Final Results
ATHENS, Ga. – Eastern Kentucky's men's golf team finished eighth at the 2022 ASUN Conference Championship in Athens, Georgia on Tuesday.
The Colonels shot a final round 299. EKU's three-round total of 892 was six shots behind seventh place North Alabama (886). Eastern Kentucky finished in front of ninth place Kennesaw State (905) by 13 strokes.
No. 39 North Florida (848) was the wire-to-wire winner. Florida Gulf Coast (859) finished second, 11 shots back. No. 36 Liberty (861) was third, Lipscomb (867) finished fourth and Jacksonville (868) rounded out the top five. Jacksonville State (874) placed sixth.
The Colonels were led by senior
Willis Gaer in his final collegiate event. He shot a 2-over round of 73 and finished 23rd with a total of 221 (+8). Gaer had a birdie on the third hole of the day and played most of the first nine at 1-under before a bogey on No. 18 left him at even-par at the turn. Coming up the front nine, Gaer birdied the par-3 No. 3 hole.
Reese Sexton had his best round, finishing with a 1-over 72. He had three birdies on the first nine holes of the round and made the turn at 1-under. The redshirt freshman tied for 26th with a total of 223 (+10).
Francesco Guarneri tied for 26th as well with a total of 223 after a final round 78. Senior
Lake Leroux tied for 40th with a three-day score of 229 (+16). Freshman
Wil Griffin tied for 47th with a total of 234 (+21).
Central Arkansas (920), Stetson (921) and Bellarmine (925) round out the field of 12.
The three-day, 54-hole championship was contested on the par 71, 7,258-yard University of Georgia Golf Course.
8. Eastern Kentucky 298-295-299 – 892
23.
Willis Gaer 75-73-73 – 221 (+8)
T26.
Reese Sexton 74-77-72 – 223 (+10)
T26.
Francesco Guarneri 72-73-78 – 223 (+10)
T40.
Lake Leroux 77-76-76 – 229 (+16)
T47.
Wil Griffin 81-73-80 – 234 (+21)
