NEWTON, Kan. – Midland University’s men’s golf team finished fourth place out of ten teams in the Mid-South Invitational this week as they opened their 2020-21 season.
The Warriors were consistent throughout the two-round tournament, finishing in fourth place both days. The Warriors finished with 615 total shots just barely outpaced by Bellevue and Wayland Baptist who both finished with 613 total shots and tied for 2nd place. Morningside paced all of the competition with a score of 605.
After being tied for 7th before second, junior Peyton Koch finished the tournament as Midland’s lowest scorer with 151 total shots, which tied for fourth out of a field of 62 golfers. Koch finished just five shots behind tournament champion Sam Storey of Morningside.
Just behind Koch was Midland’s sophomore Preston Carbaugh who was tied for second place after round one and ultimately finished tied for sixth place with a score of 152.
The invitational was scheduled to be three rounds, but this week’s influx of rain caused for a cancellation of Wednesday’s third round and led to an early finish.
On Monday and Tuesday, the weather wasn’t great either but the experience was not a bad one for Head Coach Nick Swaney and his team.
“Overall despite the poor weather conditions it was a good first week for the team. We competed well, different players stepped up in each round to make the tournament finish a team effort,” commented Coach Swaney.
The Warriors finished with four golfers inside the top 20, but Coach Swaney explained that there is more work to be done and there is a higher level for this team to reach, “I look forward to seeing what this group can do when we start to clean up our mistakes.”
Midland’s next match is scheduled for September 21 at the Northwest Iowa National Invite. The two-day tournament will be held in LeMars, Iowa at the Willow Creek Golf Course.
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