HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. -- Junior Greg Kitts and
freshman Lee
Whitehead each earned Top 20 individual finishes as the
Tennessee Tech men's golf team wrapped up play in a tie for eighth
place Tuesday at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at The Links
at Novedell.
Kitts showed steady improvement over the 54-hole tournament with
rounds of 74, 73 and 72 to finish with a 219 total and claim a tie
for 13th place among the 81 players in the 14-team field.
WHitehead, meanwhile, surged on Tuesday with his best score of the
tournament. After shooting 74 and 76 on Monday, he posted a 70 in
the final round to finish at 220 and a tie for 17th place.
The host Austin Peay Governors, playing on a familiar course, set
a pace that nobody could equal. APSU took the team title with a 860
total and a seven-stroke victory over runnerup Lipscomb (867).
Belmont (872) place third, followed by Murray State (874) and SIU
Edwardsville (875).
Missouri State and the Austin Peay "B" squad tied for sixth place
at 886, while Tennessee Tech and Eastern Kentucky tied for eighth
at 887. Southern Illinois capped off the Top 10 with an 888
total.
The rest of the field included UT Martin (889), Tennessee State
(894), South Dakota (906) and Morehead State (919).
In addition to Kitts and Whitehead, Tech's lineup included freshman
Mitchell Thomas, senior Lee Maxwell and freshman Adam Cunningham.
Thomas close with a 225 total to place 39th. Maxwell's total of 229
put him in 51st place and Cunningham placed 65th with a 232
total.
Tech also sent two players to compete as individuals. Bryce
Kendrick placed 57th with a 230 total while Tenner Garland shot a
234 total and placed 68th.
The tournament was the final event on the fall portion of the
schedule for the Golden Eagle men's team.
April 27, 2013
Final round of OVC Championship cancelled due to weather
April 26, 2013
Golden Eagles leap into third at OVC Golf Championships
April 25, 2013
Mitchell Thomas named to All-OVC Newcomer Team
April 14, 2013
Tech wraps up regular season at TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate
April 2, 2013
Mitch Thomas cards 66, lowest round in OVC this year
March 12, 2013
Whitehead earns All-Tournament at Grover Page Classic
February 23, 2013
Cunningham leads Tech; Golden Eagles sixth at Augusta
February 21, 2013
Golden Eagles swing into action at Augusta State Saturday
February 19, 2013
Men's golf spring schedule features tournaments in four states
January 31, 2013
Carla Hazelwood named Golden Eagle assistant golf coach
December 3, 2012
Tech golf rosters grow as Brown signs four new players
November 2, 2012
Golden Eagle golf teams volunteer at Jere Whitson Elementary
October 23, 2012
Kitts, Whitehead in Top 20; Golden Eagles jump to eighth at F&M
October 22, 2012
Kitts leads Golden Eagles through first day of F&M Bank tourney play
October 14, 2012
Golden Eagle men's golf team at WKU Kenny Perry Invitational
October 9, 2012
Maxwell leads Golden Eagles at Skyhawk Classic
October 8, 2012
Golden Eagles head to Skyhawk Classic ready to compete
October 2, 2012
Golden Eagles finish 11th at Rees Jones Invitational
September 30, 2012
Golden Eages part of great field in South Carolina tournament
September 23, 2012
Golden Eagles 14th at Mason Rudolph; Kitts climbs to 16th place finish
September 22, 2012
Cunningham leads Tech on second day, Golden Eagles 12th at Mason Rudolph
September 21, 2012
Thomas paces Tech as Golden Eagles tied for 10th at Mason Rudolph
September 17, 2012
Men's golf team swings into season Friday at Legends Course
July 29, 2012
Stallings earns second consecutive top-10 finish