Men's Golf | 4/15/2019 4:23:00 PM
Springboro, Ohio – The Robert Morris University men's golf team placed 11th out of 12 teams at the Wright State Invitational this afternoon, finishing with a 35-over 385 on the day and a 54-over 754 for the tournament.
Playing at the par-70, 6,780-yard Heatherwood Golf Club, Robert Morris couldn't build off its first-round tally of 19-over 369 as all six of its players posted scores over par. Wittenberg brought home the team title with a two-day score of 21-over 721, followed by IUPUI (730, +30) and Wright State (732, +32). Zach Schroeder of Fort Wayne collected medalist honors with a four-under 136 over the two rounds.
RESULTS: 2019 Wright State Invitational Final Results
Max Palmer picked up his sixth top-10 finish of the season and 14th of his career, coming home in a tie for ninth. Palmer shaved two strokes from his first-round score, carding a one-over 71 on the final 18. He opened the round with three bogeys, but bounced back with a par and two birdies on the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes. The junior followed that up with seven pars over the final 11 holes, and two birdies in his final three. This is Palmer's fifth straight top-10, and he hasn't finished lower than ninth this spring.
Kyle Grube was the next highest finisher for the Colonials, placing in a tie for 34th with a 10-over 80 this afternoon. Grube managed to tally three birdies in his final round, but coupled that with only eight pars. Two of his three birdies came in the first five holes.
Chase Miller, Daniel Franco Saad, and David Szymanski all posted an eight-over 78 to conclude play today. Franco Saad tallied three birdies, while Miller and Szymanski both had two. Franco Saad was the highest finisher of the three, sharing 51st place.
Alex Schreckengost rounded out the RMU six with a 12-over 82, finishing at 17-over 157 for the tournament.
Robert Morris will be off for Easter weekend, then head down to the Sunshine State for the NEC Championships, beginning on Friday, April 26. The Colonials have finished on the top half of the leaderboard in 10 straight years, and have won multiple tournaments this season for the first time since 2014-15 – the last time the program captured the league title.
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