W&L Men's Golf Finishes 11th at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Washington and Lee men's golf team recovered from a rough first round to shoot 317 on Tuesday and finish 11th out of 15 teams at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial hosted by Guilford at the Cardinal Golf & Country Club.

Methodist finished as the team champion after shooting 293-285—578.  The Monarchs were followed by Guilford (291-300—591) in second and Greensboro (290-308—598) in third.  Huntingdon (304-300—604) finished fourth, followed by Christopher Newport (312-299—611), LaGrange (317-296—613), Berry (307-315—622), Averett (309-319—628), Ohio Wesleyan (320-317—637), Bridgewater (324-328—652), W&L (336-317—653), Roanoke (337-318—655), Lynchburg (332-334—666), Virginia Wesleyan (323-344—667) and North Carolina Wesleyan (340-338—678).

Methodist's Mike Wesko was the individual medalist after posting a +1 score of 71-70—141.

Washington and Lee was led by sophomore Patrick Clossin (Ooltewah, Tenn. / McCallie School), who tied for 33rd after posting an 80-77—157.  Junior Mark Sowinski (Greensboro, N.C. / Bishop McGuinness) tied for 38th with an 82-77—159, while junior Jake Struebing (Amherst, N.Y. / Amherst Central) notched an 87-81—168 to tie for 70th.

First-year Teddy Corcoran (Rochester, N.Y. / Brighton) shot 87-82—169 to tie for 72nd, and junior Jack Cottrill (Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park) was 82nd with an 89-85—174.

Washington and Lee has now completed the fall portion of its schedule.

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