Tops finish second at Bentwater Intercollegiate

MONTGOMERY, Texas – In their first tournament of the spring season, the WKU Golf team finished second in the Bentwater Intercollegiate.

The squad boasted three players in the top-25.

The Tops were led by graduate student Luke Fuller. Fuller had a great wire-to-wire showing for the Tops as he cemented himself in the top-10 early, which is where he remained for the duration of the tournament. Fuller finished fourth overall for WKU. His performance was capped off by a 2-under 69 final round. The Kentucky native finished with a 1-under 212 total score for the tournament.

Nic Hofman and Stephen Warren were not too far behind Fuller as they both finished tied for 17th. Warren had a very solid final round as he turned in a 3-over 74 final round.

Hofman showed his consistency throughout the tournament as he was instrumental in the Tops leading the field in birdies. The redshirt junior contributed 14 birdies, which was second in the field. Hofman carried momentum for WKU in the final round for the Tops, finishing with a 2-over 73.

In his first appearance for the Tops this spring, freshman Gage Doyle also had a great showing, cracking the top-50. The Texas native tied for 41st overall. Doyle finished with a 12-over 225 total score.

Senior Connery Meyer played a role for the Tops success as well, also finishing within the top-50. The senior finished tied for 46th after a 7-over 78 final round.

As a team, WKU was third in total par-3’s and par-5’s and led the entire field in total birdies with 52.

The second-place finish is a tone setter for the Tops going forward as the spring season continues.

The Tops will continue their spring season next month as they head to St. Simons Island, Georgia to compete in the Sea Palms Invitational in which they finished seventh place in last season. The three-day tournament, hosted by Western Carolina will take place from March 7-9.

Results – Team Rounds Final
1. Sam Houston (+3)
2. WKU (+20)
3. UTSA (+23)
4. Stephen F. Austin St. (+26)
5. UT-Arlington (+31)

Results– WKU Final
4th. Luke Fuller– 74,69, 69 (-1)
T17th. Nice Hofman– 71, 75, 73 (+6)
T17th. Stephen Warren– 73, 72, 74 (+6)
T41st.Gage Doyle– 76, 72,77 (+12)
T46th. Connery Meyer– 76,72, 78 (+13)