Raiders finish fourth at tough Memphis Intercollegiate

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee grabbed a fourth place finish on Tuesday at the 12-team Memphis Intercollegiate. The Blue Raiders had a 54-hole total of 903 on the extremely tough 7,334-yard Colonial Country Club South Course.

No. 41 ranked Kennesaw State won the event with an 892 total followed by host Memphis with a score of 893. Vanderbilt came in third after posting a 901 followed by Middle Tennessee and Akron to round out the top five.

Sophomore Brett Patterson turned in one of the best rounds of the day with an even par 72 to tie for ninth overall. Patterson shot a 223 total and collected four birdies in the final round.

Senior Brad Simons, who ended Monday with a 71, registered a 77 in round three and tied for 12th. Simons, who closed with a birdie to give MT fourth place alone, had a total of 224.

Senior Hunter Green and sophomore Jordan Jennings both tied for 23rd after tallying a 54-hole total of 228. Green finished with a 78 on Tuesday while Jennings added an 80.

Lucas Armstrong tied for 52nd to round out the scoring for Middle Tennessee.

The Blue Raiders will have a quick turnaround as they head to Raleigh, NC for the Wolfpack Spring Open on Saturday and Sunday.

TEAM SCORES
1 #41 Kennesaw State +28 F +11 299 294 299 892
2 #43 Memphis +29 F +6 296 303 294 893
3 Vanderbilt +37 F +14 311 288 302 901
4 #42 Middle Tennessee +39 F +19 300 296 307 903
5 Akron +40 F +17 301 298 305 904
6 #34 UAB +42 F +17 298 303 305 906
7 Louisiana Tech +43 F +12 302 305 300 907
8 Mississippi State +46 F +17 303 302 305 910
9 Southern Mississippi +58 F +21 309 304 309 922
10 South Alabama +67 F +27 313 303 315 931
11 Arkansas-Little Rock +79 F +29 314 312 317 943
12 Arkansas State +97 F +27 322 324 315 961

MT SCORES
T9 Brett Patterson (2) 75 76 72 223
T12 Brad Simons (3) 76 71 77 224
T23 Hunter Green (1) 75 75 78 228
T23 Jordan Jennings (5) 74 74 80 228
T52 Lucas Armstrong (4) 82 76 81 239

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