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Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
Men's Golf finishes 10th at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
03/08/2020 | 6:29:00 | Men's Golf
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Southern Illinois men's golf program placed 10th overall at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate on Sunday at Desert Mountain Outlaw Course. Vanderbilt claimed the team title at 22 under-par.
The Salukis finished with a three-round score of 905 (+41). Southern shot 299 (+11) in the first and third round of the tournament. In the second round, SIU fired a 307 (+19). The competitive field consisted of 10 teams in the Golfstat top-100. SIU edged Little Rock and Ball State by four strokes in the standings.
Matthis Besard impressed for SIU, as he garnered a season-best 13th-place finish at four-over par. The sophomore was consistent with two rounds at 73 (+1) and one round of 74 (+2). He birdied 12 times over the weekend, which was the ninth-most in the 72-man field.
SIU will be back in action at the Louisiana Classics from March 16-17 (Monday-Tuesday). Louisiana Lafayette will host the 54-hole tournament.
TEAM SCORES
1. Vanderbilt 268-290-284 (842, -22)
2. Mississippi State 278-293-295 (866, +2)
3. Northwestern 284-289-302 (875, +11)
4. Missouri 280-310-288 (878, +14)
T5. Lipscomb 296-307-285 (888, +24)
T5. Purdue 287-800-301 (888, +24)
7. Miami (OH) 292-303-297 (892, +28)
8. Michigan 293-310-297 (900, +36)
9. Nebraska 296-315-292 (903, +39)
10. Southern Illinois 299-307-299 (905, +41)
T11. Little Rock 298-317-294 (909, +45)
T11. Ball State 295-314-300 (909, +45)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
T13. Matthis Besard 73-74-73 = 220
50. Birgir Magnusson 73-84-74 = 231
T51. Frankie Thomas 79-74-79 = 232
T55. Sean Mullan 80-80-73 = 233
T55. Tom Cleaton 74-79-80 = 233
The Salukis finished with a three-round score of 905 (+41). Southern shot 299 (+11) in the first and third round of the tournament. In the second round, SIU fired a 307 (+19). The competitive field consisted of 10 teams in the Golfstat top-100. SIU edged Little Rock and Ball State by four strokes in the standings.
Matthis Besard impressed for SIU, as he garnered a season-best 13th-place finish at four-over par. The sophomore was consistent with two rounds at 73 (+1) and one round of 74 (+2). He birdied 12 times over the weekend, which was the ninth-most in the 72-man field.
"Matthis played well this week," head coach Justin Fetcho said. "He made some mistakes, but was able to get past it mentally and move on to the next hole. That has been a struggle as of late, so I'm glad to see him show some mental toughness out there in tough conditions. With a short week ahead of us, we will look for him to take that momentum to the next event and continue to improve throughout the spring. I am very proud of him to earn a top-15 finish in a solid field."
Four Salukis in the five-man lineup — Birgir Magnusson , Frankie Thomas, Sean Mullan and Tom Cleaton — all finished within two strokes of each other. Birgir finished in 50th at 15-over par while Thomas was a stroke behind at 16-over. Both Mullan and Cleaton tied for 55th at 16-over. Markus Wilhelmsen competed as an individual in Arizona and placed 69th at 32-over.SIU will be back in action at the Louisiana Classics from March 16-17 (Monday-Tuesday). Louisiana Lafayette will host the 54-hole tournament.
TEAM SCORES
1. Vanderbilt 268-290-284 (842, -22)
2. Mississippi State 278-293-295 (866, +2)
3. Northwestern 284-289-302 (875, +11)
4. Missouri 280-310-288 (878, +14)
T5. Lipscomb 296-307-285 (888, +24)
T5. Purdue 287-800-301 (888, +24)
7. Miami (OH) 292-303-297 (892, +28)
8. Michigan 293-310-297 (900, +36)
9. Nebraska 296-315-292 (903, +39)
10. Southern Illinois 299-307-299 (905, +41)
T11. Little Rock 298-317-294 (909, +45)
T11. Ball State 295-314-300 (909, +45)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
T13. Matthis Besard 73-74-73 = 220
50. Birgir Magnusson 73-84-74 = 231
T51. Frankie Thomas 79-74-79 = 232
T55. Sean Mullan 80-80-73 = 233
T55. Tom Cleaton 74-79-80 = 233
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