BILLINGS, MT – University of Mary men's golf had four athletes place in the top-20 at the Briarwood Shootout in Billings, MT, led by freshman
Lucas Schoepp. The team as a whole placed fifth at the tournament.
After a difficult first day, the Marauders improved their score by 12 strokes on the second day. UMary's total was 624 (+48) after a 306 on day 2. Individually, two members of the B team led the Marauders. Schoepp, who is originally from Bismarck, ND, placed 13
th with a 151 (+7) with four birdies across the two days.
Behind him and also on the B team was fellow freshman
Quinn Breidenbach, who shot a 154 (+10) to place 17
th. On the A team and tied for 19
th were
Gavin Argent and
Evan Booth at 155 (+11). Argent had a 9-stroke improvement on the second day, which was the second best in the field.
"Much better day today," said third-year head coach
Laif Olson. "The A team improved 12 shots from the first day. Both A and B team found momentum to take to our last tournament of the fall."
The full results from the Briarwood Shootout can be found here with the final leaderboard below:
North Idaho College: 568 (-8)
Montana State University Billings: 589 (+13)
Community College of Spokane: 614 (+38)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: 618 (+42)
University of Mary – A: 624 (+48)
University of Mary – B: 632 (+56)
The fall season concludes for UMary next week at the USF Invitational in Larchwood, IA, at the Grand Falls Casino & Golf Course. The tournament will take place Oct. 14 and 15.
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