Men's Golf | 04.16.2019

WEST POINT, Miss. – The South Dakota men's golf team concluded play at the Old Waverly Collegiate Tuesday with sophomore Tate Arends marking the top Coyote finish with 224 strokes. As a team, USD totaled 899 shots to place 14^th.
 
Mississippi State hosted the event at Old Waverly Golf Club with the course playing 7,000 yards and to a par 72.
 
Arends finished 8-over-par after rounds of 71-74-79 to place in a tie for 54^th. Senior Tommy Vining was one shot behind with 225 shots. He placed in a tie for 59^th.
 
Junior Matt Tolan totaled 226 shots to tie for 64^th while sophomore Jacob Michel tied for 72^nd with 229 strokes. Junior Scott Fudenberg tallied his best round of the event with a 2-over-par 74 in Tuesday's final round.
 
Louisiana Monroe claimed the team title with 846 shots. South Dakota tallied rounds of 295-294-310 for its 899 shots. Marcus Byrd of Middle Tennessee State claimed individual medalist honors with his 13-under-par 203.
 
South Dakota competes at the Summit League Championship in Newton, Kansas, beginning April 28.