WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – The South Dakota men's golf team closed the Zach Johnson Invitational with its best round of the tournament and placed seventh overall. Freshman Ben Hicks led USD in a tie for 10^th place at 7-over-par at the event taking place at Glen Oaks Country Club.
 
Hicks, playing as an individual, shot a 1-over-par 72 in the final round to total 220 strokes. He had 15 pars through the course, marking the most in the field.
 
Jacob Michel, a sophomore, was the top team scorer for the Coyotes, placing in a tie for 18^th. Michel used a 1-over-par in the final round to tally 222 strokes for the tournament and finish at 9-over-par. Junior Matt Tolan placed in a tie for 23^rd with 224 strokes while sophomore Tate Arends tied for 28^th with 226 shots.
 
Junior Scott Fudenberg tied for 40^th while senior Tommy Vining tied for 44^th to close out the Coyote scorers. Fudenberg totaled 231 strokes with Vining at 233 shots.
 
Outside of Hicks, the Coyotes also had freshman Justin Kolb and junior Hunter Paugh in the field as individuals. Kolb placed in a tie for 37^th while Paugh placed in a tie for 66^th with 246 strokes.
 
Bradley won the team title with 879 (+27) strokes. South Dakota placed seventh with 899 strokes, tallying 292 shots on Tuesday. Tyler Anderson of Loyola (Chicago) won individual medalist honors with 214 strokes at 1-over-par for the tournament.
 
South Dakota next travels to Denver for the Paintbrush Invitational hosted by Summit League foe Denver with action beginning Monday.