Gopher Invitational: Will King of Kansas, North Carolina Wilmington get the win
Will King (Kansas Athletics Photo)
Will King bounced back from a disappointing start to his sophomore campaign the very next chance he got.
After finishing T71 at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, a second-round 5-under 66 at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Maple Plain, Minn., the lowest round by any golfer at the Gopher Invitational, propelled King of Kansas to win at 8-under.
King shot rounds of 68-66-71 to win the tournament.
Walker Isley of the University of North Carolina Wilmington finished just one shot behind King at 7-under to finish in solo second place and lead UNCW to the team victory.
Patrick Sparks of UNCW finished in solo third place at 5-under. Sparks shot the lowest final round with a 4-under 67.
Jacob Modleski of Notre Dame finished in solo fourth place at 4-under, and Cade Breitenstine of Kent State finished in solo fifth place at 3-under.
In the team competition, UNCW held off the Kent State Golden Flashes to win by five shots with a score of 7-under (845).
Kent State finished in solo second place at 2-under (850), and Kansas finished in solo third place at 1-over (853).
ABOUT THE Gopher Invitational
54-hole men's college event hosted by the
University of
Minnesota at Windsong Farm Golf Club. Team (best
four
scores out of five players each round) and individual
competitions. The field includes programs from the
Big
Ten, Pac 12, and Big 12.
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