TROPHY CLUB, Texas. – The Rogers State men's golf team wrapped up the 2021 Lion Invitational with an eighth-place finish at the Trophy Club - Hogan Course.
Rogers State began the day in a three-way tie for ninth and climbed one spot to take eighth overall in the 16-team field after improving four shots on their day one score (298), finishing with a 294.
Freshman Elliot-Han Montermal and junior
Luke Palmowski led the way for the Hillcats, as the duo both shot rounds of 73 (+10 on the day.
Palmowski, who started the day in the lead, shot +4 in the first four holes, but recovered to shoot -3 the rest of the way with three birdies and 11 pars on the final 14 holes. Palmowski finished at -4 for the tournament, ending up two strokes off the winner, Trevor Norby of Oklahoma Christian at -6.
Montermal finished with four birdies on the day. He climbed from a tie for 56
th to begin the day into a tie for 37
th, shooting a 150 (+6) over the two days.
Ty Nicar and
Aidan Gavey wrapped up the scoring rounds on day two, matching scores for the second-straight day. The duo shot 74 (+2) in the final round to finish with a two-day total of 151 (+7) and in a tie for 47
th in the 80-golfer field.
The Hillcats will now set their sights on the Central Region Preview next week in Kansas City, Missouri. The event will take place March 29-30 at the Shoal Creek Golf Course.
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