Dade City, FL - Men's golf completed its first event of the spring., finishing fourth at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play tournament. The Panthers as a team finished 1-0-2. High Point entered as the number four seed, defeating no. 5 Eastern Michigan in round one. The Panthers would tie with no. 1 Ball State in round two and tie no. 6 Loyola in round three. High Point would lose the third place tie-breaking match to finish fourth. 

Todd Eckstein on the team's performance:

"Overall, I'm pleased with our first performance of the spring. Despite losing the tiebreakers in our final two matches, we were focused and confident throughout the tournament. We are much improved from where we left off in the fall and I'm looking forward to seeing that improvement show this spring."

Burch Harrison led the way for the Panthers, taking home wins in all three rounds. His best was a 3-up finish in round one. Kyle Nordheimer also had a 3-up finish coming in the second round. Nordheimer was down one hole in round three, needing a win at the last to prevent a round three team loss. He would win the final hole of the day to tie the match and give the team a tie against Loyola.

Round One Results

no. 4 High Point defeats no. 5 Eastern Michigan 4-1-1

Burch Harrison vs. Logan Graf: Harrison wins 3-up
Charlie Barr vs. Sam Yono: Barr win 2-up
Gregor Meyer vs. Patrick Deardorff: Meyer wins 2-up
Grady Newton vs. Victor Caliguri: Newton wins 2-up
Kyle Nordheimer vs. Nathaniel Gray Lamont: Tie
Alan Smith vs. Cam Kellett: Kellett wins 2-up 

Round Two Results

no. 4 High Point ties no. 1 Ball State 

Kyle Nordheimer vs. Colin Nassar: Nordheimer wins 3-up
Gregor Meyer vs. Kash Bellar: Meyer wins 3-up
Burch Harrison vs. Griffin Hare: Harrison wins 2-up
Alan Smith vs. Joey Ranieri: Ranieri wins 2-up
Grady Newton vs. Ali Khan: Khan wins 3-up
Charlie Barr vs. Carter Smith: Smith wins 4-up

Round Three Results

no. 4 High Point ties no. 6 Loyola

Burch Harrison vs. Ryan Walsh: Harrison wins 2-up
Grady Newton vs. Charlie Kulwin: Newton wins 4-up
Charlie Barr vs. Tyler Anderson: Tie
Kyle Nordheimer vs. Zach Walsh: Tie
Alan Smith vs. Timmy Crawford: Crawford wins 2-up
Gregor Meyer vs. Sebastian Kasun: Kasun wins 4-up 

Up Next

The Panthers will head to Hilton Head, S.C. to compete in the Wexford Intercollegiate. The tournament will be played from Feb. 20-21.