78, and 79.

New Mexico Junior College claimed the tournament with a team score of 865, just 1-over par overall. CSU-Pueblo and Colorado School of Mines tied for second at 869, each 5-over par as a team.

Fort Hays State heads back on the road next week to the MSSU Fall Invitational, a mandatory MIAA event, held at Shangri-La Country Club in Monkey Island, Oklahoma. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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