
9/3/2022 4:45:00 PM | Men's Golf
MUNCIE, IN – The Wright State golf team picked up where it left off, recording its first victory of the fall at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, winning the event for the second straight season, as Mikkel Mathiesen won the individual title after a playoff.
The Raiders finished at six-over as a group, carding an opening round 277, the lowest of the tournament before rounds of 283 and 286.
Individually, Mathiesen defeated Ball State's Joey Wiseman in a playoff after he carded a three round score of two-under after a pair of rounds with scores of 69 to lead four Raiders inside the top 10. Tyler Goecke tallied a two-over fifth-place finish, while Davis Root was a shot behind him in sixth and Cole Corder was six-over in a tie for eighth. Andrew Flynn was the final Raider, carding a 12-over total to finish tied for 38th.
Mathiesen opened and closed the tournament with rounds of 69 and was one off the pace with his second round 70 as he carded 11 total birdies over the 54 holes. Goecke fired rounds of 71, 69 and 72, recording 11 birdies of his own, while Root carded three straight rounds of 71 with 12 birdies and an eagle on the par four second hole in his second round Friday afternoon.
Corder opened with a round of 66 Friday morning before following that up with a 76 and 74. In his final round Corder had an eagle of his own on the par four second hole as he had 11 total birdies, including six in his opening round. Flynn carded a first round 75 before rounds of 73 and 74, finishing with nine birdies and his own eagle, his coming in the second round on the par four seventh hole.
The Raiders are back in action September 11-13 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge in Myrtle Beach.
The Raiders finished at six-over as a group, carding an opening round 277, the lowest of the tournament before rounds of 283 and 286.
Individually, Mathiesen defeated Ball State's Joey Wiseman in a playoff after he carded a three round score of two-under after a pair of rounds with scores of 69 to lead four Raiders inside the top 10. Tyler Goecke tallied a two-over fifth-place finish, while Davis Root was a shot behind him in sixth and Cole Corder was six-over in a tie for eighth. Andrew Flynn was the final Raider, carding a 12-over total to finish tied for 38th.
Mathiesen opened and closed the tournament with rounds of 69 and was one off the pace with his second round 70 as he carded 11 total birdies over the 54 holes. Goecke fired rounds of 71, 69 and 72, recording 11 birdies of his own, while Root carded three straight rounds of 71 with 12 birdies and an eagle on the par four second hole in his second round Friday afternoon.
Corder opened with a round of 66 Friday morning before following that up with a 76 and 74. In his final round Corder had an eagle of his own on the par four second hole as he had 11 total birdies, including six in his opening round. Flynn carded a first round 75 before rounds of 73 and 74, finishing with nine birdies and his own eagle, his coming in the second round on the par four seventh hole.
The Raiders are back in action September 11-13 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge in Myrtle Beach.
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