University of St. Thomas Athletics
at Augsburg Invite
Men's Golf takes team title at Augsburg event
9/2/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sophomore Peder Larson shot one-under-par 71 on Sunday to close out an impressive weekend and lead No. 10-ranked St. Thomas to the team victory at the two-day, 36-hole Augsburg Invite at the Majestic Oaks course in Ham Lake.
The Tommies (287-298/585) posted a four-stroke win over Bethel and a six-stroke cushion on UW-Eau Claire. They beat teams from 11 other universities in their first competition of 2018-19.
Larson's 140 total (69-71) finished second among 103 players and first among 65 golfers from eight MIAC teams. Nebraska Wesleyan's Alex Kubik (72-67/139) edged Larson by one stroke for medalist honors.
UST's three teams finished first, eighth and 12th place and put three players in the top 13. Herb (72-73/145) tied for fifth and Ben Kisla (77-70/147) tied for 10th. Kusla's closing-day 70 was Sunday's third-best score of the torunament.
The Toms' first team this weekend was Larson, Herb, Miles McCarthy (69-82/151), Matt Mellin (78-73/151) and freshman Sawyer Bailey (77-81/156).
Saturday story
No. 10-ranked St. Thomas shot a one-under 287 on Saturday to build a five-shot lead at the halfway point of the 16-team Augsburg Invite. UST teams are in first, eighth and 12th place. The final 18 holes will be played Sunday.
St. Thomas (287), UW-Eau Claire (292), Concordia-Moorhead (293), Bethel (294), Augsburg (299), Nebraska Wesleyan (301), Manitoba (302) and UST's No. 2 team (304)
Tommies Miles McCarthy (69) and Peder Larson (69) are tied for second place in a field of 103 players. Emmet Herb shot 72 and is tied for seventh. Michael Ritchay and Jack Sauro each shot 74s.
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