Hilltoppers Close Out Fall Schedule with Top 10 Finish at Furman Intercollegiate

Monday, October 19

Greenville, S.C.

Western Kentucky University

Furman Intercollegiate

Hilltoppers Close Out Fall Schedule with Top 10 Finish at Furman Intercollegiate

10/19/2026 6:50:00 PM | Men's Golf

GREENVILLE, S.C. – WKU men's golf closed out the fall schedule with a top 10 finish at the Furman Intercollegiate on Monday. The Hilltoppers tied for eighth place with a 32-over team score for the tournament. Two Hilltopper golfers finished in the top 10 on the individual leaderboard with Will Easterlin claiming third place and Gage Doyle finishing in eighth.

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Sophomore Will Easterlin shot even par (71) in the third round to finish with a 5-under total score for the tournament. Through five tournaments in the fall, Easterlin has finished under par in four and has five top 20 finishes, four top 15 finishes and three top 10 finishes. Easterlin finished the tournament with 12 birdies.
Senior Gage Doyle had an impressive third round, firing a 67 (-4) for the round. He moved up 17 spots on the leaderboard and finished the tournament 1-over par. Doyle played the tournament as an individual.
Senior Rafe Blankenship carded a 75 (+4) in the third round to finish 11-over and tied for 45th place.
Freshman Colton Woosley had his best round of the tournament in the third, posting a 72 (+1) for the round. He finished 12-over for the tournament and tied for 53rd place.
Junior Trevor Drew carded a 76 (+5) in the third round to finish the tournament 16-over and tied for 67th place.
Freshman Barton Rutledge shot a 79 (+8) in the final round. He tied for 80th place with a 23-over score.

QUOTABLE
"We did not play very well as a whole unfortunately this week," said head coach Austin King. "However, I was extremely happy to see Will continue his strong play and then also see Gage bounce back well and finish off the fall on a positive note with his low round today. We've got plenty of work to do this off-season, looking to build on the strides that we have made this fall and we will use this week to get better."

INDIVIDUAL SCORES
3. Will Easterlin: 67-70-71—208 (-5)
8. Gage Doyle (IND): 75-72-67—214 (+1)
T45. Rafe Blankenship: 76-73-75—224 (+11)
T53. Colton Woosley: 78-75-72—225 (+12)
T67. Trevor Drew: 75-78-76—229 (+16)
T81. Barton Rutledge: 81-76-79—236 (+23)

UP NEXT
The Hilltoppers will be back in action in the spring, starting out with the Military City Collegiate on Feb. 21-23 in San Antonio, Texas.

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