FINDLAY, Ohio – The Saginaw Valley State University men's golf team finished 13th out of 19 teams at the Doc Spragg Invitational at Findlay Country Club. The Cardinals finished the three-round tournament at 31-over-par with a team score of 895 against a 96-player field.
SVSU improved in each round of the tournament, opening with a 306 (+18) before cutting 11 strokes with a 295 (+7) in the second round. The Cardinals closed the event with their best team round, firing a 294 (+6).
Evan Klein (Guelph, Ontario, Bishop Macdonell HS) led Saginaw Valley with a tie for seventh place at three-under-par with a three-round total of 213. Klein opened with a 73 (+1) before recording back-to-back rounds of 70 (-2) to close the tournament. He carded five birdies during his second round and added four more in the final round, including birdies on Nos. 11, 13 and 17 during a two-under 34 on the back nine.
Klein finished tied for third among the field in par-4 scoring, playing those holes at four-under with a 3.87 scoring average. His 14 birdies were also tied for fourth-most in the tournament.
Matthew Murdock tied for 53rd at nine-over-par with a 225. Murdock bounced back from an opening-round 79 (+7) with consecutive rounds of 73 (+1). He made three birdies in the second round before adding four more in the final round, including three on the back nine.
Tony Spicuzza (Grandville, Mich., Grandville HS) finished tied for 62nd at 10-over with a total of 226. After rounds of 77 (+5) and 76 (+4), Spicuzza produced his best round of the tournament with a 73 (+1) in the final round. He recorded four birdies in the finale, including three over his final nine holes.
Justin Steinman tied for 75th at 15-over with a 231. Steinman posted rounds of 77 (+5), 76 (+4), and 78 (+6). He recorded three birdies during his opening round and added two in each of the final two rounds.
Ben Yono (West Bloomfield, Mich., Brother Rice HS) rounded out the Cardinal lineup in a tie for 81st at 17-over with a 233. Yono opened with a 79 (+7) before improving to a 76 (+4) in the second round and closing with a 78 (+6). He recorded three birdies in each of his final two rounds.
As a team, Saginaw Valley was tied for sixth in par-5 scoring at 11-under with a 4.82 average. The Cardinals also tied for 10th in par-4 scoring at 32-over with a 4.21 average.
Up Next: SVSU men's golf sends their B team to the Motor City Shakedown hosted by Wayne State next week. The two-day tournament takes place at the West Shore Country Club in Grosse Ile, Michigan on Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20.
