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AMOS PERKINS MANAGING EDITOR Men’s Golf

Men’s golf fell just shy of a first place medal at the annual MSU Invitational with their score of 861 falling just shy of Texas A&M Commerce’s 856, Monday and Tuesday Oct. 12 and 13. The Mustangs posted round scores of 296, 280 and 285 respectively. The second round score was best among the competition. MSU led the competition in pars with 168 and was the top team in par-5 scoring with a score of -6.

Garrett Leek, 2020 first team all-conference player and management junior, followed up last year’s first place finish at the invitational with a tie for fourth and a score of 210, falling one stroke short of a playoff spot and a chance for a medal. Jake Doggett, GCAA/Barbasol Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year Semifinalist and management senior, finished top-ten for the sixth time in his last eight tournament showings with a score of 214. Keiton Holster, sports and leisure studies senior, posted a career best 69 on the final round of the contest and finished 11th overall.

The men’s team travels to Duncan, Oklahoma Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 19 and 20 to compete in the Jerry Hrncair Invitational.

PHOTO BY TREY REED

Sports and leisure studies junior Keiton Hoster launches the golf ball down the fairway at the Midwestern State Invitational held at the Wichita Falls Country Club, Oct. 13.

Women’s Golf

The women’s golf team travelled to Lawton, Oklahoma to participate in the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Monday, Oct. 12, where they finished sixth with a score of 635.

Despite the team’s 306 second round showing, they were unable to overcome early struggles in the first round where they posted a score of 329. Their ending total was just one stroke shy of tying for fifth and seven strokes shy of tying Texas University at Tyler for the gold medal.

Beatrice Perucchini, psychology sophomore, bounced back from tying for thirteenth after the first round to finishing tied for sixth. She posted round scores of 80 and 76. Her 76 round total was matched by teammate Eva Brunskill, psychology freshman, who finished with 163. Competing with the Italian-English duo were seniors Juanita Gomez and Katie Reeves , who tied for 15th with scores of 159.

The women’s team travels to Albuquerque, New Mexico Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 19 and 20 to compete in the RJGA/ WNMU Shootout at the University of New Mexico.

PHOTO BY BRIDGET REILLY | THE WICHITAN

Undecided freshman Mason Garrett lines up the golf ball with the hole during practice at the Wichita Falls Country Club, Oct. 13.