Andrew DeLaat

The College of Wooster men's golf team turned in its strongest showing of the season with a fourth-place finish at the Purple Raider Invitational held at Tannenhauf Golf Course in Alliance, Ohio.

Wooster opened play on Saturday with a 309, and then improved by eight strokes with a 301 on Sunday – the team's lowest round of the fall – to finish at 610 for the 36-hole tournament.

John Carroll University led the eight-team field with a 590, while the University of Mount Union's Buster Thomas earned medalist honors with a 2-under-par 142.

Freshman Evan Ferrara led Wooster on the weekend with a 10th-place showing. Ferrara turned in the Fighting Scots' lowest round of the weekend – a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday – and finished at 149 for the tournament.

Classmate Mac Bellovich tied for 16th with a 152 at the par-72, 6694-yard course. Bellovich shot a 77 on Saturday and followed that with a 75 on Sunday.

Sophomores Andrew DeLaat and Ric Reynolds finished two strokes apart at 154 and 156, and tied for 25th- and 29th-place respectively. DeLaat shot a 76 on Saturday – the lowest round of the day by the lineup – and added a 78 on Sunday. Reynolds turned in a very consistent weekend with back-to-back 78s on his card.

Senior Jackson Groat rounded out the lineup and tied for 46th with a 160 after rounds of 83 and 77.

Wooster had its full squad at the course over the weekend as seven Scots competed in the tournament as individuals.

Freshman Jimmy Hinton led the individuals with a 151, a score good for a 12th-place tie in the 87-man field. Hinton turned in a 75 and a 76 on the scorecards this weekend.

Wooster closes out its fall slate at the BSN Fall Invitational, held Oct. 9-10 at the Chapel Hill Golf Course in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.