SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Saginaw Valley State men's golf team finished fifth at the PGA Hope Event in Springfield, Ohio hosted by Ohio Dominican on Tuesday.
The Cardinals finished with a two-round total of +11 after shooting a +6 in round one and a +5 in round two. SVSU finished behind Charleston (W.V.), Gannon, Wheeling, and tournament winner Glenville State.
Evan Klein jumped two spots in the standings on day two to lead the way for the Cardinals. He finished third in the individual standings with a two-round score of three under par. Klein shot a 70 (-2) in round two with an eagle on the par-five fifth hole and 12 pars on the 18 hole course.
Matthew Murdock tied for 11
th after a 71 (-1) in the second round of play, two-over for the tournament. Murdock finished with 11 pars and a birdie on the 13
th hole.
Tony Spicuzza finished two strokes behind Murdock at one-over to tie for 15th after round two. He birdied holes one and two, but three bogeys in the front half proved to be the difference in his final score of three-over.
Garrett Morrison and
Justin Steinman rounded out the scoring for Saginaw Valley State, tying for 35
th in the individual standings with a two-round score of 10-over. Morrison shot seven-over in round two, while Steinman was just one-stroke back from him with eight. Morrison recorded three birdies (hole 5, 11, and 13) to achieve his final placing in the tournament. Steinman finished with birdies on hole seven and 12 to finish the tournament.
UP NEXT: This concludes the Fall season of play for the men's golf team. They will return to action for the Pawleys Island Beach Bash in South Carolina in March before hosting the annual Spring tournament in Lexington, Kentucky.
