PORTLAND, OR – LC State Men’s Golf concluded the regular season with a second-place finish at the Tournament of Knights on Tuesday, and junior Luke West earned his first collegiate victory in a stacked field. The Warriors earned the top two individual spots with West’s win and a standout day by Adam Lovatt.
LC State shot 7-under to post the best third round of any team in the field. The Warriors were only two strokes off the first-place team No. 16 British Columbia.
“Couldn’t quite get it done today but it was fun to be in that battle with UBC. Down 11 shots with six holes left and the men fought back,” coach Zach Anderson said. “Really proud of Luke finally breaking through to get that first collegiate victory. Been close so many times and it was great to witness him brush the nerves aside down the stretch to get it done. Adam also carried us big time today. For a freshman to be doing what he is doing makes me even more excited for his future.”
West claimed his first collegiate tournament win with a 3-under, 70 in round three. His final round score was enough for him to hold on to his day-one lead as he finished the tournament 6-under (70- 73-70).
Lovatt finished the tournament in second place, just one stroke off the lead. The standout freshman posted an impressive 8-under, 65 in round three, the lowest of the tournament. His round was the best round by a Warrior this year by one stroke. Lovatt’s overall scorecard for the tournament read 74-75-65 for a 5-under total.
Senior Kye Krall was the third-best finisher for the Warriors. Krall shot even-par in round three to finish tied for 16th (79-72-73).
Junior Aaron Brown finished the tournament tied for 18th place. He shot 4-over, 77, in the final round and carded 6-over (74-74-77) on the week.
Sondre Andresen shot 6-over-par in his final 18 holes. The senior finished the tournament tied for 24th at 9-over-par. His overall scorecard read 75-74-79.
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