OWASSO, Okla. --- The South Dakota Mines men's golf team closed out its first tournament of the season Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma. The Hardrockers finished in seventh place during the Hillcat Classic Golf Tournament at Bailey Ranch Golf Course in Owasso, Oklahoma. The event was hosted by Rogers State University.
South Dakota Mines tallied a three-day total of 952 strokes. After posting scores of 320 and 321 on Monday, the 'Rockers came in with a 311 on Tuesday. The University of Sioux Falls won the meet with a 54-hole total of 889, Missouri Southern took second place with 893 strokes, Rogers Sate posted an 898 for third place and Concordia was fourth with 925.
In the individual standings, Connor Williamson of MSSU finished with a three-round total of 216, which was even par for the tournament. Luke Palmoswski of Rogers State was a stroke back in second with a 217 while JJ Cooney of USF and Taylor Zack of Concordia tied for third, each carding 218.
The top Hardrocker in the tournament was
Joseph Vincent, who tallied scores of 78-81 on Monday and then posted a 75 on Tuesday for a 235 total and a share of 17
th place.
Lane Jensen tied for 26
th place with scores of 80-80-79 while
Bryce Howard finished in 32
nd place after carding a 54-hole score of 242 (81-88-73).
As for the rest of the Hardrocker team,
Roger Nakagawa put up scores of 80-79-85 for a total of 244 to give him a share of 34
th place;
Jake Francis took 50
th place with a 256 (91-81-84); and
Alex Lesselyoung rounded out the meet with a 266 (96-86-84) for 54
th place.
Next up, the Hardrocker men's team will travel to Golden, Colorado, to compete in the Bob Writz Invite March 27-28 at Bear Creek Golf Course.
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