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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University golf team shot 9-under-par on Sunday during the final round of the fall season at the White Sands Collegiate at The Ocean Club in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
The Mountaineers shot 282-286-279=847 to finish 17-under-par for a fifth-place finish.
Junior Kaleb Wilson led the way for the Mountaineers, finishing in 10th place with rounds of 68-71-68=207 (-9). Senior Max Green tied for 13th place, recording rounds of 67-71-72=210 (-6), while junior Westy McCabe tied for 18th place with rounds of 72-67-72=211 (-5).
Freshman Ryan Leach and senior Todd Duncan posted Top 25 finishes. Leach tied for 22nd place with rounds of 71-72-70=213 (-3), and Duncan tied for 25th place with rounds of 73-70-71-214 (-2). Freshman Nick Turowski shot 4-under-par on Sunday to finish tied for 56th place with rounds of 73-83-68=225 (+9), while senior Pierce Grieve tied for 60th place with rounds of 79-74-74=227 (+11). McCabe and Leach competed as individuals for WVU.
“What a special week for us serving as host of the White Sands Collegiate at The Ocean Club,” coach Sean Covich said. “Everyone in the Bahamas was amazing and made us all feel welcome. Congratulations to the College of Charleston on some incredible golf this week.
“We didn’t play our best yet again, but some guys had bright moments. We need to continue to work hard both on our golf skills and mental skills this offseason if we want to be back in consideration for the NCAA postseason. There is certainly a lot of improvement needed between now and February.”
The Mountaineers will be off from competition until the spring season begins on Feb. 3 at the Battle of Briar’s Creek in John’s Island, South Carolina.
