Meet Results
GALESBURG, Ill. – The Edgewood College men's golf team survived heavy winds on the second day of the Knox College Jim Wetherbee Memorial Invitational to finish in fourth place of 16 teams with a two-day score of 625. This was the Eagles first tournament of the spring portion of their schedule.
THE BASICS
Final Results: Edgewood College, t-4th of 16 teams (307-318-625)
Location: Galesburg, Ill. (Soangetaha C.C. & Gibson Woods G.C.)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edgewood College showed few signs of winter rust in Friday's opening round. The Eagles shot a 307 on the first day, but battled strong winds on day at Gibson Woods in slipping to a score of 318.
- Zach Hentrich led the way for the Eagles recording a top 10 finish in the field of 104 golfers. Hentrich fired a 76 on Friday, and hung on for a 79 on Saturday to place in a tie for ninth with a score of 155.
- Jackson Eversoll and Matthew Davidson shot matching scores of 158. Davidson's best score came on Friday with a 78 at Soangetaha C.C., while Eversoll had the Eagles' best Saturday round with a 77 on the second day.
- Jensen Peck led the Eagles after the opening round, shooting a 74 and finished with a two-day total of 159. Dawson Hinz rounded out the squad with total score of 161.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Zach Hentrich's ninth place finish represented the sixth top-10 finish of the season and the 23rd top-10 finish in his career.
FOR THE FOES
- The University of Dubuque shot 617 to hold off Illinois Central College by two strokes. Andrew Otto of Concordia University Wisconsin won individual medalist honors with scores of 73-77.
UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will compete at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational next weekend at Ironwood G.C. in Normal, Ill.