APSU Men’s Golf Continues Strong Season with Runner
Jackson, TN – After a third-place finish in its season-opening event, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) men's golf team shot 14-under 562 and posted a runner-up finish at the 36-hole, rain-shortened Grover Page Classic, Tuesday, at the par-72, 6,849-yard Jackson Country Club.
Austin Peay State University carded a one-under 287 in the second round of the event and was unable to hold off SIU Edwardsville, who shot a 12-under 276 in the final round to win the tournament with a score of 17-under 559. The Governors finished five shots ahead of third-place Morehead State and six shots ahead of fourth-place Murray State. Tennessee Tech rounded out the top five with a 36-hole score of 570.
Through two tournaments under first-year head coach Easton Key, the APSU Govs are 25-3-0 against the field as a team.
Patton Samuels led APSU for the second-straight event, shooting a five-under 67 in the final round to pick up 21 spots on the field and finish tied for fifth with a score of six-under 138. Seth Smith also picked up three spots on the leaderboard after shooting a two-under 70 to finish tied for ninth with a score of five-under 139.
Reece Britt posted a one-over 73 in the second round and finished the tournament tied for 13th with a score of three-under 141. Logan Spurrier carded the final counting score for the Govs in the final round, shooting a five-over 77 to finish tied for 67th with a score of 151.
Rounding out the lineup for Austin Peay State University, Grady Cox carded a six-over 78 and finished tied for 34th with an aggregate score of one-over 145.
Playing as an individual, Payne Elkins shot an 80 in the second round and finished tied for 67th at seven-over 151.
Final Results
About APSU Men's Golf
The Austin Peay State University men's golf team is back in action when it tees off at Arkansas State's Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate, September 30th-October 1st, at RidgePointe Country Club in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
