Statesmen Place Fifth in Competitive Field at Patriot Invite

London, Ky. — The William Penn men’s golf team tied for fifth after they competed at the Patriot Invite amongst tough competition in Kentucky on Monday and Tuesday.

The navy and gold tied Cumberland for fifth out of 10 teams with a three-round score of 897 (295-298-304) at Crooked Creek Golf Club.

The University of the Cumberlands took first place after shooting 864 (285-281-298).

Topping the rankings for individuals in the 59-player field was Eli Fischer of the Cumberlands with a 212 (68-72-72).

Mario Palain (Fr., Zaragoza, Spain, Business Management) led the Statesmen with a score of 217 (70-74-73), he placed sixth overall and was one stroke shy of tying for third.

The next in line for William Penn were Samuel Arnaud (Fr., Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France, Biology), and Maxence Moreau (Fr., Lyon, France, Applied Mathematics). The two tied for 18th with scores of 226. Arnaud did so on scores of 72, 78, and 76, while Moreau hit 75, 72, and finished with a 79.

Tyler Pedretti (So., Upland, Calif., Business Management) started the first round with a 79, followed by a 77, and a 76 for 232. This tied Pedretti for 32nd

Alvaro Rodriguez (So., Gijon, Spain, Business Management) rounded out the team scoring with a 39th-place finish, after hitting 238 (78-75-85).

“This was a strong field, the best we’ve seen this year so we really wanted to play well,” Head Coach Darin Fisher said. “We played solid on day 1. Both rounds we got off to a bit of a slow start but we battled thru some adversity and stayed positive. The kids know that can play with the better teams now. tying for fifth wasn’t what we wanted after binging 2nd and 3rd most of day 1, but we’ll make some adjustments and work hard this week leading I into our event in Kansas.”

Next Up: The Statesmen golf squad travels to the Bethany Classic in Newton, Kansas to compete on April 6th and 7th.