Monday, March 11
Auburn Golf Club / Auburn, AL
Lipscomb University
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Auburn Tiger Invitational
Men's Golf Uses Strong Final Day To Finish Sixth At Auburn Invitational
3/12/2024 6:02:00 PM | Men's Golf
AUBURN, Ala. – Lipscomb Men's Golf finished tied for sixth hat the Tiger Invitational on Tuesday. The Bisons used a strong final two rounds to steadily climb the leaderboard over the final 36 holes.
After the first nine holes of competition, Lipscomb was tied for 13th in the field of 18 squads after shooting a 312. The Bisons improved by 11 strokes, shooting a 301 in the second round to improve to ninth place before posting a 305 in the final round to jump to sixth place. The Bisons tied for sixth place with fellow ASUN squad Kennesaw State. The only other ASUN team in the field was FGCU who finished 2nd.
The Bisons finished the event with 169 pars and 19 birdies to go along with an eagle.
Ford Goldasich once again led the way for the Bisons with his 24th-place finish. He started the competition with his strongest round of the tournament, turning in a 74. He followed that up with a 78 and 76 in the second and third rounds, respectively, to finish (+12). Goldasich had 37 pars and three birdies.
Three Bisons, Sam Potter, Will Holan, and Alejandro Rodriguez, tied for 32nd, all with a total score of 230 (+14).
Potter started things off with a 78 in the first round before shooting a 73, his tournament best, in the second round. His final round, he posted a 79. All told, he rolled in 29 pars and a team-high seven birdies.
Holan was solid for the Bisons despite a slow start. A tough first round saw Holan shoot an 81, but he bounced back with a strong 72 in the second round. He carded a 77 in the final round. All told he had 39 pars, tied for the third-most in the field, and two birdies.
Rodriguez rounded out Lipscomb's scoring, also tied for 32nd. He shot a 79 and 78 in the first and second rounds, respectively before catching fire with a 73 in the third round. Rodriguez had the only eagle of the tournament for the Bisons to go along with 30 pars and six birdies.
Minas Manias tied for 77th in the field. He had an 83 in the first round and an 81 in the third round while his best round was in the second round with a 79. Manias connected on 34 pars and one birdie.
HEAD COACH WILL BREWER
"I'm proud of our team's effort, energy, will and desire this week in Auburn! I've not experienced many courses which did not reward a good shot, but the course conditions and the greens were extremely firm and did not reward good shots. We make no excuses, however the course setup was very frustrating as approach shots would rarely stay on the putting surfaces due to the firmness of the greens. Auburn is currently ranked No. 2 nationally and they were (+16) and (+10) today. In a typical event, the winning team is well under par. We will continue to fight and grind to improve. We have seen an uptick and we are confident we will continue to improve! I am proud of the team's work ethic! We will take a few days off for spring break and then get ready for Stanford's event at the end of March!"
UP NEXT
The Bisons will head to San Francisco, California for The Goodwin hosted by Stanford March 28-30.
After the first nine holes of competition, Lipscomb was tied for 13th in the field of 18 squads after shooting a 312. The Bisons improved by 11 strokes, shooting a 301 in the second round to improve to ninth place before posting a 305 in the final round to jump to sixth place. The Bisons tied for sixth place with fellow ASUN squad Kennesaw State. The only other ASUN team in the field was FGCU who finished 2nd.
The Bisons finished the event with 169 pars and 19 birdies to go along with an eagle.
Ford Goldasich once again led the way for the Bisons with his 24th-place finish. He started the competition with his strongest round of the tournament, turning in a 74. He followed that up with a 78 and 76 in the second and third rounds, respectively, to finish (+12). Goldasich had 37 pars and three birdies.
Three Bisons, Sam Potter, Will Holan, and Alejandro Rodriguez, tied for 32nd, all with a total score of 230 (+14).
Potter started things off with a 78 in the first round before shooting a 73, his tournament best, in the second round. His final round, he posted a 79. All told, he rolled in 29 pars and a team-high seven birdies.
Holan was solid for the Bisons despite a slow start. A tough first round saw Holan shoot an 81, but he bounced back with a strong 72 in the second round. He carded a 77 in the final round. All told he had 39 pars, tied for the third-most in the field, and two birdies.
Rodriguez rounded out Lipscomb's scoring, also tied for 32nd. He shot a 79 and 78 in the first and second rounds, respectively before catching fire with a 73 in the third round. Rodriguez had the only eagle of the tournament for the Bisons to go along with 30 pars and six birdies.
Minas Manias tied for 77th in the field. He had an 83 in the first round and an 81 in the third round while his best round was in the second round with a 79. Manias connected on 34 pars and one birdie.
HEAD COACH WILL BREWER
"I'm proud of our team's effort, energy, will and desire this week in Auburn! I've not experienced many courses which did not reward a good shot, but the course conditions and the greens were extremely firm and did not reward good shots. We make no excuses, however the course setup was very frustrating as approach shots would rarely stay on the putting surfaces due to the firmness of the greens. Auburn is currently ranked No. 2 nationally and they were (+16) and (+10) today. In a typical event, the winning team is well under par. We will continue to fight and grind to improve. We have seen an uptick and we are confident we will continue to improve! I am proud of the team's work ethic! We will take a few days off for spring break and then get ready for Stanford's event at the end of March!"
UP NEXT
The Bisons will head to San Francisco, California for The Goodwin hosted by Stanford March 28-30.
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