Song Places Third Individually at NKU Invitational
Song Shoots Tournament Best 67 in Second Round
Perry Park, Ky. – The Missouri-St. Louis men's golf team got a strong outing from newcomer Ben Song, who shot a two-round score of 141 (74-67) to finish in third place at the Northern Kentucky Fall Invitational.
Song shot a tournament best 67 in the second round, moving him up from eighth place after a 74 in the first round. He finished just five strokes behing tournament medalist Andrew Jewell from Northern Kentucky. Ryan Miller placed 16th with a tournament score of 150 (78-72) as five of UMSL's six golfers had a better second round. The Rivermen shot a season best 294 in that second round, improving by 13 strokes from their opening round score. Mike Lueders placed 22nd with a 154 (75-79), Diego Jimenez finished 26th with a 156 (80-76), Matt Thomas finished 32nd with a 161 (80-81) and Eric Fakes placed 36th with a 166 (84-82).
| TEAM SCORES | ||||
| Pl | Team | 1st
Rd |
2nd
Rd |
Total |
| 1 | Northern Kentucky | 290 |
283 |
573 |
| 2 | Southern Indiana | 297 |
295 |
592 |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Parkside | 305 |
292 |
597 |
| 4 | Bellarmine | 294 |
306 |
600 |
| 5 | Missouri-St. Louis | 307 |
294 |
601 |
| UMSL Participants | ||||
| Pl | Player | 1st
Rd |
2nd
Rd |
Total |
| 3 | Ben Song | 74 |
67 |
141 |
| t16 | Ryan Miller | 78 |
72 |
150 |
| t22 | Mike Lueders | 75 |
79 |
154 |
| t26 | Diego Jimenez | 80 |
76 |
156 |
| 32 | Matt Thomas | 80 |
81 |
161 |
| 36 | Eric Fakes | 84 |
82 |
166 |