[Golf] Men's Golf opens season at Thomas University Invite

VALDOSTA, GA - The St. Andrews University men's golf team opened their 2019-20 season facing some of the top NAIA programs at the Thomas University Invite this week. The tournament was held at the Kinderlou Forest Golf Course.

Day 1 for the Knights was led by Andreas Pirc's 78 with Yusuke Niwa following closely behind, shooting a 79. Ty Queen and Matthew Song both brought in 82 while Caleb Hensley finished the day with 88 for a team score of 321.

Head coach Phil Fecteau stated after Day 1 that he "saw a lot of good things out there but we just need a little more consistency."

Improvements were made in Day 2 as Andreas Pirc tabbed a 73, for a 78-73 combined score of 151 for the tournament. Niwa carded a final round score of 78, recording a final 157 (79-78).

The Knights finished 13th against the tough competition and will next tee off at the Milligan Invite, September 30th-1st.

COACH PHIL'S COMMENTS

"really enjoyed the time spent with the team this week and learning their strengths and weaknesses. The players got to know and get comfortable with the new coach's patterns/philosophy."

"was very proud of the effort that each golfer put forth."

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