Green Earns Runner-Up Finish at Schenkel Invitational

Sunday, March 17

Statesboro, Ga.

8:30 a.m.

West Virginia University

Schenkel Invitational

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

March 17, 2024 04:29 PM | Golf

2024 Schenkel Invitational Final Results

By: Bryan Messerly

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University junior golfer Max Green shot 10-under-par to finish tied for second place at the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia, this weekend.

Green shot 5-under-par in the final round to lead the Mountaineers to a two-spot improvement from Saturday. He finished with rounds of 71-68-67=206. In WVU's last tournament at the Dorado Beach Collegiate, Green finished in third place.

WVU posted the lowest round in the field on Sunday at 10-under-par to finish in eighth place in the 14-team field at 13-under-par (292-281-278=851), one shot behind Wisconsin and No. 25 Mississippi State for sixth place and two shots behind No. 58 South Carolina for fifth place. WVU finished ahead of No. 54 Florida Gulf Coast, No. 66 NC State and No. 67 Kentucky.

Senior Will Stakel and sophomore Kaleb Wilson each shot 2-under-par on Sunday. Stakel finished tied for 23^rd with rounds of 73-70-70=213 (-3), while Wilson finished tied for 45^th with rounds of 74-73-70=217 (+1). Fifth-year senior Trent Tipton shot Even par on Sunday and shot Even par for the tournament with rounds of 74-70-72=216, tying for 41^st place. Junior Todd Duncan shot 1-under-par on Sunday and finished 3-over-par with rounds of 75-73-71=219.

"I'm very proud of the guys this week, especially today," coach Sean Covich said. "Having the low round on Sunday shows what we are capable of. Max Green is playing some great golf. He's really establishing himself as an elite player. Will Stakel has been playing some of the best golf of his career. I'm very happy for him. We need to carry this momentum from a great finish at The Schenkel into The Hootie at Bulls Bay."

After one round at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tennessee, senior Oli Menard shot 1-under-par and is tied for third place. Senior Jackson Davenport shot Even par and is tied for seventh place, sophomore Westy McCabe posted a 4-over-par round and sophomore Carson Kammann recorded an 86. All four are competing as individuals with the second round on Monday and third round on Tuesday.

As a team, Mountaineers will return to action from Sunday to Tuesday at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Charleston, South Carolina.