By: By Brian Harper
Full Results
DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. – The Kennesaw State men’s golf team won a share of the Rees Jones Intercollegiate title Tuesday at Haig Point Club. The Owls finished 54-holes tied with Liberty University (902, +38) after posting a 309 on the final 18-holes. This makes the third consecutive tournament the Black and Gold have finished in the top five.
“It feels great to get another win on a great golf course,” head coach Jay Moseley said. “We did not play our best golf this week, but winning is always tough and this event will help us be a better team.”
Junior Matt Nagy won the individual title shooting a (70-73-73/216). Nagy was the only competitor in a field of 55 to finish three rounds even par, beating his closest opponent Robert Karlsson of Liberty University by four strokes.
“It feels awesome to win my first college tournament,” Nagy said. “I was pleased that my short game was good all week.”
Junior Jeff Karlsson finished tied for sixth as the Sweden native turned in a score of (77-71-77/225). Sophomore Ben Greene tied for 21st shooting (83-70-82/235), freshmen Jonathan Klotz tied for 25th (75-78-84/237) and senior Chad Wilson tied for 30th (79-82-77/238).
Nagy and Green tied for second with the lowest 18-hole round of 70. Nagy finished second in both par-3 scoring, (2.92, -1) and par-4 scoring (4.10, +3) and finished fourth in par-5 scoring (4.83, -2) Karlsson was second in par-5 scoring, (4.75, -3). Karlsson and Greene tied for the lead with one eagle each as Nagy tied two other competitors for the most birdies with 11.
This makes the third time in consecutive tournaments that the Black and Gold have finished in the top five. After winning the Sam Hall Intercollegiate Sept. 13-14, the Owls followed it up with a fourth place showing at the Cardinal Intercollegiate 9-20-21.
The Owls are in action again Nov. 1-2, competing in the Hummingbird Intercollegiate in Sapphire, N.C. The tournament will be held at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley, hosted by Western Carolina.
Rees Jones Intercollegiate- Final Results
T1 Liberty 308 295 299 902 +38
T1 Kennesaw State 301 292 309 902 +38
3 San Jose State 301 305 306 912 +48
4 Wofford 315 290 319 924 +60
5 Michigan State 322 300 312 934 +70
6 Jacksonville 315 306 318 939 +75
7 Tennessee State 323 316 307 946 +82
8 Winthrop 308 309 334 951 +87
9 Charleston Southern 323 314 321 958 +94
10 Alabama State 335 321 347 1003 +139
Individual Results
1 Matt Nagy 70 73 73 216 E
T 6 Jeff Karlsson 77 71 77 225 +9
T 21 Ben Greene 83 70 82 235 +19
T 25 Jonathan Klotz 75 78 84 237 +21
T 30 Chad Wilson 79 82 77 238 +22
