The Drake University men's golf team carded a team score of 297 in the final round of the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon to slide into a ninth-place finish at the two-day, three-round event.
The Bulldogs began the final round in a tie for fourth place but slipped down the leaderboard on the day to finish at 285-292-297 – 874. SIUE won the event at the par-71, 6,670-yard Twin Oaks Country Club with a 6-over par score of 290-287-281 – 858. The Cougars' final round was the best on the day by five strokes.
Shayne Patel and Nick Pittman finished in a tie for 15th for the Bulldogs as Pittman shot an even-par 71 in his final round, the Bulldogs' best of the day.