MU Finishes 3rd at Price's Give 'Em Five Invite

Oct. 30, 2016

EL PASO, Texas - For the second day in a row, Marquette posted a 4-under-par 284, ending the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational in third place (283-284-284-851) with a season-best 13-under-par score at Butterfield Trail G.C.

Freshman Ferdinand MÃƒÆ'Ã†'Â¼ller, who played as an individual, finished tied for fifth at 7-under-par for the tournament (70-69-70-209), as he carded his third sub-par round of the weekend with a third round 70 (2-under-par).

Host UTEP won the three day, 54-hole event with a 35-under-par score (276-280-273-829). The event was the fall season finale for the Golden Eagles.

FINAL ROUND NOTES

Marquette's team score of 854 is its lowest of the season; MU shot its season low at Butterfield Trail in 2015-16, with a 54-hole 840.
The Golden Eagles had four players finish in the Top 13 - in addition to MÃƒÆ'Ã†'Â¼ller, Oliver Farrell and Matthew Bachmann finished 10th place and 5-under-par for the event, while Charlie Maleki shot a 1-under-par in the third round and finished 13th on the leaderboard.
MÃƒÆ'Ã†'Â¼ller capped a career weekend with a third straight sub-par round, which included a second eagle make on the par-5 No. 18 hole. He made par on 14 of the 18 holes in his final round.
After a second round 74 on Saturday, Matthew Bachmann rebounded for a strong conclusion, shooting a career-low 68 to finish tied for 10th (69-74-68-211, 5-under-par). After a double bogey on the his first shotgun start hole, the par-5 No. 2, Bachmann ripped off seven birdies and only one bogey on his last 17 holes.
For the fourth time this season, Oliver Farrell was the team's top finisher, as he finished 10th along with Bachmann. Farrell struggled on the front nine to a 4-over-par start but shot 3-under-par on the back nine, including an eagle on the par-5 14th, to finish at 73 for the day.
Marquette finished second in the field with 61 birdies and three eagles.