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Men's Golf finishes third at FAU Spring Championship
04/01/2019 | 12:08:00 | Men's Golf
The Southern Illinois men's golf team finished in third place at the FAU Spring Championship for its best finish of the spring season to date. The Salukis had their sixth-best 54-hole team score of all time this weekend (849), including their third-best 36-hole team score, and their second-best 18-hole team score.
"I said yesterday that my goal was to get all six guys to shoot under par today," said SIU head coach Justin Fetcho. "We got four guys under par and one even with par. I think that's just a testament to how deep our team is and how much talent we have. I think it was just a really great week for us."
Senior Peyton Wilhoit (-6) had his best finish of the year, tying for fifth place with a score of 208. Freshman Matthis Besard (-5) finished tied for eighth place with a score of 209. Senior Luke Gannon (-1) finished tied for 21st place with a score of 215. Senior Hunter York (+2) tied for 38th and junior Frankie Thomas (+4) tied for 42nd. Freshman Vikar Jonasson (+5) competed as an individual and tied for 48th.
"In terms of playing, we minimized mistakes greatly. We made a lot of birdies. Our body language was much better. Our control of our emotions was much better," said Fetcho. "I think that looking at the whole tournament, every hole, every player, this was the best I've seen us play. That excites me as a coach because we are in April. Our conference championship is just around the corner."
The SIU Men's Golf team heads back to Carbondale to prepare for the Tiger Invitational on April 8-9th in Columbia, Missouri hosted by the University of Missouri.
SIU SCORES
T5 Peyton Wilhoit 72 70 66 = 208 (-6)
T8 Matthis Besard 72 68 69 = 209 (-5)
T21 Luke Gannon 73 73 69 = 215 (-1)
T38 Hunter York 74 73 71 = 218 (+2)
T42 Frankie Thomas 73 73 74 = 220 (+4)
*T48 Vikar Jonasson 75 74 72 = 221 (+5)
*indicates an individual
TEAM SCORES
1 UCF 286 275 268 = 829 (-35)
2 Florida Atlantic 286 279 273 = 838 (-26)
3 Southern Illinois 290 284 275 = 849 (-15)
T4 Houston Baptist 295 280 278 = 853 (-11)
T4 Florida Gulf Coast U 288 287 278 = 853 (-11)
6 Bethune-Cookman University 282 289 284 = 855 (-9)
T7 Connecticut 296 278 286 = 860 (-4)
T7 Miami University(OH) 292 285 283 = 860 (-4)
T9 George Mason 292 286 286 = 864 (E)
T9 Georgetown 295 287 282 = 864 (E)
11 Rhode Island 299 290 287 = 876 (+12)
T12 Hartford 295 295 294 = 884 (+20)
T12 Murray State 306 294 284 = 884 (+20)
14 Xavier 316 294 287 = 897 (+33)
"I said yesterday that my goal was to get all six guys to shoot under par today," said SIU head coach Justin Fetcho. "We got four guys under par and one even with par. I think that's just a testament to how deep our team is and how much talent we have. I think it was just a really great week for us."
Senior Peyton Wilhoit (-6) had his best finish of the year, tying for fifth place with a score of 208. Freshman Matthis Besard (-5) finished tied for eighth place with a score of 209. Senior Luke Gannon (-1) finished tied for 21st place with a score of 215. Senior Hunter York (+2) tied for 38th and junior Frankie Thomas (+4) tied for 42nd. Freshman Vikar Jonasson (+5) competed as an individual and tied for 48th.
"In terms of playing, we minimized mistakes greatly. We made a lot of birdies. Our body language was much better. Our control of our emotions was much better," said Fetcho. "I think that looking at the whole tournament, every hole, every player, this was the best I've seen us play. That excites me as a coach because we are in April. Our conference championship is just around the corner."
The SIU Men's Golf team heads back to Carbondale to prepare for the Tiger Invitational on April 8-9th in Columbia, Missouri hosted by the University of Missouri.
SIU SCORES
T5 Peyton Wilhoit 72 70 66 = 208 (-6)
T8 Matthis Besard 72 68 69 = 209 (-5)
T21 Luke Gannon 73 73 69 = 215 (-1)
T38 Hunter York 74 73 71 = 218 (+2)
T42 Frankie Thomas 73 73 74 = 220 (+4)
*T48 Vikar Jonasson 75 74 72 = 221 (+5)
*indicates an individual
TEAM SCORES
1 UCF 286 275 268 = 829 (-35)
2 Florida Atlantic 286 279 273 = 838 (-26)
3 Southern Illinois 290 284 275 = 849 (-15)
T4 Houston Baptist 295 280 278 = 853 (-11)
T4 Florida Gulf Coast U 288 287 278 = 853 (-11)
6 Bethune-Cookman University 282 289 284 = 855 (-9)
T7 Connecticut 296 278 286 = 860 (-4)
T7 Miami University(OH) 292 285 283 = 860 (-4)
T9 George Mason 292 286 286 = 864 (E)
T9 Georgetown 295 287 282 = 864 (E)
11 Rhode Island 299 290 287 = 876 (+12)
T12 Hartford 295 295 294 = 884 (+20)
T12 Murray State 306 294 284 = 884 (+20)
14 Xavier 316 294 287 = 897 (+33)
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