TEXARKANA, Ark. – Hilltopper Golf freshman Connery Meyer shot under par in Tuesday's second round of the Conference USA Men's Golf Championships. He led the team to a four-shot improvement from the first to second round as WKU shot 8-over 296. The Hilltoppers are currently 11th as a team through 36 holes.
Meyer moved up 14 spots on the individual leaderboard as he carded a 1-under 71 at the par-72, 6,969-yard Texarkana Country Club. It is the best 18-hole score by any Hilltopper freshman in the Conference USA era. He finished the round with three birdies on his back nine to shoot under par, improving on Monday's score by eight strokes.
Tied with Meyer at 42nd is graduate senior Christian Tooley. He carded a 1-over 73 on Tuesday, improving by four strokes from the first round. He recorded pars on eight of his last nine holes to make the counting score.
WKU's final two scorecards of the day were a pair of 4-over 76's coming from sophomore Luke Fuller and senior Caleb O'Toole. Fuller still sits as the highest Hilltopper on the leaderboard at t-35th. O'Toole carded a birdie on his second-to-last hole to trim his score.
Redshirt senior Tom Bevington finished with an 11-over 83 on the day. As a team, WKU is four shots back from UTEP in 10th. The Hilltoppers are at 20-over 596.
WKU will tee off No. 10 for the final stroke play round of the C-USA Championships on Wednesday morning. After stroke play is tallied, the top four teams will enter a bracket-match play format to determine a team champion. They are expected to play the first match on Wednesday afternoon due to inclement weather on Thursday.
Results – Second round
T35. Luke Fuller – 73, 76 – 149
T42. Christian Tooley – 77, 73 – 150
T42. Connery Meyer – 79, 71 – 150
T47. Caleb O'Toole – 75, 76 – 151
T61. Tom Bevington – 75, 83 – 158
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