The West Virginia University Golf Team completed the GOLFWEEK National Golf Invitational Championship at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona. Read more: WVU Golf Completes National Golf Invitational With Fifth Place Finish.
Day One Recap
Westy McCabe shot a 2-under-par round, finishing the day tied for 10th place. Harrison Thompson shot 1-under par and finished the day tied for 17th place. Ryan Leach and Carson Kammann were +1 and are tied for 24th place. Nick Turowski was +3 in the first round.
In the team standings, West Virginia finished the day in fifth place in the 10-team field after shooting 1-under-par.
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Day Two Recap
The Mountaineers would jump to a third place finish on day two after shooting a 7-under-par (third-lowest round of the season. in relation to par for WVU).
Freshman Ryan Leach would jump 17 spots in the individual standings to tie for seventh place. Leach shot 5-under-par, including four birdies and an eagle on the back nine. He is -4 through 36 holes and five shots back from first place.
Harrison Thompson and Nick Turowski were both 1-under-par in the second round. Thompson would end day two tied for 12th place at -2, Turowski would finish the day tied for 25th place at +2. Thompson tied Westy McCabe, who shot an Even par 72 on Saturday.
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Carson Kammann would end day two tied for 31st place after shooting rounds of 73-74 (+3). West Virginia would end the second day of the tournament at -8 to trail Ohio State (-17) and Utah State (-18) in the 10-team field.
Day Three Recap
The Mountaineers would finish the invitational with a top 5 finish on day three. West Virginia would shoot Even par for the tournament with rounds of 287-281-296=864 to finish in fifth place. Freshman Ryan Leach would go on to shoot 73-67-73 (-3) to finish in ninth place. Westy McCabe would finish in the top 15 by tying for 12 place after shooting rounds of 70-72-73 (-3). Nick Turowski and Harrison Thompson would finish the tournament tied for 28th place at +3.
Turowski finished with rounds of 71-71-73=219, while Thompson was 71-71-77=219. Carson Kammann finished +11 with rounds of 73-74-80=227.
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Coach Covich’s Comments After The Tournament
“Really grateful for the opportunity to compete in the postseason and thankful to GOLFWEEK for inviting us out,” coach Sean Covich said. “Obviously a little disappointed in our final round, however, this was a very positive week for us. Most of these guys have been working hard while waiting their turn to get their chance in our starting lineup. So this tournament was for them, to see what they could do under pressure.”
“I was really impressed with what our young guys did this week, especially true freshman Ryan Leach. He has grown a lot this season and will continue to improve. Excited that all five of these guys returning next season, along with NCAA individual qualifier Kaleb Wilson, plus our very talented three incoming freshmen.”- Covich
WVU Golf Completes National Golf Invitational With Fifth Place Finish
