Men’s Golf Ties for Fourth at Island Resort Intercollegiate

Monday, September 6

Bark River, MI

Middle Tennessee

Island Resort Collegiate

9/6/2021 5:46:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: Jonathan Caudle, MT Athletic Communications

BARK RIVER, Mich. – The Middle Tennessee men's golf team closed out the Island Resort Intercollegiate on Monday, led by a top-10 performance from sophomore Kevin Jegers and finishing tied for fourth at the par-72, 7,375-yard Sage Run Golf Club.

Palmer Sadlowski and Mattias Varjun, who competed as an individual, both tied for a team-low 74 over the final 18 holes of competition and finished 20th and tied for 31st over the two-day affair. Varjun tied for a team-best four birdies during the last round, while Sadlowski drained three birdies on day two.

Nick Wolf and Michael Barnard both posted 75 and finished tied for 21st. Owen Stamper and Jegers stroked 76 and 78 and posted finishes of 35th and a team-best 10th-place respectively. Gavin Clements, who also competed as an individual, finished with a score of 79 during the final round of competition.

As a team, the Blue Raiders tied with Kentucky for fourth with a 54-hole score of 885. Michigan State first in the tournament with a score of 849.

UCF finished second with a three-round score of 872, followed closely by Michigan who posted a 54-hole total of 880 to round out the Top-5 finishers.

QUOTING COACH MCENTIRE
"It was a solid week for us," expressed head coach Mark McEntire. "There are many things that we need to tighten up. We will work on those this week in practice and get ready for LA Tech next week."

UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders head to the Bayou State next weekend as they compete in the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate hosted by LA Tech in Choudrant, La. at the Squire Creek Country Club and Golf Course on Sept. 12-14.