Wonder Boys Close Out Fall Golf Season

Andre Jacobs led Arkansas Tech University to a third-place finish among a field of nine men’s golf teams at the TVA Credit Union Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club in Killen, Ala.

The Wonder Boys posted team scores of 284-289-294 for an 867 total. NCAA Division I member Jacksonville State University won the tournament with a three-round total of 848.

Jacobs fired rounds of 68-72-70 for a 6-under par total of 210. He tied for third in the individual standings.

Trevor Brunson (T-19th, 74-68-78-220), Francois Jacobs (T-19th, 72-73-75-220), Shawn Tsai (T-24th, 73-77-73-223) and Kellen Gray (T-24th, 71-76-76-223) also represented Arkansas Tech in the event.

The Wonder Boys will return to action Feb. 18-19 at the Newberry College Invitational. That tournament will be played at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort, which hosted the Ryder Cup in 1991 and the PGA Championship in 2012. The PGA Championship is scheduled to return to The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in 2021.