LAKELAND, Fla. – The Barton men's golf team kicked off the spring portion of its schedule with a sixth-place finish at the Matlock Collegiate Classic which concluded with the third and final round at the Lone Palm Golf Club.
Barton finished with a 904 (+40) on the par-72, 7,151-yard course while ninth-ranked Nova Southeastern won the tournament with an 895 (+31) over 54 holes of play.
The Bulldogs, as a team, shot the low round of the day – an 11-over 299 – and moved up two places after its eighth-place standing Monday. Barton was led by sophomore
Mitchell Soma (New Albany, Ohio), who tied for 10th overall with a 224 (+8).
Barry's Felipe Alvarez (Bogota, COLOMBIA) was the individual champion after finishing with a one-under 217 over three rounds.
Barton will next host the Spring Bulldog Clash on Monday, February 27, and Tuesday, February 28, at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, S.C.
Final Results
Matlock Collegiate Classic
Monday, February 6 – Tuesday, February 7
Lakeland, Fla. – Lone Palm Golf Club
Florida Southern, host school
Par: 72
Yards: 7,151
1. Nova Southeastern 895 (+31)
2. Florida Southern 896 (+32)
3. Tampa 900 (+36)
4. Barry 902 (+38)
5. West Florida 903 (+39)
6. Barton 904 (+40)
7. Saint Leo 908 (+44)
8. Limestone 911 (+47)
9. Palm Beach Atlantic 917 (+53)
10. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 924 (+60)
11. Lynn 933 (+69)
12. Rollins 939 (+75)
13. Georgia College 942 (+78)
14. Valdosta State 958 (+94)
15. Eckerd 968 (+104)
Barton's Individuals
10t.
Mitchell Soma 224 (+8)
15t.
Kris Jackson 226 (+10)
21t.
Jake Conklin 227 (+11)
28t.
Harrison Wierse 230 (+14)
52t.
Ryan Jahr 237 (+21)
