The golf team struggled today in the final round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate carding a team 329 and finished in a disapointing 16th place.

The Patriots were led by senior Casey Thompson, finishing with a three-round (76-78-81) 235, and tied for 75th overall in the 100-man field at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif. Kevin Yerks finished today with an 81, after shooting a one-over par 73 in round two, to finish tied with teammate Christian Bech with a three-round 236. Freshman Mark Folkwein finished fourth among Mason teammates with a 240. Zack Lauzon carded a 241 to round out the Patriots team.

Winning the team championship was TCU with a three-round final score of 845 (-19). The Horned Frogs were the only team under par for the event and were just one stroke off the team tournament record of 844 (-20) set by UNLV at the 2012 event. Finishing second was St. Mary's with a three-round score of 870 (+6). San Francisco and Texas Tech tied for third place with a final score of 874 (+10). Rounding out the top five was Oregon State who finished with an 11-over 875.

Taking home the individual championship was TCU's Julien Brun who fired a tournament-record 206 (-10). Finishing second was Brun's teammate Eli Cole who finished with a 54-hole total of 211 (-5). Texas Tech's Finley Ewing IV followed Brun and Cole in third with a score of 213 (-3). St. Mary's Jonathan De Los Reye took fourth place with a score of 214 (-2).

Mason will hit the links again at the Bash at the Beach, March 10-12.

17 George Mason 309 306 326 941
T75 Casey Thompson (2) 76 78 81 235
T78 Kevin Yerks (1) 82 73 81 236
T78 Christian Bech (4) 79 75 82 236
T88 Mark Folkwein (3) 75 81 84 240
T91 Zack Lauzon (5) 79 80 82 241