Grayson, McFarland Showcase Matching Performances at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular

Sunday, March 17

Mission Inn Golf Course | Orlando, Fla.

18 Holes

University of Akron

Mission Inn Intercollegiate

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Grayson, McFarland Showcase Matching Performances at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular

March 17 | Men's Golf

Grayson, McFarland Showcase Matching Performances at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular

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Howey in the Hills, Fla. – The Akron men's golf team fired a 306 (+18) final round en route to a 922 (+58) tournament total at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular on Sunday.

The Zips finished 17^th overall as senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) and junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) led the Akron's team scoring with a pair of 224 (+8) scores at the Mission Inn Resort & Club's El Campeon course, which is a Par 72 that stretches 6,793 yards.

Grayson and McFarland tied for 37th overall with a pair of 73 (+1) rounds and two 78 (+8) final ledgers. Both players entered the final round with back-to-back 1-over par performances after rounds one and two. On the final day of competition, the duo carded 78 (+6) scores.

Freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain), redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio), and sophomore Kaleb Smith (Mansfield, Ohio) rounded out the Zips' scoring with 236 (+20), 240 (+24) and 252 (+36), respectively.

Kansas State won the team title with a 16-under par 848 effort, while KSU's Jeremy Gandon held on for individual medalist honors. There was a three-way tie for runner-up as Central Florida's Bobby Bai and Kyler Tate along with KSU's Jacob Eklund tallied scores of 210 (-6).

The Akron Zips will be back in action in Greenville, S.C. at the Furman Intercollegiate on Friday through Sunday, March 22-24. The three-day event is hosted by Furman University at the Furman University Golf Club.

17 Akron, U. of (+58) 311-305-306 - 922
T37 Elliott Grayson (+8) 73-73-78- 224
T37 Mitchell McFarland (+8) 73-73-78 - 224
T87 Ignacio Puente (+20) 85-78-73 - 236
96 Beau Bayerl (+24) 82-81-77 - 240
105 Kaleb Smith (+36) 83-90-79 - 252

Top 5 Players
1          Jeremy Gandon, Kansas State, 70-67-71 – 208 (-8)
T2        Bobby Bai, UCF, 67-70-73 – 210 (-6)
T2        Kyler Tate, UCF, 72-67-71 – 210 (-6)
T2        Jacob Eklund, Kansas State, 66-75-69 - 210 (-6)
5          (67) Austin Squires, Cincinnati, 70-74-67 - 211 (-5)

Top 5 Teams
1          Kansas State, 283-285-280 - 848 (-16)
2          UCF, 286-283-292 - 861 (-3)
3          Illinois State, 279-292-291 - 862 (-2)
4          Yale, 285-293-289 – 867 (+3)
5          Cincinnati, 290-294-290 – 874 (+10)