CLEVELAND – Appalachian
State University’s men’s golf team played three solid rounds at the Cleveland
State Invitational, finishing third out of 11 teams after Tuesday’s final round.
The Mountaineers carded a 306-305-281=892 (+28) at the Canterbury Golf Club.
Josh Nichols led the way for App State as he finished the
tournament tied for second, shooting a 73-73-68=214 (-2). Daniel Walsh carded a
79-78-69=226 (+10), which was good to tie for 17th overall and second for the
Black and Gold.
Jay Brown and Andrew Furr tied for 26th in the tournament.
Brown shot a 77-78-74=229 (+13) and Furr shot an 83-76-70=229 (+13) over the
course of two days.
Junior Casey Komline rounded out the scoring for Appalachian,
shooting a 77-80-74=231 (+15) for three rounds.
Oakland claimed the team championship with an 871 (+7)
behind medalist Evan Bowser, who finished with a 213 (-3) overall. Host Cleveland
State clinched the second-place finish shooting an 874 (+10), while Appalachian
took home a third-place finish with a final score of 892 (+28).
The Mountaineers will be back in action Oct. 15-16 when they
host the Donald Ross Intercollegiate Tournament. The two-day event will be held
at Mimosa Hills Country Club in Morganton, N.C.