Boulder City, Nev. – The Youngstown State men's golf team had a solid three rounds to finish second at South Dakota State's Jackrabbit Invitational which concluded on Tuesday at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
The Penguins had a three-round total of 851 (284-286-281) to finish as the runner up behind host South Dakota State who carded an 847 (281-285-281). Finishing third was Kansas City (862) while North Dakota (866) was fourth. YSU's three-round team total of 851 is tied for the fourth-lowest 54-hole performance in program history.
Individually, Ryan Sam finished tied for second with a six-under-par 210 firing rounds of 70, 67, 73. The senior fired a career-low, five-under-par round of 67 in Monday's second session. He was six shots back of medalist Seamus Bogan of Morehead State who had a 12-under par 204. Michael Porter was seventh with a 213 (71-70-72) while Jordan Kish (71-74-70) and Nolan Shilling (72-75-68) tied for 15th at 215.
Sam carded an impressive 14 birdies during the tournament. The senior's career-best second round was particularly strong as he shot a 67 which saw seven birdies, nine pars and just two bogeys.
Porter carded scores of 71, 70 and 72 at Boulder Creek Golf Club. He had 12 birdies throughout the tournament with five coming in Tuesday's final round.
Shilling had a four-under par round on Tuesday to move up to the 15th position. The redshirt sophomore's round of 68 featured six birdies and just a pair of bogeys. He had rounds of 72 and 75 on Monday and 13 birdies during the event. Kish had a two-under par 70 for his final round that featured five birdies. He had five birdies during a first-round 71 and collected an eagle at the par-5 fifth during a second-round 74.
Playing as an individual, Josh Weiner finished 28th (four-over par), Rocco Turner (five-over par) was 33rd and Ayden Richmond finished 62nd. Turner had 11 birdies while Weiner also had an eagle three on the par-5 fifth during his second round.
The Penguins are next in action on March 30-31 when they travel to Indianapolis for the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational at Highland Golf & Country Club.
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