TEXARKANA, Texas – WKU Men's Golf season ended on Wednesday afternoon with the Conference USA Men's Golf Championships. The team tied for 11th after a final-round 10-over 298.
"It's unreal how fast these years go by," said head coach Chan Metts. "The guys work hard all year and gave us everything they had this week. I can't thank them enough for that, and I'm so proud of how hard they fought. It was awesome having Coach (Adam) Gary with us for the championship. He was such a great addition on the course, in the van and everywhere. That was a great experience for the guys as well, to have an extra coach out there with us."
"It's always sad to say goodbye to seniors and we will miss Caleb (O'Toole) and Jack (Poole) so much," Metts added. "They have done everything the Hilltopper way and have left the program in a better place than they found it and for that I could never be prouder of them."
O'Toole led the Hilltoppers on the final day of the Championships with a 1-over 73 at the par-72, 6,969-yard Texarkana Country Club. He finished his three-year career with WKU at t-42nd on the leaderboard.
Redshirt junior Thomas Hogan had the best finish for the Red and White as he tied for 26th. He shot 2-over 74 on the final day to finish at 4-over 220 for his 54-hole total.
The final two scores that counted for the Hilltoppers came from the hands of junior Luke Fuller and freshman Riley Grindstaff. Fuller posted a 3-over 75 while Grindstaff ended the tournament on a 4-over 76. They finished t-46th and t-57th, respectively.
Sophomore Connery Meyer tied for 39th overall after carding a final-round, 5-over 77.
Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss, UTSA and Charlotte will all move on to Thursday's match play to crown a team champion while Middle Tennessee's Michael Barnard claimed the individual title at 6-under 210.
Results – Final Round
T26. Thomas Hogan – 75, 71, 74 – 220
T39. Connery Meyer – 74, 72, 77 – 223
T42. Caleb O'Toole – 75, 76, 73 – 224
T46. Luke Fuller – 72, 78, 75 – 225
T57. Riley Grindstaff – 77, 78, 76 – 231
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