Tops Tied for Ninth After First Round at Mobile Bay

Sunday, February 14

Mobile, Ala.

Western Kentucky University

Hosted by Mobile Sports Authority

Photo by: Steve Roberts/WKU Athletics

2/14/2021 5:33:00 PM | Men's Golf

Full Results

MOBILE, Ala. – Hilltopper Golf is holding steady in the middle of the 15-team field following the first round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. The squad finished 7-over with a team score of 295 and is tied with South Alabama for ninth.

Freshman Connery Meyer carded his best competitive round so far in his young WKU career, shooting even-par 72 in the first round. He recorded three birdies in his first six holes, finishing 1-under on his front nine and 1-over on the back at the par-72, 7,212-yard Magnolia Grove Crossings Course. The Georgia native is tied for 27th, one shot off the top 20.

Redshirt senior Tom Bevington finished just behind Meyer at 1-over 73 on the day. He is tied for 34th through the first 18 holes of the Intercollegiate after carding 15 pars.

Three Hilltoppers shot 3-over 75 on the day, rounding out WKU's scoring. Caleb O'Toole, Christian Tooley and Luke Fuller are all tied for 52nd after shooting 3-over. O'Toole logged three birdies in his final seven holes while Tooley and Fuller both had two birdies each in their rounds.

Competing for the first time for WKU was freshman Aaron Pha. The Myanmar native shot 7-over 79 while playing as an individual. Pha is currently tied for 79th.

WKU will tee off for its second round of the Intercollegiate beginning at 7:50 a.m. CT on Monday.

Results – First Round
T27. Connery Meyer – 72
T34. Tom Bevington – 73
T52. Caleb O'Toole – 75
T52. Christian Tooley – 75
T52. Luke Fuller – 75
T79. Aaron Pha* - 79
*competing as an individual