Roadrunners Golf competes at Mineral Area

The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners continued their fall season competing at the Mineral Area College Fall Invitational at Crown Pointe Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday Oct. 4-5. The event consisted of 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday.

SFCC lowered their team score in each round shooting a 347 in round one, 335 in round two and 331 in the third round. Individually, freshman Curtis Wendler led the team finishing tied for 16^th with rounds of 79, 82, and 79 for a total of 240. Sophomore Kaden Killingsworth finished in a tie for 20^th with rounds of 85, 79, and 79 for a total of 243. Sophomore Preston Patterson scored 87, 85, and 86 for a total of 258, which was good enough to place 30^th. Freshman Matthew Potter finished 33^rd with scores of 99, 89, and 87 for a total of 275. Freshman Payton Presnall shot scores of 96, 92, and 88 for a total of 276.

Sophomores Fischer Tharp and  Brett Hockett competed as individuals at the event. Tharp shot 93, 94, and 97 for a total of 284 to finish 35^th. Hockett shot rounds of 132, 109, and 100 for a total of 341 to finish 36th.

"This event was a great learning experience for the players and me," said Roadrunners Golf Head Coach Wayne Ogle. "The players have a taste of what a 54-hole tournament is like both physically and mentally. I now have a better understanding of each one of them and where their game is at. We can now make plans for improvement for the rest of the fall and leading into next spring."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics