Golf Picks Up Third Place Finish

Batesville, Ark. (March 30, 2011) -  

The JBU men’s golf team finished third out of six teams after the two-day Lyon (Ark.) Invitational hosted by Lyon College at The Course at Eagle Mountain in Batesville. 

The Golden Eagles finished the par 72, 6607 yard course, with a two-day total of 644.  Dakota Wesleyan was first with 620, and Central Baptist finished second after shooting a 628.

Individually for JBU, junior West Loveland led the team after finishing tied for fourth place overall with a two day total of 155 (85, 74).  Junior Matt Brooker took seventh place with a 157 (79, 78).  Sophomore Cameron Lindsey was 17^th with a 165 (88, 77), sophomore Nathan Sudheimer finished 20^th with a 168 (83, 85), and senior Jeff Hobble was 24^th with a 172 (87, 85).

The men return to competition April 4-5 when they travel to participate in the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational at the Shawnee Country Club.

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