Sunday, November 3
Lahaina, Hawaii
2:30 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational
WVU Takes Seventh at Ka’anapali
November 03, 2019 09:19 PM | Golf
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Freshman Nico Lang picked up a top-20 finish as the West Virginia University golf team finished fall play with a seventh-place finish at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Sunday.
The Mountaineers shot a four-under-par team score of 280 in the third and final round, putting them at 273-273-280=826. They finished in seventh place at 26-under-par. Big 12 foe Oklahoma took home top honors at 47-under, followed by Washington at 42-under-par. UCLA finished 35-under-par to round out the top three.
"It was really great to see the guys perform well and bounce back after the Tavistock," coach Sean Covich said. "This week we played with more confidence and played with freedom. I'm proud of the effort they showed and we look forward to the spring season just a few months away."
Lang tied for 18th place to earn the third top-20 finish of his young career. He used four birdies to shoot one-under-par in the third round for a total of 67-69-70=206, shooting seven-under-par.
Junior Mark Goetz started his round on hole No. 5, recording a pair of birdies early on. He bounced back from a double-bogey on No. 18 with a birdie on No. 1, finishing at one-under-par. Goetz tied for 25th with a 54-hole total of 69-68-70=207 at six-under.
Classmate Matthew Sharpstene carded six birdies on his way to a four-under-par 67 on the day, moving him up 14 spots in the standings. His total of 68-73-67=208 put him tied for 33rd place at five-under-par.
Senior Etienne Papineau shot 69-69-73=211 to finish two-under-par and in a tie for 46th place, while junior Logan Perkins carded a score of 69-67-76=212 to tie for 53rd place at one-under.
Playing as an individual, senior Philipp Matlari tied for 61st place at one-over-par. He shot 73-72-69=214 through three rounds of play,
West Virginia will take the next few months off before returning to the links on Feb. 2 in a head-to-head matchup with UConn in Orlando, Florida.
The Mountaineers shot a four-under-par team score of 280 in the third and final round, putting them at 273-273-280=826. They finished in seventh place at 26-under-par. Big 12 foe Oklahoma took home top honors at 47-under, followed by Washington at 42-under-par. UCLA finished 35-under-par to round out the top three.
"It was really great to see the guys perform well and bounce back after the Tavistock," coach Sean Covich said. "This week we played with more confidence and played with freedom. I'm proud of the effort they showed and we look forward to the spring season just a few months away."
Lang tied for 18th place to earn the third top-20 finish of his young career. He used four birdies to shoot one-under-par in the third round for a total of 67-69-70=206, shooting seven-under-par.
Junior Mark Goetz started his round on hole No. 5, recording a pair of birdies early on. He bounced back from a double-bogey on No. 18 with a birdie on No. 1, finishing at one-under-par. Goetz tied for 25th with a 54-hole total of 69-68-70=207 at six-under.
Classmate Matthew Sharpstene carded six birdies on his way to a four-under-par 67 on the day, moving him up 14 spots in the standings. His total of 68-73-67=208 put him tied for 33rd place at five-under-par.
Senior Etienne Papineau shot 69-69-73=211 to finish two-under-par and in a tie for 46th place, while junior Logan Perkins carded a score of 69-67-76=212 to tie for 53rd place at one-under.
Playing as an individual, senior Philipp Matlari tied for 61st place at one-over-par. He shot 73-72-69=214 through three rounds of play,
West Virginia will take the next few months off before returning to the links on Feb. 2 in a head-to-head matchup with UConn in Orlando, Florida.
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