HELLERTOWN, PA – Monmouth University Men's Golf placed ninth in the ABARTA Collegiate Invitational at The Steel Club in Hellertown, PA this past weekend, with sophomore Travis Dix leading the Hawks on the weekend.
 
Dix tied for 16^th with rounds of 73 and 74 to lead Monmouth in the 20-team event. Erik Stevens was tied for 31^st, but notched Monmouth's best round of the weekend in the final round with a two-under par 70. Colt Ingram followed a 76 with a one-over par 73 to place 39^th, while Brendan Smith went 76-76 followed by Colin McCullagh's 75-78.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"This was a good tournament for us, definitely an improvement. Ninth place does not sound great but we lost by only 13 shots against the strong 20-team field. Our younger guys are playing more like we expect them to which is adding to the consistency of our team. We are looking forward to preparing for our biggest challenge of the year, the MAAC Championship." – Head Coach Bill Britton
 
-Travis Dix led Monmouth's card for the first time this year.
-Monmouth's team round of 293 marked the first time breaking 300 this spring.
-Erik Steven's second round 70 was the Hawks best score of the weekend.
-Monmouth finished ahead of three of the five MAAC schools in the tournament.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth will compete for the MAAC Championship in Lake Buena Vista, FL on April 22-24.