Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Southern Illinois University
Shangri La Shoot-Out
Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at Shangrila Shootout
10/08/2003 | 12:00:00 | Men's Golf
Oct. 8, 2003
By Jeff Honza
www.SIUSalukis.com
MONKEYISLAND, Okla. - Freshman Kyle Hosick finished second out of 92 golfers to lead the Southern Illinois University men's golf team to a fourth-place finish at the Shangrila Classic. Eighteen teams competed in this year's event.
Hosick, a freshman from Carmi, Ill., fired a 70-73-68--211 on the two-day event. Additionally, his third-round score of 68 ranks as the lowest 18-hole score of any Saluki this season. Hosick finished behind Central Oklahoma's Todd Dayton.
Junior Brian Norman also placed among the top-20 individuals, as he tied for 18th with a 72-75-76--223. Braxton Weaver (75-73-77--225), Grant Goltz (70-78-79--227) and Dustin Stewart (77-80-77--234) also competed for the Dawgs. Weaver tied for 26th, while Goltz tied for 38th and Stewart tied for 70th.
SIU stood in third place after two rounds, but ended up finishing fourth with a 287-299-298--884. Austin Peay (871), Oklahoma City (875) and Texas State (881) finished ahead of the Salukis in the stiff tournament.
The Salukis conclude their fall season at the SMS Fall Invitational on Oct. 20-21 in Springfield, Mo.
