Men’s Golf Seventh at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational

Tuesday, October 9

Pete Dye Golf Course | Bridgeport, WV

36 Holes

University of Akron

Mountaineer Intercollegiate

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Men’s Golf Seventh at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational

October 09 | Men's Golf

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GolfStat: Live Scoring | Leaderboard: Team | Individual | Parings: Rd 1 & Rd 2 | Rd 3 |

Results: Final Results PDF

Bridgeport, W.Va. – The Akron Zips climbed two spots on the final day of competition of the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational to finish tied for seventh overall at 308-303-301 – 912 (+48) on Tuesday.

On the final day of the tournament, the teams needed to complete round two before starting the final 18-hole round. Akron cut five strokes form the first-round score and dropped two more strokes in round three. The Zips moved from ninth to seventh as Junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) led the Zips scoring.

McFarland moved-up eight spots on the player leaderboard over the final 36-holes. He posted a pair of 73 (+1) scores and a 76 (+3) ledger to finish with a 222 (+6) tournament total. McFarland completed the 54-hole event ranked tied for 11^th overall and recorded 32 par scores and nine birdies.

Senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) followed in scoring for Akron with a 226 (+10) total on rounds of 78 (+6), 73 (+1) and 75 (+3). Grayson finished tied for 21^st overall with 27 pars and 10 birdies.

Redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) finished third I. team scoring and tied for 30^th overall with a 228 (+12) performance. He improved by three strokes each round, scoring 79 (7), 76 (+4) and 73 (+1) for the tournament.

Freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) and redshirt freshman Kaleb Smith (Mansfield, Ohio) shared the 54^th spot on the leaderboard at 236 (+20). Puente's scores counted to the team's total after firing a pair of 78 (+6) rounds mixed with an 80 (+8) round. Smith played as an individual and gathered 78 (+6), 82 (+10) and 76 (+3).

Rounding out the Zips scoring was sophomore Fabian Sunden (Sweden) with 82-80-80 – 242 (+26) scores.

West Virginia claimed the team title by 11 strokes, posting an 289-296-281 - 866 (+2). WVU's Max Sear earned medalist honors with a 6-under par 210 scores on rounds of 69 (-3), 72 (E) and 69 (-3).

T7 Akron, U. of (+48) 308-303-301 - 912
T11 Mitchell McFarland (+6) 73-76-73 - 222
T21 Elliott Grayson (+10) 78-73-75 - 226
T30 Beau Bayerl (+12) 79-76-73 - 228
T54 Ignacio Puente (+20) 78-78-80 - 236
T66 Fabian Sundén (+26) 82-80-80 – 242

Top 5 Teams
1 West Virginia 289-296-281 - 866 (+2)
2 Davidson College 296-289-292 - 877 (+13)
3 Eastern Kentucky 298-291-300 - 889 (+25 )
4 James Madison 294-297-308 - 899 (+35)
5 Rutgers University 306-292-302 - 900 (+36)

Top 5 Players
1 Max Sear West Virginia 69-72-69 - 210 (-6)
2 Matt Naumec Boston College 71-67-73 – 211 (-5)
3 Jack Lang Davidson College 72-69-71 - 212 (-4)
T4 Edvin Lindgren Eastern Kentucky 69-71-75 - 215 (-1)
T4 Etienne Papineau West Virginia 72-75-68 - 215 (-1)