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Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
Varjun notches top-five finish at Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
2/6/2023 12:21:00 PM | Men's Golf
STATESBORO, Ga. — Markus Varjun capped a strong start to the spring with his best round of Georgia Southern's Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate on Monday. The Estonian redshirt freshman carded a 70 (-2) in the third round to finish fifth with a 54-hole score of 213 (-3). Luke Perkins finished the 61-man tournament in a tie for 17th, and Tate Heintzelman finished 53rd.
On a second straight sunny day with temperatures in the mid-60s, Varjun picked up six birdies and an eagle, including a five-hole stretch that saw him go 5-under on holes 7-11. He moved three spots up the leaderboard in the third round for his first career top-five finish.
Perkins finished his first collegiate tournament with a score of 220 (+4). He wrote down a 72 (E) in Monday's tournament finale, picking up four birdies along the way.
Heintzelman finished the tournament at 237 (+21) after carding an 84 (+12) Monday.
By the Numbers
5 – Varjun has been par or better in five straight rounds, dating back to the Grover Page Classic.
70 – Varjun's 70 equaled the lowest score of the third round among the field.
12 – Varjun's 12 birdies are tied for fifth-most by a Blue Raider in a single event this season.
Head coach Mark McEntire on his players' finish to the tournament
"Fantastic showing from Markus this week! Another great finish, and this will give him some confidence going into the spring.
Also very happy with Luke Perkins. He played very solid the last two rounds. I look forward to starting the spring and wish we started this week."
Tournament Notes
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On a second straight sunny day with temperatures in the mid-60s, Varjun picked up six birdies and an eagle, including a five-hole stretch that saw him go 5-under on holes 7-11. He moved three spots up the leaderboard in the third round for his first career top-five finish.
Perkins finished his first collegiate tournament with a score of 220 (+4). He wrote down a 72 (E) in Monday's tournament finale, picking up four birdies along the way.
Heintzelman finished the tournament at 237 (+21) after carding an 84 (+12) Monday.
By the Numbers
5 – Varjun has been par or better in five straight rounds, dating back to the Grover Page Classic.
70 – Varjun's 70 equaled the lowest score of the third round among the field.
12 – Varjun's 12 birdies are tied for fifth-most by a Blue Raider in a single event this season.
Head coach Mark McEntire on his players' finish to the tournament
"Fantastic showing from Markus this week! Another great finish, and this will give him some confidence going into the spring.
Also very happy with Luke Perkins. He played very solid the last two rounds. I look forward to starting the spring and wish we started this week."
Tournament Notes
- Georgia Southern's Parker Claxton won the tournament with a score of 207 (-9).
- A breakdown of the top 24 finishers features 15 players from SEC schools, three ACC players, three Georgia Southern golfers playing on their school's home course, two Blue Raiders, and one Big Ten golfer.
- The Blue Raiders are back in action at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate held Feb. 27-March 1.
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Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Golf on social media on Facebook /MTMGolf Twitter (@MT_MGolf) and Instagram (@mt_mgolf).
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