Leathernecks Finish Seventh at Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate

Men’s golf concludes its final fall invitational of the year

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Western Illinois men's golf team wrapped up the final day of the New Mexico State's Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate on Tuesday (Oct. 17).

"We put together two out of three really solid rounds this week. Jackson, Trent and Drew have really been consistent for us this fall and I look forward to seeing how far they can take us in the spring. We need to get more help for them at the four and five spot. We have the talent, it's only a matter of finding the right combination and chemistry," said head coach Mel Blasi. "Jackson was terrific today. The pins were tucked and the greens fast and he was able to navigate the course beautifully. I was again very impressed with freshman Trent Snodgrass who played excellent for us all fall and really started to find his groove the last two tournaments. Drew has been great in round one of each fall tournament. We have some work to do, but this group is capable of some really good play in the spring."

STARTING LINEUP:
1. Jackson Wetherbee
2. Trent Snodgrass
3 Sean Miller
4. Drew Eaton
5. Kyle Irlbacker

DAY ONE:

The Invitational kicked off on Monday (Oct. 16) with 36 holes played.

Freshman Trent Snodgrass (144) lead the way for the Leathernecks after the first day. He shot back-to-back 72s finishing tied for 16th. Drew Eaton (146) finished two strokes behind Snodgrass. He tied for 21st overall. Jackson Wetherbee (147) only finished one stroke behind Eaton earning him tied for 26th along with six others. After 36 holes Kyle Irlbacker and Sean Miller were only separated by three strokes from each other. Irbacker (150) was tied for 49th and Miller (153) was tied for 65th.

The Leathernecks finished seventh overall with a score of 587.

DAY TWO:

The last day (Oct. 17) of the Invitational was 18 holes starting at 8:30 am.

Wetherbee entered the second day with a score of 147. The junior shot a 69 and tied for 14th overall (216), which led the way for the Leathernecks. Snodgrass finished one stroke back (217) and tied for 19th. Eaton shot a 75 in his final round and tied for 38th. Irbacker and Miller again were separated by only a few strokes. Irbacker (224) shot a 74 and tied for 46th. Miller (228) shot a 75 and finished 63rd. Western placed seventh overall with a score of 878.

The Leathernecks return to competition in February for the Spring 2018 Season.

WESTERN ILLINOIS STANDINGS:
7. Western Illinois: 587-291--879
T14. Jackson Wetherbee: 147-69--216
T19. Trent Snodgrass: 144-73--217
T38. Drew Eaton: 146-75--221
T46. Kyle Irlbacker: 150-74--224
63. Sean Miller: 153-57--228

TEAM STANDINGS:
1. Grand Canyon:: 561-270--832
2. New Mexico State: 561-287--848
3. Texas El Paso: 574-276--850
4. Oral Roberts: 576-276--861
5. UT-Rio Grande Valley: 579-283--862
6. Abilene Christian: 584-290--874
7. Western Illinois: 587-291--879
8. Incarnate Word: 595-287--882
9. Odessa College: 595-295--890
10. Wichita State: 597-296--893
11. Western New Mexico: 595-300--895
12. McMurry University: 615-292--907

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Players Mentioned

Drew Eaton: Sophomore; Quincy Notre Dame

Kyle Irlbacker: Sophomore; Cary Grove

Sean Miller: Senior; East

Jackson Wetherbee: Junior; Galesburg

Trent Snodgrass: Freshman; Byron

Players Mentioned

Drew Eaton
: Sophomore; Quincy Notre Dame

Kyle Irlbacker
: Sophomore; Cary Grove

Sean Miller
: Senior; East

Jackson Wetherbee
: Junior; Galesburg

Trent Snodgrass
: Freshman; Byron