DULUTH, Ga. – Austin Peay State University men's golf team finished the Georgia State Invitational in 13th place with a score of 907 after shooting a final-round 320, Tuesday, at the Berkeley Hills Country Club.
The Governors finished 12 shots behind eleventh-place Florida A&M and Marshall and were 19 shots behind tenth-place Appalachian State. Austin Peay bested 14th-place Nicholls State by two strokes and was 19 shots better than 15th-place Valdosta State.
Adam Van Raden led the Govs in the final round with a five-over 77, he finished the tournament tied for 44th with a score of 226. Reece Britt shot a 79 in the third round and finished the 35th with a three-round total of 224.
Jakob Falk Schollert shot an 80 in the final round at the par-72, 6,706-yard track. Falk Schollert led the Govs with a 27th-place finish and a score of 222.
Payne Elkins carded the final counting score for Austin Peay, shooting a third-round 84. Elkins finished the event tied for 83rd with a score of 241. Finally, Jay Fox shot a final-round 86 and finished in 86th place with a score of 244.
Tennessee Tech and James Madison finished the tournament tied at 867 and the Golden Eagles clinched the title in a playoff. Tennessee Tech's Jackson Skeen won the event with an aggregate score of 208.
Austin Peay men's golf wraps up its fall slate at the Xavier Invitational, Oct. 10-11, at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio. The Govs finished fifth in the Musketeer's tournament last season with Van Raden posting a runner-up finish.
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