Golf finishes fourth at Gopher Invitational

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INDEPENDENCE, Minnesota – Junior Max Lyons recorded the fourth top-10 finish of his career and the Marquette University men's golf team placed fourth following Monday's final round in the Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Golf Club.

The Golden Eagles (+2, 286-284-284—854) carded identical second and third round scores of an even par 284 on Sunday and Monday, and their final round score was the third-lowest of the day. UNC Wilmington won the event with a 7-under 845 (284-279-282) and was five strokes ahead of runner-up Kent State at 2-under par. UNCW and Kent State each recorded a 2-under 282 on Monday.

Lyons posted the second-lowest 54-hole score of his career with a 2-under 211 (69-70-72), tying his mark recorded in the 2021 Gopher Invitational as well as last year's Windon Memorial. Lyons' best 54-hole mark of an 11-under 205 from the 2022 Puerto Rico Classic is still a MU freshman record for total strokes and score versus par.

In the third round, Lyons came out strong with an eagle on the par-4 fifth hole and sat at 2-under heading into the final four holes where recorded a bogey on No. 15 and a double on the par-5 18th. He finished the event tied with four other players at 2-under and was six strokes behind event medalist Will King of Kansas.

Bhoom Sima-Aree (+2, 70-71-74—215) finished the event tied with Aidan Lafferty (+2, 73-72-70—215) at 2-over par. Junior Patrick Alder (+3, 74-71-71—216) finished the final round at even par, as did graduate student Josh Robinson.

MARQUETTE LINEUP
Gopher Invitational - Windsong Farm Golf Club
T-6. Max Lyons, -2 (69-70-72—211)
T-25. Bhoom Sima-Aree, +2 (70-71-74—215)
T-25. Aidan Lafferty +2 (73-72-70—215)
T-31. Patrick Adler, +3 (74-71-71—216)
T-59. Josh Robinson, +11 (78-75-71—224)

Previous Gopher Invitational Results:
Bhoom Sima-Aree
2019: T58 (T-4th) +12 (77-72-76—225)
2021: T61 (4th) +15 (78-74-76—228)

Max Lyons
2021: T13 (1st) -2 (73-68-70—211)

Patrick Adler
2021: T63 (5th) +16 (82-72-75—229)

Minnesota Golf Classic - Pioneer Creek Golf Course
T-20. Will Hemauer, -1 (74-71-70—215)
T-30. Ryan Banas, +3 (72-76-71—219)
58. Mason Schmidtke, +10 (75-76-75—226)

Three Golden Eagles also competed as individuals on Sept. 9-10 at the Minnesota Golf Classic at Pioneer Creek Golf Course in Maple Plain, Minnesota.

Sophomore Will Hemauer led the way for MU with a 1-under 215 through 54 holes, which included a 1-under 71 in the second round on Sunday morning and a 2-under 70 in the afternoon. His final two rounds are the lowest scores of his college career.

UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles are off next week and head to Sunset Ridge Golf Club on Monday, Sept. 25 and Tuesday, Sept. 26 in Northfield, Illinois.

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