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Men's Golf

No. 17 UWF Collects Top Five Finish at Bobcat Invitational

UWF defeated four teams ranked ahead of it in the national rankings

EATONTON, Ga. – The 17th-ranked UWF men's golf team finished in fourth place at the Bobcat Invitational played at Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee on Tuesday.
 
UWF battled with the other top three teams all day for the lead but shot a 290 to finish at 860 for the tournament. No. 3 Georgia Southwestern claimed a 7-shot victory with an 851 effort. No. 1 North Georgia and No. 7 Florida Southern tied for second at 858.
 
Freshman TJ Thompson led the Argos with a 4-over-par 214 in the two days. He shot a 72 on Tuesday. Classmate Per Ekelund tied for 18th at 70-73-74=217. The duo led the Argos with 37 and 36 pars respectively.
 
Junior Fabian Wennerlof used a 72 to bring his 3-round score to 219 as he tied for 29th. Sophomore Cooper Tendick tied for 32nd with a 220, and senior Nicolas Rubio lowered his score each round with a 72 and a 37th-place final standing.
 
Rubio and Tendick each had eight birdies to pace UWF over the 54 holes.
 
UWF will return to action in three weeks when it plays host to the Argonaut Invitational, April 8-9 at Pensacola Country Club.


 
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Players Mentioned

Nicolas Rubio

Nicolas Rubio

Redshirt Freshman
Cooper Tendick

Cooper Tendick

6' 0"
Sophomore
Per Ekelund

Per Ekelund

6' 2"
Freshman
TJ Thompson

TJ Thompson

Freshman
Fabian Wennerlof

Fabian Wennerlof

6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Nicolas Rubio

Nicolas Rubio

Redshirt Freshman
Cooper Tendick

Cooper Tendick

6' 0"
Sophomore
Per Ekelund

Per Ekelund

6' 2"
Freshman
TJ Thompson

TJ Thompson

Freshman
Fabian Wennerlof

Fabian Wennerlof

6' 0"
Junior