IU East goes wire-to-wire for RSC Men's Golf Fall Preview Tournament title
IU East goes wire-to-wire for RSC Men's Golf Fall Preview Tournament title
FINAL RESULTS
UNION, Ky. -- IU East led from start to finish to win the River States Conference Men's Golf Fall Preview Tournament title Monday-Tuesday at Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union, Ky. The Red Wolves shot the best round of the tournament in the first 18 holes to claim the early lead, and they built a good lead heading into the final round of the 54-hole tournament.
IU East's win came by six shots over Asbury (Ky.) University. IU East opened with scores of 287 and 293 to build a nine-shot lead over Asbury heading into the final round. Asbury, which shot 291-298 to begin, cut the lead by three strokes over the final 18 holes, but the Red Wolves' cushion was too big.
Point Park placed third in the team standings, and the Pioneers were third place after each of the three rounds. WVU Tech jumped two spots in the standings with a 297 in the final round, and as a result, the Golden Bears finished fourth. IU Kokomo moved up three spots over the final 36 holes to finish fifth. The Cougars did that on a strength of a 295 in the second round.
Tyler Pearson paced IU East to the team title and was the individual medalist as well. He opened with a 2-under 69, which was tied for the best round of the tournament. He finished with two rounds of 72 to shoot even par over 54 holes.
Matthew McCurry, last spring's RSC medalist, placed second at 3-over for the tournament. He shot 1-under 70 in the final round to move up the standings. Also moving up the individual leaderboard was Midway University's Cody French, who shot 69 to place third.
Gage Basiletti and Max Kaminsky placed fourth and fifth, respectively, for Point Park. Basiletti shot a 69 in the first round, and Kaminsky played the final 36 holes at 1-over (72-71).
In all, there were 11 schools in the team standings. The 54-hole tournament featured 27 holes on Monday and Tuesday, and it served as a preview for the RSC Tournament championship at the same course in the spring. The 2018 RSC Men's Golf Tournament will be held April 23-24, 2018 at Lassing Pointe GC (Union, Ky.) with the top team teams qualifying for the NAIA Men's Golf National Championship May 15-18, 2018 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.