Results

KANNAPOLIS, N.C (Oct. 11) –  The Trojans finished eighth in the team standings on Tuesday while competing at the Irish Creek Invitational hosted by Wingate.

The University of Mount Olive men's golf program placed eighth with a 29-over 881 (300-285-296) while playing at The Club at Irish Creek. Lincoln Memorial earned the invitational title by two strokes with a four-under 848 (293-279-276) after featuring four top-15 golfers on the individual leaderboard. Lander finished second in the team standings with a two-under 850 (283-288-279) and Coker placed third with a two-over 854 (286-279-289).

Freshman Rasmus Ronnberg led the team and finished 22nd overall with a four-over 217 (75-69-73). He tied for seventh in the field with 11 birdies and one eagle over 54 holes in North Carolina. Ronnberg played the final two rounds at a combined even-par after recording an eagle on the par-five 14th in the third round.

Fellow freshman Max Lindblad carded a six-over 219 (74-72-73) to tie for 27th place. He finished the tournament tied for second with 38 pars and tallied six birdies. Freshman Jonas Arnstrom Bakker tied for 45th overall after shooting an 11-over 224 (79-69-76) behind 35 pars at the event and five birdies, including three during the second round.

Freshman Matthew Richardson fired a 14-over 227 (72-78-77) and tied for 57th place on Tuesday. He shot 37 pars at the event, which tied for fifth among over 80 golfers in the field. Junior David Hoermann rounded out the team scorers at the invitational with a 17-over 230 (81-75-74) and tied for 64th overall behind a combined 34 pars.

Lander junior Linus Jonsson shot a four-under 67 in the final round and claimed the medalist honors by two strokes with an eight-under 205 (69-69-67).

Mount Olive is idle for three weeks before closing the fall season at the McDonough Cup on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Orlando, Florida.