OKLAHOMA CITY – Many golf coaches will say that the biggest goal they have for their team is to get better every round. For the Mid-America Christian University men's golf team, that is exactly what they did at the UC Ferguson Classic.
MACU moved up one spot on the final team leaderboard at the Classic after firing a final round team score of 297 at Lincoln Park Golf Course's West Course on Wednesday afternoon. The Evangels finished with a 54-hole total of 913.
The host and Defending NAIA National Champion Oklahoma City Stars won the event with a team total of 824, and they were followed by Bellevue University (Neb.) at 846, Missouri Valley College at 854, Murray State College (Okla.) at 856, and Kansas Wesleyan University (858) to round out the top five.
MACU's Isaac Maston and Jake Reddington both shot 1-over par rounds of 72 and the duo finished tied for 61st in the tournament with a 54-hole score of 227. Wyatt Bonds – playing as an individual – shot 74 and finished at 234 (T-74), Gage Gibson carded a 76 for a score of 233 (T-72), Kaden Upton shot 77 and finished at 232 (T-70), and Austin Davis finished at 86 to slot in 79th overall at 241.
The Evangels will be back in action on September 17 and 18 at the Southwestern Christian University Invitational at Lake Heffner Golf Club.
