BRIDGEPORT, WV — Senior
Sawyer Mills finished 10
th to help Winthrop men's golf to a 6
th place finish at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, Tuesday afternoon.
EVENT: Heath Plan Mountaineer Invitational
DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 (2
nd & Final Round)
COURSE: Pete Dye Golf Club (Bridgeport, WV)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,308 yards
PLACE (WINTHROP): 6
th out of 14 teams (906/+42)
TOP FIVE TEAMS): West Virginia (+2), Davidson (+13), Eastern Kentucky (+25), James Madison (+35), Rutgers (+36)
(FINAL RESULTS)
TAP-INS
- Sawyer Mills was the team low for the tournament at 221 (+5) as he finished alone in 10th
- Mills tied Michael McKee for the low score of the final round (75) as McKee moved up four spots to finish T30
- Ryan Tattan had a final round 77 as he dropped just a couple of spots to T27
- The Eagles finished 6th overall as there wasn't any movement in the Top 6 after two rounds
- It was a big improvement from last year's event when the Eagles were 13th
- Tyler Koch, who finished T49, and Tattan led the Eagles in Par 3 scoring (+2)
- Mills finished at +1 in Par 4 scoring (Tied for 5th best) while McKee led in Par 5 scoring at -3 (Tied for 3rd best)
- McKee led the team in birdies with 11 while Zak Butt was second with nine
- As a team the Eagles were tied with Rutgers for the second most birdies in the tournament with 40
- Play was suspended in the second round as the players had to finish 2-4 holes to wrap-up from Monday
WINTHROP RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
Eagles will be off until Oct. 22-23 when they head to the Outer Banks for the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate.
