Jegers sets season low as Blue Raiders gain two spots in third round

Tuesday, March 5

Bluffton, S. C.

Middle Tennessee

Colleton River Collegiate

3/5/2024 2:08:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: Thomas Donley, MT Athletics

BLUFFTON, S.C. — Kevin Jegers finished all three rounds of the Colleton River Collegiate under par, including a 68 (-4) in Tuesday's third round, tying for 13th at 209 (-7) for the tournament. Middle Tennessee men's golf posted a 282 (-6) , its lowest round of the tourney, in the final round, to tie for 12th at 862 (-2).

Tuesday's action started with the final few holes of the second round, which was paused due to darkness Monday night. The Blue Raiders recorded the fifth-lowest score of the third round, led by Jegers' 68, Owen Stamper's 69 (-3) and Markus Varjun's 71 (-1).

Jegers fired six birdies in the third round after entering the round with five over his first 36 holes. He eclipsed his previous season-low 54-hole score by four strokes.

Varjun tied for 41st with a score of 216 (E), his fourth straight tournament score of par or better. He picked up four birdies in the third round as part of a 1-under showing.

Stamper carded five birdies of his own to bounce back from two over-par rounds to start the tournament. He tied for 45th at 217 (+1).

Luke Perkins, playing as an individual, also tied for 45th at 217 (+1) to tie a career-low 54-hole score. He started his Tuesday by putting the finishing touches on a round of 69 (-3), also tying his career low.

Michael Barnard tied for 60th at 220 (+4). Sheldon McKnight rounds out the Blue Raider lineup in 80th place at 230 (+14).

By the Numbers
21 – MTSU picked up 21 birdies as a team in the third round, their most in any round in the tournament.
39 – Jegers parred 39 holes, tied for third-most in the field.
5 – Jegers has been at par or better in five of his last six rounds.

Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"I thought today was a really good round of golf for our team. Congrats to Kevin on a great week and a tournament that we've been waiting for him to have for a long time. Another solid week for Markus as well. We just haven't gotten the production from our 3-4-5 guys to finish at the top of the leaderboard. I look forward to a good week of practice before we head to the Schenkel in a few days."

Tournament Notes

Georgia Southern won the tournament at 832 (-32).
Brycen Jones of Georgia Southern won the individual title at 204 (-12), edging out four players who finished at 11-under.
The Blue Raiders are back in action March 15-17 at the Schenkel Invitational.

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