MBU mens golf finished 4th out of 16 teams this week with a 311-292 (603 total) at the Rend Lake Fall Preview Tournament on August 28th at Franklin County Country Club. In a perfect day for golf, it was nearly perfect for MBU golf captain Kyle Jasper. Kyle set a new MBU Tournament 18-Hole scoring record with an unbeleivable 2nd round of 64.
Trailing by 4 shots behind the leader entering the final round, Kyle was a stunning 9-Under par with just two holes to play on the par 71 course in the final round and won the individual award by 3 shots with a 36-Hole total of 136, which is also a new MBU 2-Round Tournament Men's Scoring Record.
Jasper was AMC Player of the Year for the 2008-09 Season and "has the putter rolling very well with alot of confidence", said Head Coach Justin Hoagland. John A. Logan College took the tournament title with a 2 round total of 571, followed by Rend Lake College and Illinois Central College. Other golfers contributing for MBU were Dustin Hoehn with 78-73 (151), English newcomer Jack Jackson with 80-76 (156), and sophomore Mike Ferris with 85-79 (164), respectively. Blake McDowell withdrew from the event due in the second round due to injury. The next stop for the men will be the Intercollegiate Championship at Porta Cima on September 8-9.