Golf Completes First Day of Team Competition in Minnesota

Sunday, September 11

Minneapolis, Minn.

8:00 a.m.

West Virginia University

Gopher Invitational

Golf Completes First Day of Team Competition in Minnesota

September 11, 2022 09:03 PM | Golf

Minnesota_Golf_Classic_Leaderboard.pdf Gopher_Invitational_First_and_Second_Round_Results.pdf

By: Bryan Messerly

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University golf team opened its fall schedule this weekend at The Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence, Minnesota.

Senior Trent Tipton and sophomore Todd Duncan paced the Mountaineers during the first 36 holes of competition. Tipton shot 73 and a collegiate-best 67 and is tied for 21st place at 2-under-par. Duncan is also tied for 21st place at 2-under-par, shooting his best round as a Mountaineer with a 69 followed by a 71.

Junior Jackson Davenport recorded rounds of 72-74=146 (+4), sophomore Max Green had rounds of 73-74=147 (+5) and freshman Kaleb Wilson shot 77-72=149 (+7) in his WVU debut.

As a team, the Mountaineers are in 14^th place at 3-over-par with rounds of 287 and 284.

The final 18 holes of The Gopher Invitational will begin Monday morning.

Four Mountaineers competed as individuals this weekend in the Minnesota Golf Classic at Pioneer Creek Golf Course. Fifth-year senior Kurtis Grant recorded his best finish as a Mountaineer, shooting 68-68-71=210 to finish 6-under-par in fifth place. Freshman Westy McCabe, in his collegiate debut, finished tied for eighth place at 3-under-par with rounds of 73-71-69=213.

Junior Oli Ménard finished tied for 24^th place with rounds 73-69-76=218 (+2), while junior Will Stakel tied for 48^th place with rounds of 75-76-75=226 (+10).