AKRON, Ohio – As the Firestone Invitational comes to a close, the Illinois State men's golf team finished in seventh place, shooting a team score of 887 (296-299-292). Zach Burry, shooting par, and Jordan Fahel, firing a 2-over-par, led the Redbirds during the final round, as they improved from eighth place to seventh Tuesday.
Head coach Ray Kralis was pleased with the team's performance during the final round.
"Tyler, Zach and Jordan carried us with strong individual performances, leading us to our low round of the event and one of the best team scores of the day." Kralis said. "I was very impressed with Zach's play in his road debut as a Redbird, and it is clear he can have a major impact on our program. We have to continue getting better as we go, but we are moving in the right direction."
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Burry had another stellar round to end the invitational, as he fired a 71, which was his best round of the tournament. Burry led the team and tied for fifth on the individual leaderboard, carding a three-round score of 216 (72-73-71) followed by Fahel, who tied for 10th overall with 54-hole score of 218 (75-70-73). Tyler Gentilella shot a 2-under-par 70 in the final round, ending the tournament with an overall score of 220 (73-77-70), tying for 16th place. Kyle Meihofer (76-79-80) shot an 80 in the final round, while Jason Marrs (76-81-78) fired a 78. The duo ended the tournament with a two-day score of 235.
USC Aiken overtook Xavier to take the team victory. Eastern Michigan finished third with Miami (Ohio) staying in fourth place through the final round. Illinois State finished ahead of 10 teams, including Kansas State and Georgetown.
The Redbirds have two weeks off before competing in the Georgetown Intercollegiate, beginning October 20.
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