MAUMELLE, Ark. – Playing in their second tournament of the spring semester, the Mid-America Christian University men's golf team headed to the Central Baptist College Spring Invitational, hosted at a pair of courses in central Arkansas.
MACU (326-328; 654) finished seventh of 10 teams at the CBC Spring Invite, defeating Hendrix College, College of the Ozarks, and Crowley's Ridge College. Individually, the Evangels were led by Isaac Maston who finished in an 8th-place tie.
The host Central Baptist College Mustangs took the tournament team title, posting the only sub-600 team score in the event. The Mustangs came in at 598 (298-300), and they finished nine strokes ahead of Hannibal-LaGrange University (607; 314-293) despite the Trojans firing the low team round of 293 on day two. Missouri Baptist University (622; 318-304), Southwestern Christian University (623; 321-302), and Lyon College (628; 314-314) rounded out the top five teams.
On day one, the field took on the Conway Country Club. The par-71, 6,300 yard, course which was built in 1926 joined with the Country Club of Arkansas to host the event. Playing without their only senior, MACU carded a first round score of 326, and the Evangels were led by Gage Gibson who fired a 77. Maston shot a 78 in the opening round, Austin Davis recorded an 83, and Wyatt Bonds came home in 88.
At the Country Club of Arkansas on Tuesday, Maston was the low Evangel, shooting a 77 to finish in a tie for eighth place at 155. Gibson slipped to 25th individually as a second round 83 took his overall score to 160, Bonds finished 38th at 168 (88-80), and Davis landed in a tie for 42nd at 171 (83-88).
The individual medalist honors went to CBC's Leyton Clark (142) who shot matching 71s to take a one-stroke victory over his teammate Colton Ryan (143). Ethan Stevens of Missouri Baptist (150; 77-73), Taylor Nichols of Southwestern Christian (151; 82-69), and Conor Brady (152; 76-76) completed the top five individual scores.
MACU will return to action next Monday and Tuesday when they head north to Salina, Kan. To take part in the Kansas Wesleyan University Spring Invitational. The Tournament will be contested at the Salina Country Club as a 36-hole event.
