TOLEDO, Ohio (Sept. 27, 2022) – ETSU’s Mats Ege (Kristiansand, Norway) led the ETSU men’s golf team at the Inverness Intercollegiate as the Buccaneer redshirt sophomore posted a top-10 finish on Tuesday from the Inverness Club.

Ege, who posted his fourth career top-10 finish as a Buccaneer, tied for ninth at 2-over-par 215 (66-74-75). For the tournament, Ege totaled 34 pars and nine birdies, while playing the par-5s at two-under and the par-3s at even-par.

Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht earned medalist honors as he finished with a 54-hole score of 7-under-par 206, edging out Texas Tech’s Calum Scott by two strokes.

Texas Tech defended its team title as the Red Raiders carded a 3-under 281 on Tuesday en route to finishing with a score of 1-over-par 853. Georgia Tech finished runner-up at 7-over-par 859 and Oklahoma placed third at 11-over-par 863.

As a team, the Bucs finished ninth at 29-over-par 881.

All 16 teams in the field were ranked in the top-100 of last year’s Golfstat rankings, including 11 teams in the top-40 and three in the top-10.

Algot Kleen (Fiskebackskil, Sweden) was the low man for the Blue and Gold in Tuesday’s final round as he shot a 1-over 72. Kleen carded five birdies in the final round, including a run of birdying three holes over a four-hole stretch from No. 11-14.

Sophomore Jack Tickle (Bristol, Tenn.) registered his top collegiate finish in a team event as he placed tied for 33rd at 8-over-par 221 (74-73-74). Tickle finished tied for 24th at the Maui Jim Individual earlier this month.

ETSU now turns its focus to defending its crown at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, which the Bucs will host Oct. 9-11 at Blackthorn Golf Club in Jonesborough, Tenn.

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