Grand Rapids Reporter

The Ferris State University men's golf team began their spring semester competition by participating in The Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate event, which took place on February 10-11 in St. Augustine, Florida. The Bulldogs finished in 12th place with a total score of 892 over three rounds.

This tournament was hosted by Lincoln Memorial University at the St. Johns Golf Club and included some of the nation's top collegiate teams. In total, 19 teams competed, including eight schools ranked among the nation's top 44. Among these were six top 25 teams and four from the top 11.

Lincoln Memorial, ranked seventh nationally, won the event with a score of 850. Wingate, ranked 23rd, tied for second place with Columbus State, which is ranked tenth; both teams scored an overall 855.

Most competing teams hailed from Florida, Georgia, or Tennessee. Ferris State was the only team from north of Tennessee to participate in this event. The Bulldogs recorded scores of 298 and 298 in the first two rounds and a final round score of 301.

FSU's McCoy Biagioli had a strong performance tying for 17th place with a two-over-par score of 218 across three rounds. His scores included a first-round 73, followed by a second-round score of 76 and an impressive final round score of 69.

Sam Havey tied for 44th place with a tournament total of 223 after shooting a first-round score of 75 and back-to-back scores of 74 in subsequent rounds.

Zach Koerner and Kole Putnam each shot totals of 226 to tie for the field's 57th position. Koerner posted scores of 72, then followed up with scores of 74 and an eventual third-round score of 80. Putnam's performance included marks of 73, then two consecutive scores - one being another round at par (74) before closing with a mark below par (79).

Drayton Cleaver concluded his play ranking at position number ninety-two on account; he carded opening round numbers that reached heights not seen previously - such as eighty-three strokes – but later managed improvement towards seventy-seven strokes achieved during phase two finally completing day number three: seventy-nine swings overall thus far!

Competing individually Shayne Beaufait ended his run positioned hundredth due primarily thanks largely impart results amassed throughout initial matches staged whereby they began off poorly initially accumulating points adding up ultimately culminating altogether now totaling sixty-three all combined: eighty-seven plus eighty-five finally ending ninety-one respectfully so too did much-needed practice yield expected results thereafter accordingly whenever opportunity arose next time around surely better prospects await surely forthcoming undoubtedly soon enough eventually anyway once again upon resuming regularly scheduled programming events alike those experienced here today hopefully yet soon arriving someday somewhere sometime very near future perhaps sooner rather than later ideally preferably best-case scenario actually ideally even maybe tomorrow possibly who knows really?