TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati sophomore Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) carded a 1-over par 73 Sunday to finish in 31st place at 4-over 74-73-73=220, leading all Bearcats at the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke University Golf Club in Durham, N.C.
Jean overcame a double bogey and 3-over 39 score at the turn, with a pair of birdies and seven par scores on his final nine holes. He led the Bearcats with nine birdies during 54 holes of tournament play.
The result is Jean's best finish since the Mission Inn Spectacular back in March, where he tied for 28th place at 6-over 222. It marks the third-best finish of his young collegiate career. He tied for 17th place at Duke's event last season with an even par 216 score.
Junior Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS) tied for 38th position at 7-over 74-73-76=223, three strokes behind Jean, following a 4-over 76 Sunday.
Redshirt-sophomore Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) climbed seven places in the standings Sunday after his 3-over 75 result. He finished the tournament tied for 44th place at 10-over 77-74-75=226.
Other Bearcat performers included junior Clay Amlung tying for 54th place at 13-over 75-73-81=229 and redshirt-junior Andy Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood HS) completing the event in 74th place at 38-over 85-83-86=254.
North Carolina-Greensboro's Jonathan Brightwell carded the best final round of the tournament with a 5-under 67 Sunday to rally to win medalist honors at 11-under 68-70-67=205.
Wake Forest shot 7-under 281 Sunday to surge past host Duke to win the team title at 22-under 283-278-281=842. Cincinnati finished 11th in the team standings at 34-over 300-293-305=898.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On the team's showing at its first event of the fall season:
"Sam Jean and Nicholas Osterburg did some great things this weekend but the team result wasn't what we were looking for to open the fall season. For us to be competitive in tournament fields like this one we must eliminate unforced errors and execute at a much higher level. We have a week to prepare for Wake Forest and must clean things up between now and then."
// PLAYER RESULTS
31 – Sam Jean 74-73-73=220 (+4)
T38 – Nicolas Osterburg 74-73-76=223 (+7)
T44 – Mason Lenhart 77-74-75=226 (+10)
T54 – Clam Amlung 75-73-81=229 (+13)
74 – Andy Mayhew 85-83-86=254 (+38)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Wake Forest 283-278-281=842 (-22)
2 – Duke 281-274-290=845 (-19)
3 – Louisville 288-278-292=858 (-6)
T4 – Penn State 292-286-286=864 (E)
T4 – UNCG 290-284-290=864 (E)
6 – Liberty 293-280-293=866 (+2)
7 – North Carolina 299-283-290=872 (+8)
8 – East Carolina 301-282-299=882 (+18)
9 – Charlotte 291-294-300=885 (+21)
10 – Nebraska 309-287-300=896 (+32)
11 – Cincinnati 300-293-305=898 (+34)
12 – Princeton 309-301-298=908 (+44)
13 – Toledo 314-295-308=917 (+53)
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati takes part in the Old Town Club Collegiate hosted by Wake Forest, Sept. 23-24, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jean overcame a double bogey and 3-over 39 score at the turn, with a pair of birdies and seven par scores on his final nine holes. He led the Bearcats with nine birdies during 54 holes of tournament play.
The result is Jean's best finish since the Mission Inn Spectacular back in March, where he tied for 28th place at 6-over 222. It marks the third-best finish of his young collegiate career. He tied for 17th place at Duke's event last season with an even par 216 score.
Junior Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS) tied for 38th position at 7-over 74-73-76=223, three strokes behind Jean, following a 4-over 76 Sunday.
Redshirt-sophomore Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) climbed seven places in the standings Sunday after his 3-over 75 result. He finished the tournament tied for 44th place at 10-over 77-74-75=226.
Other Bearcat performers included junior Clay Amlung tying for 54th place at 13-over 75-73-81=229 and redshirt-junior Andy Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood HS) completing the event in 74th place at 38-over 85-83-86=254.
North Carolina-Greensboro's Jonathan Brightwell carded the best final round of the tournament with a 5-under 67 Sunday to rally to win medalist honors at 11-under 68-70-67=205.
Wake Forest shot 7-under 281 Sunday to surge past host Duke to win the team title at 22-under 283-278-281=842. Cincinnati finished 11th in the team standings at 34-over 300-293-305=898.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On the team's showing at its first event of the fall season:
"Sam Jean and Nicholas Osterburg did some great things this weekend but the team result wasn't what we were looking for to open the fall season. For us to be competitive in tournament fields like this one we must eliminate unforced errors and execute at a much higher level. We have a week to prepare for Wake Forest and must clean things up between now and then."
// PLAYER RESULTS
31 – Sam Jean 74-73-73=220 (+4)
T38 – Nicolas Osterburg 74-73-76=223 (+7)
T44 – Mason Lenhart 77-74-75=226 (+10)
T54 – Clam Amlung 75-73-81=229 (+13)
74 – Andy Mayhew 85-83-86=254 (+38)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Wake Forest 283-278-281=842 (-22)
2 – Duke 281-274-290=845 (-19)
3 – Louisville 288-278-292=858 (-6)
T4 – Penn State 292-286-286=864 (E)
T4 – UNCG 290-284-290=864 (E)
6 – Liberty 293-280-293=866 (+2)
7 – North Carolina 299-283-290=872 (+8)
8 – East Carolina 301-282-299=882 (+18)
9 – Charlotte 291-294-300=885 (+21)
10 – Nebraska 309-287-300=896 (+32)
11 – Cincinnati 300-293-305=898 (+34)
12 – Princeton 309-301-298=908 (+44)
13 – Toledo 314-295-308=917 (+53)
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati takes part in the Old Town Club Collegiate hosted by Wake Forest, Sept. 23-24, in Winston-Salem, N.C.