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WKU Kenny Perry Invitational - Day Three
Charlie Bull Wins WKU Kenny Perry Invitational
October 16 | Men's Golf
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Charlie Bull, three shots off the lead heading into the final round, carded a score of 5-over 77 to post a one-stroke victory at the WKU Kenny Perry Invitational on Tuesday.
The win is the first of Bull's career at Akron and capped off a fall schedule in which the junior from London, England, did not finish worse than tied for 13th in four events. He finished with a three-day score of 225 (+9).
The Zips closed out the fall slate with a fourth-place finish for the second-consecutive event. The squad closed out the week with a three-round tally of 941 (+77) after posting a 314 (+26) on Tuesday.
Senior Cameron Simmons continued his run up the leaderboard, finishing tied for 12th place with teammate and freshman Louis Birchall (237, +21). Simmons climbed 33 total spots from the first round to the third round, helped by a 1-over 73 on Tuesday. Birchall posted a score of 7-over 79 during the final round.
Freshmen Carr Vernon and Ryan Harris each posted scores of 13-over 85 to conclude the event. Vernon finished in 37th place (247, +31) while Harris was tied for 38th (248, +32).
The WKU Kenny Perry Invitational concludes play for Akron this fall, as the Zips will return to action in February 2013.
Top Five Teams: 1. Jacksonville State, 305-309-314 – 928 (+64); 2. Louisville, 315-308-307 – 930 (+66); 3. Austin Peay, 320-310-303 – 933 (+69); 4. Akron, 321-306-314 – 941 (+77); 5. Western Kentucky, 354-300-311 – 965 (+101).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Charlie Bull, Akron, 78-70-77 – 225 (+9); 2. Tomasz Anderson, Jacksonville State, 74-77-75 – 226 (+10); t3. Anthony Bradley, Austin Peay, 79-75-75 – 229 (+13); t3. Franco Grillo, Jacksonville State, 72-73-84 – 229 (+13); 5. Andres Schonbaum, Jacksonville State, 77-77-76 – 230 (+14).
Akron: 1. Charlie Bull, 78-70-77 – 225 (+9); t12. Cameron Simmons, 87-77-73 – 237 (+21); t12. Louis Birchall, 77-81-79 – 237 (+21); 37. Carr Vernon, 81-81-85 – 247 (+31); t38. Ryan Harris, 85-78-85 – 248 (+32).
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