Jacket Golfers Open Season (9/23/06)

TUMWATER, WA – The first action of the 2006 men’s golf season was played on Friday and Saturday at the St. Martin’s Invitational Tournament.  Mike Rider highlighted Yellowjacket play as the team placed seventh. 

The ten-team field took on the 7,154 yard course, and Grand Canyon University emerged with the tournament victory shooting 881 as a team.  The Jackets notched a score of 921 with Rider, who began the tournament with two rounds of 76, closing with a 75 for a 227 total. Zach Abels and Jason Kinsey both finished with a seven-over 230.  Donald Zamba of Grand Canyon University stood alone with the low score of the tournament at 216.

The Yellowjackets will again be in action for the two-day Western Washington Invitational starting September 25^th. Other members of the Yellowjacket men’s team will compete in Billings at the Rocky Invitational, which is also held the 25^th and 26^th.   

Montana State-Billings (308, 308, 305: 921) – Mike Rider 76-76-75, Zach Abels 76-77-77, Jason Kinsey 78-77-75, Michael Konrad 80-78-78, Jeff Allen 78-84-80

Team Scores – 1) Grand Canyon University 292, 293, 296: 881  2) University of Hawaii-Hilo 300, 290, 293: 883  3) Western Washington University 299, 292, 293: 884  4) Sonoma State University 293, 298, 301: 892  5) St. Martins 299, 313, 297: 909  6) Notre Dame de Namur 304, 304, 304: 912  7) Montana State University-Billings 308, 308, 305: 921  8) Pacific Luthern University 316, 311, 316: 943  9) Northwest Nazarene 318, 313, 321: 952  10) BYU Hawaii 323, 334, 309: 966