PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – In the closing round of a historic season for the Saint Martin's men's golf program, the Saints finished 15th in the country, tied for their highest finish in program history.
COMPLETE RESULTS
DAY TWO RECAP
Tyler Fitchett led the way for Saint Martin's in perhaps the most difficult conditions of the tournament with 25 mph winds all day. Fitchett (87-76-78-241) shot six over on the round. The lefty began one under par through five holes, before finishing the front nine just two over. After a birdie on ten, Fitchett held one over until the 14th hole. Overall, Fitchett moved up to 52nd in the field.
Max Turnquist (80-75-84-239) was the Saints' frontrunner on the overall leaderboard, placing tied for 45th. Turnquist went for three birdies on the day, which was the most on the team.
Dennis Geissler (88-74-83-245) shot the second lowest round of the day, closing out the tournament at an 83, and tied for 61st overall.
Nick Baker (82-86-96-264) and
Jordan Terada (88-78-99-265) closed out the scorecard for the Saints in their final round of the year.
Saint Martin's placed top-15 in the country for the first time since 2005, which was the first season the Saints qualified for the National Championships.
Overall, Indianapolis won the three day event with their score of 894, and will advance to next round as the top overall seed. Keegan Bronnenberg of Indianapolis won the individual championship with his score of four over par, 220.