WESTON, Fla. – The Belmont men's golf team captured their first team title of the season as they defeated Austin Peay in the finals of the GWU President's Day Match Play Championship held Tuesday at The Club at Weston Hills in Weston, Florida.
The match finished tied 3-3, but Belmont won the tiebreaker and the title as they won the most holes as a team through 18 holes.
The Bruins took an early lead as they captured two of the first three matches. Junior Evan Davis defeated Austin Lancaster 2 up and then fellow junior Jack Uselton outlasted Chase Korte 2 up. Freshman Alex Whitehead earned a half point for BU as he halved his match with Garrett Whitfield.
The Governors stormed back winning the next two matches to tie the match at 2.5 to 2.5. Jay Fox beat freshman Luke Whitney 2 up, while Micah Knisley defeated freshman Jack Bergstrom 1 up.
In the final match, junior Bogle LaRue and his opponent Michael Busse were tied going to the 18th hole. LaRue needed to halve or win the hole outright to clinch the team win for the Bruins. The Knoxville native drained a 15 foot par putt on the 18th green to halve the match and seal the victory for Belmont.
"It was a battle today, and I was proud of our effort" said Scott Flynn, Belmont's head coach. "We got down early, but the guys fought back and got the victory. It's a great way to start the spring season."
The team title is the first for the program since they captured the APSU Intercollegiate during the 2018-19 season.
The men's golf team has a couple of weeks off before returning to competition on March 6-8 at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
