UMSL Places 5th in First Spring Tournament

Rivermen Shoot Season Best Team Score

Madison, Ill. – The UMSL men's golf team finished in fifth place at the Missouri Baptist Spring Invitational, the team's first tournament of the spring season. The Rivermen shot a 304 in the second round of the tournament, marking the best team score for an event for this school year. That second round score boosted UMSL into a fifth-place finish, just two strokes behind fourth place Culver Stockton. The 628 team score was also the best two-round team score for UMSL at a tournament this school year, bettering by 11 strokes the previous best from the fall season.

Individually, Michael Luedders led the Rivermen with two sub-80 rounds, shooting a 79-73 for a two round score of 152 and a tie for ninth place. Diego Jimenez shots an 85 in the first round, and improved by 13 strokes in the second round, shooting a 1-over par 72 to place 22nd with a two-round score of 157. Eric Fakes shot a 161 (82-79) to finish 31st, and David Archibald and Marcus Deckert each placed 41st with a score of 164, as Archibald shot 84-80 and Deckert shot 79-85.

 

	TEAM SCORES
Pl	Team	1st Rd	2nd Rd	Total
1	Missouri Baptist	299	294	593
2	Indiana Wesleyan	297	303	600
3	St. Francis (Ill.)	316	303	619
4	Culver-Stockton	312	314	626
5	Missouri-St. Louis	324	304	628
6	Rockhurst	329	309	638
7	Evangel	333	316	649
8	Graceland	333	336	669
9	Maryville	339	334	673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	UMSL Players
Pl	Player	1st Rd	2nd Rd	Total
t9	Michael Luedders	79	73	152
t22	Diego Jimenez	85	72	157
t31	Eric Fakes	82	79	161
t41	Marcus Deckert	79	85	164
t41	David Archibald	84	80	164