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MAYETTA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Men's Golf placed 16th as a team at the Firekeeper Open, held at the par-72 Firekeeper Golf Course. The Tigers improved as a team in each round, shooting scores of 310, 301, and 298. Jordan McCaslin, playing as an individual, had the top performance of the six Tiger golfers competing in the tournament by finishing at 7-over par overall.
McCaslin placed 29th individually, having the same pattern of improvement as the Tiger team. He shot 5-over par in the first round, 2-over in the second round, and then shot even par in the final round. He had five birdies and two eagles throughout the tournament. In the final round, he was 3-over through five holes but had an eagle, par, birdie stretch to get his round back to even. He closed out his tournament with 10-straight pars.
Cooper Scheck was the top performer among players figuring into the Tiger team score. He was 32nd overall at 8-over par. He had 10 birdies and one eagle in the tournament. He jumped 38 spots on the leaderboard with a final round of 1-under par (71) after shooting 9-over (76, 77) through the first two rounds. Cole Streck was just one stroke back of Scheck in 37th at 9-over par. He backed a 5-over first round (77) with a pair of 2-over par rounds (74, 74). He had nine birdies throughout the event.
Parker Krob placed 69th at 13-over par, Jackson Rader was 95th at 20-over par, and Jacob George was 97th at 22-over par. Krob improved throughout the tournament shooting rounds of 79, 76, and 74. Rader shot rounds of 82, 74, and 80. George shot rounds of 78, 81, and 79. Krob and George each had three birdies in the tournament, while Rader had five birdies and an eagle.
Neighboring schools Oklahoma Christian and Central Oklahoma had the top two team scores. Oklahoma Christian, ranked No. 10, won the tournament at 5-under par overall thanks to a final round of 8-under as a team. Central Oklahoma, ranked No. 5, shot 5-over par overall. Fort Hays State finished fifth out of the seven MIAA teams competing at the tournament.