Upper Iowa Men's Golf opened the spring season at the Lindenwood Invite, achieving a fourth place finish out of six teams over the course of three rounds. The Peacocks posted a +65 score, where they finished above Umass Amherst (+69) and Webster (+74).
Redshirt-Junior
Owen Davison led the way for Upper Iowa as he recorded a 24
th place finish with a +15 score. He recorded three consecutive birdies to close out round one, while adding another birdie on the second and third rounds.
Junior
Dylan Burns and sophomore
Christian Burkhart each finished right behind Davison, as Burns tied for 25
th with a +16 score while Burkhart's +18 score led to him finishing in 27
th. Burns hit a team-high nine birdies, with five coming in the third round. Burkhart added three birdies over the course of the competition, hitting two in round three.
Redshirt-Freshman
Joseph Grau added a 33
rd place finish with a +26 score while sophomore
Clayton Liddle took 34
th place with a +27 score. Grau joined Burkhart with three birdies, and Liddle would record seven birdies with five coming in round one.
Freshman Jack Miller posted a 37
th place finish with a score of +29. He recorded four birdies, highlighted by him hitting three birdies in a four-hole span. Freshman
William Benedict added a 42
nd place finish with a score of +34 with one birdie. Junior
Jayden Rios came in 43
rd place, as he recorded a +36 score with three birdies.
Hosts, Lindenwood came in first place with a +17 score. Indian Hills CC added a second-place finish with a score of +22 while Winona State took third with a score of +23.
The Peacocks will continue their season at the Clarke Invite in Galena, Ill. The two-day event will be held on Monday, Mar. 31 and Tuesday, Apr. 1 at the Eagle Ridge South Golf Course.