JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – Kent State shot the lowest final round of the 15 teams in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate field on its way to a second-place finish on Sunday at the Blackthorn Club at the Ridges.
The 5-under-par 283 posted by the Golden Flashes was highlighted by a 66 from Bjarki Petursson on the 7,147-yard, par-72 home course of East Tennessee State. Chase Johnson closed with a 71 to give Kent State two players finishing in the top 10 on the event's individual leaderboard.
As a team, Kent State (283-276-283–842) finished at 5-under-par for the day and 22-under-par for the tournament – one shot better than third-place Louisville and nine behind tournament champion Penn State.