ROUND 3 RESULTS

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Southwestern Oklahoma State University claimed the inaugural Great American Conference Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday after ending the final round five strokes ahead of eventual runner up Arkansas Tech.

SWOSU turned in its highest team total of the three-round tournament on Tuesday with a 306 to give the team a final score of 898. Arkansas Tech shot a 300 as a team on Tuesday to increase its final total to 903. The Wonder Boys bettered its team score by one stroke in each round of the event, but it was not enough to overcome SWOSU first and second round scores of 297 and 295.

Henderson State finished third at 914, East Central finished fourth at 918, Harding finished fifth at 919, Southeastern Oklahoma State finished sixth at 928, Southern Arkansas finished seventh at 941, Arkansas-Monticello finished eighth at 963 and Ouachita Baptist finished ninth at 978.
 
The final round needed a sudden-victory playoff to decide the individual champion. HSU’s Matt Jennings won the first playoff hole over ATU’s Jack Garrett by two strokes to take first place. Garrett shot a 74 in the final 18 holes, while Jennings turned in a 77 to give the pair a regulation three-round total of 219 each.

Jennings becomes HSU’s first individual conference champion in men’s golf since the institution joined the NCAA Division II ranks in 1994.

Third place went to Southwestern Oklahoma State’s Wouter MyBurgh with a three-round total of 222. East Central’s Jeff Weisheit finished fourth at 224 and SWOSU’s Jordan Hudson rounded out the top five at 225.

2012 GAC MEN’S GOLF ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Matt Jennings, Henderson State
Jack Garrett, Arkansas Tech
Wouter MyBurgh, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Jeff Weisheit, East Central
Jordan Hudson, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Brandon Clark, Harding