Thursday, March 28
TPC Harding Park / San Francisco, CA
Lipscomb University
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The Goodwin
Men's Golf Uses Incredible Final Round To Finish In Top Half Of Field At The Goodwin
3/30/2024 10:03:00 PM | Men's Golf
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Lipscomb Men's Golf surged during the final round at The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford, to finish 12th in a tough field of 31 teams. The competition was hosted at the storied course, TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California
The Bisons improved 13 spots in the final day after shooting the best round of the day as a squad. Lipscomb turned in a 271 on Saturday, finishing (-9) on the round, four shots better than the next team, Georgia, who was crowned the event champion.
The first two days of play were significantly tougher for the Bisons, as the squad carded a 295 and 291 in the first and second round, respectively.
In the final round, the Bisons carded 20 birdies and 57 pars. Will Holan and Sam Potter had especially impressive rounds with 12 birdies between the two of them.
Holan led Lipscomb at The Goodwin as he tied for 11th place in the field of 168 competitors. Holan was steady throughout the first two rounds with a 72 and 73, but scorched his third round to climb 41 spots up the leaderboard. In his final round, Holan shot a 65 (-5) which was the best score of the day and tied for the best score of the entire event. Holan birdied two holes in his first nine and birdied three of his final nine holes. He was even on his other 13 holes. All told, Holan had 34 pars and 10 birdies over the three-day event. He finished 210, (E) on the event.
Sam Potter also turned in a top-25 finish after an impressive final round of play. He turned in a 74 and 71 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sat tied for 53rd heading into the final day of play. He heated up with a 67 in the final round to shoot up 29 spots. His overall score of 212 (+2) was good enough to tie for 23rd. He connected on 32 pars and 11 birdies over the three rounds.
Jaron Leasure had one of his best tournaments of the season and tied for 68th in the field. He turned in a 218 (75, 73, 70) to finish (+8). In his final round, Leasure had three birdies and 12 pars in his final and best round.
Ford Goladich had a tough start to the event, scoring a 77 and 74 in the first two rounds, but bounced back in a big way on Saturday. In the final round, Goldasich carded a 69 which improved him 39 spots as he tied for 92nd. On the event, he shot a 220 (+10).
Alejandro Rodriguez rounded things out for the Bisons, carding a 223 (+13) on the weekend. Rodriguez shot a 74 in the first and third rounds and a 75 in the second round.
HERD NOTES
"I'm extremely proud of this team today! We looked to finally get more comfortable on the greens today! The weather was much better today with less wind and no rain. The team responded shooting 271 (-9) and every player played well today. We played more conservatively on our approach shots to combat the hole locations and we made some putts today! Will Holan and Sam Potter had 12 birdies between them and led the team's scoring. Jaron Leasure as well as Ford Goldasich contributed with scores of 70 and 69. Alejandro Rodriguez could not get the putts to drop today. It's always good to finish strong and everyone stepped up! These are signs of good things to come!"
UP NEXT
The Bisons will finish its regular season April 8-9 at The Tiger Collegiate at Old Hawthorne Country Club in Columbia, Missouri.
The Bisons improved 13 spots in the final day after shooting the best round of the day as a squad. Lipscomb turned in a 271 on Saturday, finishing (-9) on the round, four shots better than the next team, Georgia, who was crowned the event champion.
The first two days of play were significantly tougher for the Bisons, as the squad carded a 295 and 291 in the first and second round, respectively.
In the final round, the Bisons carded 20 birdies and 57 pars. Will Holan and Sam Potter had especially impressive rounds with 12 birdies between the two of them.
Holan led Lipscomb at The Goodwin as he tied for 11th place in the field of 168 competitors. Holan was steady throughout the first two rounds with a 72 and 73, but scorched his third round to climb 41 spots up the leaderboard. In his final round, Holan shot a 65 (-5) which was the best score of the day and tied for the best score of the entire event. Holan birdied two holes in his first nine and birdied three of his final nine holes. He was even on his other 13 holes. All told, Holan had 34 pars and 10 birdies over the three-day event. He finished 210, (E) on the event.
Sam Potter also turned in a top-25 finish after an impressive final round of play. He turned in a 74 and 71 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sat tied for 53rd heading into the final day of play. He heated up with a 67 in the final round to shoot up 29 spots. His overall score of 212 (+2) was good enough to tie for 23rd. He connected on 32 pars and 11 birdies over the three rounds.
Jaron Leasure had one of his best tournaments of the season and tied for 68th in the field. He turned in a 218 (75, 73, 70) to finish (+8). In his final round, Leasure had three birdies and 12 pars in his final and best round.
Ford Goladich had a tough start to the event, scoring a 77 and 74 in the first two rounds, but bounced back in a big way on Saturday. In the final round, Goldasich carded a 69 which improved him 39 spots as he tied for 92nd. On the event, he shot a 220 (+10).
Alejandro Rodriguez rounded things out for the Bisons, carding a 223 (+13) on the weekend. Rodriguez shot a 74 in the first and third rounds and a 75 in the second round.
HERD NOTES
- Lipscomb averaged 4.90 (-3) on par 5 holes.
- The Bisons carded 171 pars as a team.
- Lipscomb added 36 birdies on the weekend.
"I'm extremely proud of this team today! We looked to finally get more comfortable on the greens today! The weather was much better today with less wind and no rain. The team responded shooting 271 (-9) and every player played well today. We played more conservatively on our approach shots to combat the hole locations and we made some putts today! Will Holan and Sam Potter had 12 birdies between them and led the team's scoring. Jaron Leasure as well as Ford Goldasich contributed with scores of 70 and 69. Alejandro Rodriguez could not get the putts to drop today. It's always good to finish strong and everyone stepped up! These are signs of good things to come!"
UP NEXT
The Bisons will finish its regular season April 8-9 at The Tiger Collegiate at Old Hawthorne Country Club in Columbia, Missouri.
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