GOODYEAR, Ariz. –
Jordan Terada tied his career-low from the first round yesterday, leading the Saints with a 69 at the final round of the Mustang Intercollegiate on Tuesday, hosted by Western New Mexico.
COMPLETE RESULTS
The Saints began the day on fire, and were at one point 11 strokes under par as a team, and on track for one of the greatest rounds in program history. However, in the final three holes, the Saints went 8-over par, but still managed to shoot three under par as a team.
Terada came back from strong after going from a 69 in the opening round to 83 in the second round yesterday. The freshman made the turn at four-under par and carded five birdies on the day en route to his second 69 of the tournament. Terada wrapped up the tournament with a total score of 221.
Leading the way on the overall board was
Max Turnquist as the freshman went for 70-70-72-212. Turnquist opened the round with an eagle on his second hole, and for proceeded to birdie four more holes. He wrapped up the tournament with an even par round and finished tied for 19th overall in the field.
Tyler Fitchett continued his momentum that he gain from the end of the round one and carried it over through round 2 and into the final day. Fitchett shot one under par on the day, recording three more birdies for a total of 14 in the three rounds. Fitchett's final line of 75-70-71-216 placed him tied for 42nd.
Dennis Geissler found his form from the first round as the freshman shaved five strokes off his game from the second to the third round. Geissler went for four birdies on the day, including coming in on the turn at three under par. Geissler finished the tournament with a total score of 72-77-72-221, tying with Fitchett.
Trevor Frisby wrapped up the scorecard for Saint Martin's shooting 72-74-76-222, while hitting birdie on his second hole and final hole of the afternoon.
Saint Martin's as a team ended the tournament with a score of 283-291-284-858, which placed them 14th overall. SMU managed to edge out Colorado Christian by one stroke and Northeastern State by eight.
The Saints concluded regular season play and will travel to Idaho for the GNAC Championships later this month. Live stats will be available on smusaints.com.