St. Augustine, Fla. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's golf team concluded its second tournament of the spring on Tuesday at the World Golf Village Collegiate, finishing 8^th out of 16 teams.
 
The originally, 54-hole tournament was cut short due to inclement weather as the Colonels shot a combined 610 (+34) as a team through the two rounds of competition.
 
EKU saw an eight-shot improvement in the second round posting a team score of 301 (+13).
 
The Colonels were the best in the tournament on par-3s with a scoring average of 3.27.
 
Connor Gdovin was the highest individual finisher, tied for 21^st, for the Colonels shooting a score of 151 (+7) through 36 holes with an impressive second round 73 (+1) that featured three birdies.
 
One shot behind Gdovin was Isaac Meador at 152 (+8) for the tournament after carding consecutive rounds of 76 strokes.
 
Anders Larson finished tied for 29^th with 153 strokes (+9) as Zach Watterson finished two strokes off Larson at 155 (+11) finishing tied for 44^th.
 
Rounding out the team performance was Jackson Finney who finished tied for 62^nd with 158 strokes (+14).
 
Competing as an individual, Carl Space finished tied for 44^th. After a difficult first round, Space bounced back with a strong 73 (+1) in the second round with two birdies and 13 pars.
 
Fellow individual Gehrig Sexton finished in 92^nd position at +21 for the tournament.
 
The Colonels return to action on March 9 at historic Bandon Trails in Bandon, Ore. for the Bandon Dunes Championship hosted by Idaho.