Madison, Ill. – The Missouri Southern men's golf team took sixth place today as the Lions competed in the Arch Cup, hosted by the University of Missouri – St. Louis at Gateway Golf Links.
Southern put a pair of teams in the field with the A team placing sixth and the B team placing eighth. The A team shot a team score of 579, while the B team finished at 583.
Tradgon McCrae led the way for the Green and Gold as he shot a one-under par 70 in round one and two under par 69 in round two to finish three-under par for the tournament at 139. McCrae had three birdies in each round to finish tied for 8
th place.
Ben Epperly shot a four-under par in round two and finished one-under par at 141 for the tournament and was tied for 15
th.
Jonathan Sanchez was one under on round two and finished even par at 142 and tied for 18
th.
Fielding Campbell,
Luis Limón and
Josh Hamnett all shot identical 36-hole scores of 147 to finish tied for 33
rd, while
Ben Marckmann and
Connor Williamson shot a 15o to finish tied for 46
th.
Dylan Bagley shot a 152 and was tied for 53
rd, while
Alexander Page finished at 154 and was tied for 61
st.
As a team, the A team had 27 birdies over the 36 holes, while the B team managed 23 throughout the day.
Missouri-St. Louis posted a ten-under par in round two today to win a close three-stroke margin over Missouri S&T in the team standings. McKendree's A team was third, followed by Maryville in fourth. Lindenwood was fifth, followed by the Lions' A team, Drury's A team, the Lions' B team, UMSL's B team, Illinois-Springfield, Rockhurst, Quincy, McKendree's B team and Drury's B. team to round out the team standings.
Southern will be back in action on September 19-20 as the Lions take part in the NSU Men's Golf Classic, hosted by Northeastern State at Muskogee CC. It will be the first MIAA designated points event of the season.
