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Briggs Leads St. John’s at Wildcat Spring Invitational
4/9/2019 10:16:00 PM | Men's Golf
Austin Briggs finished the tournament at one-under par
Senior Austin Briggs carded a two-under 69 on the final day of the Wildcat Spring Invitational on Tuesday, finishing the tournament at one-under par to propel himself into a tie for 18th place at the event.
Briggs' low round was highlighted by an eagle on the par-five sixth hole and also featured a pair of birdies in a stretch of five holes on the front nine.
Ross Moore posted a 72, while Andrew Baek and Gerald Mackedon both turned in final-round scores of 76. Freshman Tyler Gerbavsits rounded out the scoring for St. John's, registering a 78.
Drexel eared the team title for the second year turning in a two-round 17-under par. Trailing the Dragons were Akron (-8), Cleveland State and Delaware (-7), Lafayette (-1), Colgate (+2), Rhode Island (+6), Monmouth (+10), Binghamton (+12), Iona and Saint Peter's (+13), Siena (+15), Lehigh (+16), La Salle (+17), Villanova and St. John's (+21), Bucknell (+22), St. Bonaventure (+27), Fordham (+28), and Wagner (+59).
Drexel's Connor Schmidt claimed medalist honors, finishing with a score of 11-under par, to sit three-shots ahead of second place Matt Pulgini of Delaware.
The Johnnies will return to action on Saturday, April 13, traveling to New Haven, Conn., for the Yale Spring Invitational.
Briggs' low round was highlighted by an eagle on the par-five sixth hole and also featured a pair of birdies in a stretch of five holes on the front nine.
Ross Moore posted a 72, while Andrew Baek and Gerald Mackedon both turned in final-round scores of 76. Freshman Tyler Gerbavsits rounded out the scoring for St. John's, registering a 78.
Drexel eared the team title for the second year turning in a two-round 17-under par. Trailing the Dragons were Akron (-8), Cleveland State and Delaware (-7), Lafayette (-1), Colgate (+2), Rhode Island (+6), Monmouth (+10), Binghamton (+12), Iona and Saint Peter's (+13), Siena (+15), Lehigh (+16), La Salle (+17), Villanova and St. John's (+21), Bucknell (+22), St. Bonaventure (+27), Fordham (+28), and Wagner (+59).
Drexel's Connor Schmidt claimed medalist honors, finishing with a score of 11-under par, to sit three-shots ahead of second place Matt Pulgini of Delaware.
The Johnnies will return to action on Saturday, April 13, traveling to New Haven, Conn., for the Yale Spring Invitational.
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