MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Led by a third-place finish from Patton Samuels, the Austin Peay State University men's golf team shot a 306 in the final round of the Memphis Intercollegiate: Spirited by Old Dominick, Tuesday, and finished tied in fifth place with a score of 913 at Colonial Country Club.

Austin Peay finished one shot behind fourth-place Central Arkansas and 13 shots behind Southern Mississippi at the par-72, 7,334-yard course. The Governors also beat sixth-place Western Kentucky by four shots and were five shots better than seventh-place Samford. Illinois won the team title with a score of 878, and Memphis' Diego Lourenco was the individual medalist with a score of two-under 214.

Patton Samuels carded a four-over 76 in the final round and finished tied for third with a score of two-over 218. Samuels has now posted seven top-five finishes in the first eight tournaments of his Austin Peay career.

Seth Smith posted the best score of the day for the Governors, shooting a one-over 73 to pick up 19 spots on the leaderboard and finish tied for 32nd with a score of 230. Reece Britt also carded a six-over 78 in the third round and finished tied for 43rd with a score of 233.

Parker Elkins tallied the final counting score for the Govs in the third round, shooting a seven-over 79 to finish tied for 67th with a score of 242. Finally, Grady Cox shot an 83 in the third round and finished tied for 72nd with a score of 245.

Austin Peay closes the regular season when it competes at Arkansas State's A-State Intercollegiate, April 14-15, at RidgePointe Country Club in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The Govs then compete at the Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Golf Championship, April 22-24, at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Georgia.

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