ROCKVALE, Tenn. – The Milligan University men's golf program competed on Monday and Tuesday at the prestigious Music City Collegiate in Rockvale, Tenn. at The Golf Club at Champions Run. The 19-team tournament was host to several of the nation's top programs, as the Buffaloes' group ended the event in 15th place with two top-10 individual finishes.

The team was led by Francisco de Bethencourt, who concluded the event under par by one stroke. He tied for sixth place in the individual standings, notching a two-under-par third round to climb the leaderboard. He carded rounds of 72, 73 and 70, respectively.

Aidan Sinclair was the Buffs' next placer, as he concluded the event in a tie for eighth place with rounds of 73, 74 and 69, as he had the best single round of any Milligan golfer for the tournament.

Hugo Lundberg tied for 71st with a 15-over-par score of 231 strokes, managing consistent rounds of 78, 77 and 76.

Hjalmar Liljenberg's (T-92nd) score counted for the team's tally in rounds number one and three. He ended up at a combined +23 for the three-round event. He started strong with a 76 in the first round, but finished with an 81 and an 82 to close out the tourney.

Evan Caldwell (T-97th) scored a 79 in round two, which went towards the eventual team score, but that round was sandwiched by rounds of 88 and 84 strokes.

Milligan ended up in 15th place, and they were six strokes away from the hosting Cumberland University Phoenix in 14th at the tournament's conclusion. Overall they took 899 (300, 302, 297) strokes, which was 35-over-par. They finished seven strokes in front of Loyola (La.), who placed 16th.

The men will head to the Bob Dibble Memorial, hosted by Tusculum University at Graysburg Hills Golf Club in Chuckey, Tenn., to continue their fall campaign on Oct. 12-13.

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