The Upper Iowa men's golf team competed at the Holiday Inn Express Invite on Monday and Tuesday and finished in 16th place after executing scores of 308, 296 and 292 in the three rounds for a score of 892 (+44). The tournament was hosted by Missouri Western in St. Joseph, Mo.  
 
Missouri Southern State took the team title with a score of 850 (-2). They were followed by Central Oklahoma and Minnesota State Mankato in second and third who recorded an 863 (+11) and 864 (+12). 
 
The individual title belonged to Jeffery Johnston of Missouri Western State who shot a 202 (-11) with round scores of 66, 67 and 69. Coming in right behind him was Alessandro Trenta (Winona State) and Tradgon McCrae (Missouri Southern State) who tied for second with a score of 205 (-8). 
 
Tate Carlson led the way for the Peacocks finishing in eighth place with a score of 214 (+1) after executing scores of 71, 74 and 69. 
 
"Tate continues to be a leader on the course," said Head Coach Mike Lewis. "His game is in good shape and the results show that. I'm proud of him and the other guys for stepping up today."
 
Other Upper Iowa contributors were Ashton Martens, Caden Postma, Owen Davison and Nolan Ross with scores of 228 (+15), 229 (+16), 231 (+18) and 236 (+23). 
 
"I'm proud of the guys for bouncing back with a 292, it shows that they believe in themselves," said Lewis. "We will continue to work hard this off season to sharpen our skills mentally, physically and technically and be ready this spring."