The Lindenwood men's golf team concluded the Derek Dolenc Invitational in a tie for ninth. The Lions compiled a team score of 848 across the two-day tournament. Franscisco Gavilan continued his good play, finishing sixth.

OVERVIEW
The Lions opened the tournament with a team score of 280, its lowest of the year so far. That effort was led by Jan Wdowka who fired a five-under 66, which included five birdies and no bogeys. He was closely followed by Francisco Gavilan Fernandez who came in with a 67 with the help of a team-high six birdies. Owen Shy had the highlight of the round with a hole-in-one on the par 3 12^th and finished his round with a 72. Rounding out the lineup was Santiago Juesas Benet with a 75, and Samuel Bergenstein who carded a 76. Individually, Yash Rao shot an 80.

Lindenwood carded a team score of 286 during the second round, led by Gavilan Fernandez who fired a one-under 70. He had four birdies during his round and an eagle on the par 5 6^th. Three Lions shot 72, including Wdowka, Shy, and Bergenstein, while Juesas recorded a 74. After two rounds, the Black and Gold sat in 10^th place, three shots back of ninth.

The Black and Gold closed out the tournament with a 282, led by Juesas who fired a four-under 67. He finished his round with three birdies on the final four holes. Three other players were under par on the day, including Gavilan with a 69, while Rao had his best collegiate round with a 70. Bergenstein finished with an even-par 71. Rounding out the lineup was Wdowka with a 75 and Shy who shot 78.

RESULTS 

Place	Name	Score
6th	Francisco Gavilan Fernandez	(67, 70, 69)
T35th	Jan Wdowka	(66, 72, 75)
T51st	Santiago Juesas Benet	(75, 74, 67)
T68th	Samuel Bergenstein	(76, 72, 71)
T77th	Owen Shy	(72, 72, 78)
88th	Yash Rao	(80, 79, 70)

UP NEXT
The Lions will head to Jonesboro, Ark. for the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate on October 6-7