Broncho Finish Fourth At The Mule

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (April 5) – Evan Griffith fired a two-under-par 68 in the final round to lead Central Oklahoma to a fourth-place showing in The Mule that wrapped up Tuesday.

The Bronchos closed with a 283 to finish the two-day, 54-hole tournament with an 846 total at the 6,428-yard, par-70 Mules National Golf Club. Rogers State rallied to take the title in the 21-team event at 832, followed by Harding (841) and host Central Missouri (843).

Griffith's 68 led UCO and allowed him to come in fourth in the medalist standings with a two-under 208 total. Bennett Baldwin had a final-round 71, while Kyle Hickey and Caleb Kimmel both shot 73 and Ross Taylor 79.

"We played pretty solid today," head coach Derrick Thompson said. "Evan really played great the last two rounds and finished strong. It was a good tournament for us, but there's still a lot of improvement we can do in the next couple of weeks."

Griffith, who shot a four-under 66 in Monday's second round, started the final day on No. 1 and made one bogey on the opening nine to make the turn at one-over 36. The sophomore was still one-over after 12 holes before birdieing the par-5 13th, par-4 17th and par-3 18th to come back with a back-nine 32.

Baldwin knocked in three birdie putts in a four-hole stretch to get to three-under after 12 holes. The freshman made back-to-back bogeys to drop back to one-under before closing with four straight pars to come in with the one-under 71.

It was the final regular-season tournament for the Bronchos, who now prepare for the MIAA Championships that will be held April 18-20 in Independence, Mo.

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Players Mentioned

Evan Griffith: Freshman

Caleb Kimmel: Freshman

Ross Taylor: Freshman

Bennett Baldwin: 6' 1"; Freshman

Kyle Hickey: 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Evan Griffith
: Freshman

Caleb Kimmel
: Freshman

Ross Taylor
: Freshman

Bennett Baldwin
: 6' 1"; Freshman

Kyle Hickey
: 5' 9"; Junior