Men's Golf | 3/19/2023 5:50:00 PM
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. Methodist men's golf, rank No. 2 nationally, wrapped up the third day of the Jekyll Island Invitational on Sunday. The Monarchs posted a score of three-under par 285, which gave them a grand total of 864 (E), and moved up one spot for a fourth place finish.
THE ESSENTIALS
Event: Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational
Location: Jekyll Island Golf Club/Pine Lakes (6,700 yards, Par 72); Jekyll Island, Ga.
Team leaders: 1 – Emory University (283-275-284—842, -22), 2 – Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University (286-281-290—857, -7), 3 – Christopher Newport University (292-281-289—862, -2)
Individual leaders: 1 – Alex Price, CNU (67-67-68—202, -14), 2 – Michael Burry, Emory (70-68-71—209, -7), T3 – Jackson Klutznick, Emory (72-68-70—210, -6), T3 – Tony Li, Emory (72-68-70—210, -6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Monarchs tied for the second lowest score, 304, of round three. This was also the best day of the event for Methodist.
- Cooper Hrabak (73-71-67—211, -5) leaped 16 positions to come in a tie for fifth place. He nearly missed the top-3 by one stroke after shooting a round-low five-under par 67.
- Aiden Spampinato (73-69-72—210, -2) slid down one spot, to T-11th, following an even-par 72 on his last go around. He hit two bogeys and two birdies on each half of the course.
- Rookie Jonny Lewis (78-69-71—218, +2) climbed another 19 spots to come in a tie for 25th by the end of day three. He was even with a bogey and a birdie on the front nine before shooting three more birdies to two bogeys on the back half.
- Cameron Cappuzzo (73-76-76—225, +9) came in a tie for 66th following his four-over par 76 round while Chase Walts (77-74-75—226, +10) concluded his last round with a three-over par 75, which helped move him up nine spots into a tie for 72nd.
UP NEXT
Methodist will have the next couple of weeks to get ready for the Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate on March 31 - April 2.
