BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Carleton College men's golf team finished in seventh place out of 15 teams at the 54-hole Twin Cities Classic that concluded on Monday at Minnesota Valley Country Club.
Sam Higaki earned top 10 honors with a sixth-place finish.
Bethel University and Saint John's University finished in a tie at two-over-par for the tournament. The Johnnies had a four-shot lead over Bethel to start the day, but the Royals shot two-over par (294) on Monday to move into a tie for first.
"The guys showed a lot of good signs this weekend," said Carleton head coach
Sloan Wallgren. "We are going to have a great week of practice and try to come out at MIACs next weekend and give it everything we have."
Higaki shot even-par on Saturday and Sunday, then carded a one-over par 74 in the final round, earning sixth place with a tournament score of 218 (+1).
Justin Rodriguez used back-to-back birdies on holes 15 and 16 on his way to turning in a 75 (+2) and finishing tied for 31st on the leaderboard.
Dillon Croco also shot a 75 (+2) to help the team and moved into a tie for 32nd overall.
Gareth Birney rounded out the scoring for the Knights with his best round of the tournament. Birney shot a 77 (+4) on the day and had four birdies.
Eli Slifer also competed for Carleton and shot an 80 (+7) on day three.
Yuto Nohdomi, playing as an individual entrant, turned in a score of 77 (+4).
Matt Kang also participated as an individual and shot an 81 (+8).
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton will conclude the fall portion of its schedule next weekend when the Knights compete in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships. The annual conference championships will be held over a three-day, three-round span beginning Saturday and will be played at Edinburgh Golf Course in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
