Perkins leads the Blue Raiders with seventh place finish at the Schenkel Invitational

Sunday, March 23

Statesboro, Ga.

Middle Tennessee

Schenkel Invitational

3/23/2025 5:12:00 PM | Men's Golf

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Blue Raiders carded a final round 3-over-par 291 on Sunday to finish eighth at the 45th Annual Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club. Junior Luke Perkins led Middle Tennessee in the individual standings with a 4-under-par 212 to finish tied for seventh.

Utah earned the team title with a 54-hole total of 22-under-par 842, while Florida finished second at 21-under-par 843, and host institution Georgia Southern finished third at 16-under-par 848. The Blue Raiders finished in eighth place at 8-over-par 872.

Florida's Luke Poulter claimed individual medalist honors with a 54-hole total of 8-under-par 208, while the Gators' Ian Gilligan finished second at 7-under-par 209 and Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski and Georgia Southern's Parker Claxton finished tied for third at 6-under-par 210. Perkins led Middle Tennessee in the individual standings with a 4-under-par 212 to finish tied for seventh.

The Blue Raiders will return to action when they compete in the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club on April 4-6 (Friday-Sunday) in Franklin, Tenn.

The Lineup
• Junior Luke Perkins paced the Blue Raiders with a 54-hole total of 4-under-par 212. He fired a final round of even-par 72 to earn his first career top 10 finish.

• Senior JJ Zimmer also logged a final round of even-par 72. He finished tied for 19th at 1-under-par 215.

• Redshirt junior Markus Varjun carded a final round of 1-over-par 71 to finish tied for 52nd at 6-over-par 222.

• Freshman Thad Whitfield finished tied for 40th at 6-over-par 222.

• Redshirt sophomore Jake Hopper posted a final round of 2-over-par 74 to finish tied for 60th at 8-over-par 224, while freshman Thad Whitfield finished tied for 65 at 11-over-par 227.

Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"It was a solid week for us," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "I'm so proud of Luke and the tournament that he put together. I hope this will give him confidence for the rest of the spring and gives him a hint of the player we all know that he can be. On the team side this week, we just didn't play well enough to get in contention with the power four teams in the field. We did gather some good momentum this week, but we need to sustain that before we head to the Mason Rudolph."

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