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WONDER BOYS CONCLUDE FALL SEASON WITH NINTH PLACE FINISH
AT INDIAN BAYOU COLLEGIATE GOLF CLASSIC
DESTIN, Florida –
Arkansas Tech Men’s Golf closed out its fall campaign
here Tuesday by firing a 609 to finish in ninth place
out of 18 teams at the Indian Bayou Classic held here at
the Indian Bayou Golf Club.
Tech opened the tournament by firing a 299 in Monday’s
first round, before carding a 310 in Tuesday’s second
round. Tech finished three shots behind Centenary
College (606) and five shots in front of Birmingham
Southern and Delta State, who each shot 614s to finish
tied for 10th place.
Leading the way for Tech was senior Ryan Hitt
(Allen, Texas), who shot a 36-hole total of 144 to
finish tied for fifth place. Hitt carded back-to-back
rounds of 72. Hitt finishes the fall season with a
team-best 72.1 scoring average as he had two top five
finishes and two Top 10 finishes.
North Alabama, the host school for the tournament, took
home first place honors as the Lions shot a two-day
total of 572 to finish 10 shots in front of Valdosta
State (582) and 20 shots in front of Shorter and
Columbus State, who both shot 595s to finish tied for
third place.
UNA’s first-place team finish was aided by the
performance of Brett Munson as he shot a 10-under par
134 total for the 2-day event to take home individual
medalist honors. Columbus State’s Stephen Swanepoel shot
a 139 to finish in second place, while Shorter’s Arvid
Bengtsson fired a 140 to finish in third place.
In addition to Hitt, other Tech finishers were senior
Drew Richards (Prescott, Ark.), who carded a 151 to
finish in a tie for 23rd place. Richards shot rounds of
71 and 80 respectively. Senior Jonathon Spikes
(Danville, Ark.) fired a 2-day total of 157 (78, 79) to
finish tied for 59th place, while freshman Parker
Hale (Benton, Ark.) fired a 158 (79, 79) for 36
holes to finish tied for 66th place. The final finisher
for Tech was freshman Colton Dillard (Farmington,
Ark.) as he shot a 160 for 36 holes to finish tied for
73rd place.
ARKANSAS TECH 299 310 – 609
T-5 Ryan Hitt
72 72 – 144
T23 Drew
Richards 71 80 – 151
T59 Jonathon
Spikes 78 79 – 157
T66 Parker
Hale 79 79 – 158
T73 Colton Dillard
78 82 – 160
Indian Bayou Collegiate Classic results
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