APSU Sports Information
Spartanburg, SC – A four-under par final round from freshman Alex Vegh allowed Austin Peay State University men’s golf to hang on and snag a place in the top five in the rain-shortened Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational.
Vegh showed why head coach Robbie Wilson moved him in this week’s order.
After Monday’s opening round with an even-par 72—which Vegh and the rest of the tournament completed Tuesday morning after inclement weather halted play Monday afternoon—the freshman carded a final-round 68, one shot behind Radford’s Myles Creighton, the individual champion, for best final-round score of the day. He finished tied for sixth—his second top-10 finish of the spring.
Vegh also posted a pair of eagles during the tournament, on the par-5 No. 15 in the first round and the par-5 No. 17 in the final round.
Erik Hedberg and Sean Butscher each posted solid finishes in the top-30. Hedberg’s even-par final round, which included four birdies, placed him 25th with a one-over 145 (73-72), while Butscher, who opened at even-par in the first round, finished with a two-over 146 (72-74) and equaled Vegh with a team-high eight birdies.
Despite an opening-round 72, junior Hunter Tidwell‘s top-20 streak came to an end at six; he finished tied for 32nd with a three-over 147 (72-75), while freshman Austin Lancaster rounded out APSU’s lineup with a 155 (78-77); Tidwell and Lancaster tied for the APSU lead in par-3 scoring at 3.13/hole apiece.
The Govs return to action next week in Columbia, Missouri, site of Missouri’s Tiger Invitational. The two-day event takes place April 10th-11th at the Club at Old Hawthorne. It will be Austin Peay’s final tournament before the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championships, April 24th-26th, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Box Score
Wofford Invitational
Country Club of Spartanburg
Spartanburg, SC
Dates: April 3rd – April 4th
| Finish | School – Players | Round 1 | Round 2 | Totals |
| T 5 | Austin Peay State University | 289 | 289 | 578 |
| T 6 | Alex Vegh | 72 | 68 | 140 |
| T 25 | Erik Hedberg | 73 | 72 | 145 |
| T 28 | Sean Butscher | 72 | 74 | 146 |
| T 32 | Hunter Tidwell | 72 | 75 | 147 |
| 61 | Austin Lancaster | 78 | 77 | 155 |
