TicketsINDEPENDENCE, Minn. – The Cincinnati men’s golf team posted a final-round 2-over-par 286 to finish fourth at the Gopher Invitational Monday at Windsong Farm Club. Georgia won the event at 9-under, followed by Oklahoma at 4-under, Rutgers at 8-over, the Bearcats at 10-over and Little Rock at 13-over.
Sophomore Brayden Miller paced three Bearcats in the top 25 with a career-best tie for ninth finish.
"I thought we played another solid week of golf," Cincinnati head coach Doug Martin said. "I'm disappointed in our last six holes to finish the tournament. We were not up to the challenge and played them in 7-over, albeit the most demanding stretch on the course. We now have 10 days off to evaluate where we are as a group and to start working toward correcting some of our issues."
Miller, who earned his first career top-25 finish last week at the Bearcat Invitational, carded three birdies against four bogeys for a 1-over 72 in the final round Tuesday. Junior Leo Wessel carded his third round in red figures, a 1-under 70, to tie for 13th, while sophomore Aidan Wilson posted his career-best finish in a tie for 25th after a 1-over 72.
Senior Timmy Hollenbeck also carded a 1-over 72 in the final round to tie for 40th, while freshman Eli Wessel tied for 50th after a final-round 8-over 79.
As a team, Cincinnati ranked third with 44 birdies and third in par-4 scoring at 15-over, while tying for third in par-5 scoring at 6-under.
The Bearcats travel to Lexington, Ky., for the Cullan Brown Collegiate Oct. 5-6 at Lexington Country Club.