LAKE CITY, Minn. – The Missouri Western men’s golf team competed in their first event of the season, finishing tied for fifth out of 14 teams at the J.R. Watkins Invitational.  It was held at the Jewel Golf Course and was a par 71, equaling 6814 yards.

The Griffons’ Ryan Hand was the low score of the weekend, firing a 146 over the two rounds of golf which landed him tied for 11th on the leaderboard. Senior Corey Knight finished tied for 17th at during the weekend with a score of 149, scoring a 71 on the second day. Jakob Rudosky was third highest for the Griffons, recording a score of 151 and placing tied for 27th.

Missouri Western finished tied with Bemidji State with a team score of 601. The Griffons finished with a 310 on day one and 291 on the second day. Iowa Western CC scored a 569 to win the team title and Winona State earned second with a score of 580.

The Griffons will be back in action on Monday, September 14 as they travel to Monkey Island, Oklahoma for the MSSU Men’s Fall Invitational.

— MWSU Athletics —