MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Low scores throughout Monday's 36 holes of action gave way to markedly more difficult course conditions for Tuesday's final round as the lowest team score was three-over for the round. Despite the overall adverse conditions, the Arkansas Tech men's golf team remained atop the leaderboard and cleared the field by five strokes to earn their second tournament win of the young fall season.
FINAL RESULTS
The top-ranked Wonder Boys started the day with an eight-stroke lead after shooting 19-under on Monday. Tuesday's final round saw the Wonder Boys give back four of those strokes to end the 54-hole tournament with a 15-under (837). The 837-team score established a new 54-hole record for the Wonder Boys with the previous mark being an 838 at the NSU Classic in 2016.
Pacing the team in scoring on Tuesday was
Andre Jacobs as he shot a one-under (70). Starting on hole No. 1, Jacobs was one-over at the turn but shot two-under on the back-nine to close out strong. His overall five-under (208) placed him standalone in fifth on the individual leaderboard.
Santiago De La Fuente was the Wonder Boys top finisher on Monday and led the entire field. On Tuesday, De La Fuente faced fierce challenges from a pair of individuals who shot three-under. One of those, Leo Maciejek of Harding tied De La Fuente at eight-under for the tournament and forced a sudden death playoff hole to determine the individual medalist. Maciejek would win that playoff hole.
Hayes Hamilton was one-over on Tuesday and climbed up four spots on the individual leaderboard to finish tied for 12
th. Also making a significant jump on the leaderboard in the final round was
Francois Jacobs as he shot two-over (73) and climbed six spots to land in a tie for 18
th.
Henry Frizzell rounded out the lineup for the Wonder Boys and finished tied for 24
th.
The Wonder Boys will now have a week off to prepare for their next tournament, the Battle for the Belt. The two-day event hosted by Henderson State at the Hot Springs Country Club is scheduled to run from Monday, October 4 – Tuesday, October 5.
