After a seventh place finish at this weekend’s Hawkeye Intercollegiate, hosted by the University of Iowa, the Bowling Green State University men’s golf team looks to continue improving their play over the remainder of the fall season.
The seventh place finish comes one week after the Falcons finished in last place at the Northern Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Wisconsin. Although the team is still without a tournament victory in the young season, the improvement made in one week was a welcome sight.
Regardless of any extra stress that the difficult schedule has placed on this young team, the Falcons will need to remain confident to get back on the right track.
The host Hawkeyes won the nine-team tournament with a score of 871 (296-289-286). Southwest Missouri State’s Austin Hackett shot 70 or below for all three rounds to win the tournament medal by four strokes (70-69-70=209).
The Falcons ended with a 54-hole team score of 900 (302-304-294). The round of 294 was the fourth-best of all teams on the final day.
Leading the Falcons in the tournament was junior Heath Ziglar, who finished tied for 13th with a three-round score of 222 (74-75-73). Senior Craig Pickerel was not far behind, finishing 15th with a score of 223 (76-75-72). Other Falcon finishers included junior Chris Leake (T-21st, 226), freshman Jace Walker (T-28th, 229), and sophomore Brad Dearsman (T-41st, 234).
The men’s golf team continues its fall season by traveling next week to the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, Oct. 4-5, in Yorktown, Indiana. The tournament is hosted by Ball State.
