Saluki Men’s Golf finishes in 8th place at Seminole Intercollegiate after rain delay

TALLAHASSEE, FL – After a rain delay today, Southern Illinois shot a 296 in the final round of the Seminole Intercollegiate to place eighth place out of 14 teams. SIU was 16-over par for the tournament and finished 36 strokes behind host and tournament champion Florida State.

The Salukis were led by Peyton Wilhoit (73-68-74), who was 1-under par and tied for 15th place. As a team, Southern had 31 birdies this weekend. Nine of those birdies were recorded by Wilhoit and eight came from Dirk Kuehler. Dean Harpe played as an individual and also had eight birdies.

The Salukis head back to Carbondale for a few weeks to prep for the South Florida Invitational on March 12-13.

TEAM SCORES
1. Florida State 287 270 287 = 844 -20
2. Jacksonville 278 287 288 = 853 -11
3. James Madison 282 284 289 = 855 -9
4. Cincinnati 290 284 286 = 860 -4
5. Arkansas State 287 285 294 = 866 +2
6. Illinois State 290 290 292 = 872 +8
7. Kansas State 286 295 294 = 875 +11
8. Southern Illinois 297 287 296 +16
9. West Virginia 291 289 303 = 880 +19
10. Troy 299 298 299 = 896 +32
11. Western Carolina 296 300 303 = 899 +35
12. Nicholls State 295 299 309 = 903 +39
13. Western Kentucky 296 302 306 = 904 +40
14. Winthrop 312 300 303 = 915 +51

SIU SCORES
T15. Peyton Wilhoit 73 68 74 = 215 -1
T32. Luke Gannon 71 74 75 = 220 +4
T41. Dirk Kuehler 78 73 73 = 224 +8
T55. Hunter York 83 72 74 = 229 +13
T62. Frankie Thomas 75 79 78 = 232 +16
*Individual 66. Dean Harpe 80 73 80 = 233 +17