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Men's Golf 3.15.2022 John Stark

Men’s Golf Bounces Back With Strong Finish at Southern Invitational

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Bouncing back from a slow start in the first two rounds, the Towson University men's golf team bounced back on Tuesday with an even-par day, improving by eight strokes for a team score of 288 at The Falls Club.

Towson finished sixth overall in the field of 11 teams, scoring 302-296-288–886.

Ohio State won the Invitational with a combined 282-277-275–834 for a -30. Florida Atlantic was second with a 281-287-284–852, twelve under par. James Madison rounded out the top three at -1 (292-279-292–863).

How it Happened

The Tigers were paced by Brad Freyberger, who finished ninth overall. The freshman carded an even-par 72 on Tuesday to finish with a 214.
After starting on the 10th hole on Tuesday, Freyberger was +1 at the turn, carding two bogies on 12 and 13 but finishing his first nine holes with a birdie on 18. Freyberger was quickly two-under with birdies on three of the next four holes. He finished with a double bogey on the ninth to finish even par for the day.
Julian Gonzalez finished second for the Tigers and tied for 32nd overall, scoring a -2 for the third round. Gonzalez finished with a 223 (76-77-70) thanks to the big improvement in round three.
Gonzalez finished the third round with just one bogey, leading off on the 10th hole with the bogey coming two holes later. On the front nine, his back nine, Gonzalez recorded three birdies, including two Par 3 birdies and one on the Par 5-eighth.
Jeremy Summerson had an up-and-down outing, leading off on the Par 4 10th hole, scoring a birdie, but two bogies in the middle of his front nine moved him to one-over on the day. Summerson hit an eagle on the Par 5 18th to go one-under through nine.
Summerson notched three birdies on his back nine, but they were coupled with three bogies and a triple. He finished 226 (81-71-74), tying for 35th overall.
Justin Griffith had a bounce-back day as well, finishing at even par on Tuesday. Also starting on the 10th hole, Griffith posted two birdies on his front nine, both on Par 4 holes.
Griffith carried his birdie run to his back nine with four on the Par 5 first hole, reaching -3 on the day. Three bogies on the fourth, eighth and ninth holes moved him to even for the day, finishing at 229 (76-81-72) to tie for 46th.

Behind the Numbers

Towson had the best team average on the Par 3s, scoring a 3.20. The Tigers were sixth on the Par 5s, scoring a 4.78 on averaging a -13 on the week.
Freyberger tied for first in Par 5 scoring, posting a 4.33 on average and scoring a -8 on the Par 5s this week.
Summerson was tied for fourth on the Par 5s with a 4.42 and a -7 on the week.

Up Next for Towson

The Tigers have a short turnaround for the next event, but a short trip to get there.
Towson heads for nearby Urbana, Maryland on Saturday and Sunday for the 2022 Carpetbagger Classic, hosted by Binghamton University.
Towson will make the short drive to Worthington Manor Golf Club for two days over the weekend.

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Players Mentioned

Julian Gonzalez: 5' 9"; Senior

Justin Griffith: 5' 11"; Senior

Jeremy Summerson: 6' 1"; Junior

Brad Freyberger: 6' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Julian Gonzalez
: 5' 9"; Senior

Justin Griffith
: 5' 11"; Senior

Jeremy Summerson
: 6' 1"; Junior

Brad Freyberger
: 6' 3"; Freshman