OCEAN VIEW, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Golf finished fourth in a seven-team field at the South Jersey Spring Kickoff this weekend, while Travis Dix finished third and Erik Stevens fifth for the Blue and White.
 
The Hawks tied Hofstra for fourth place in the seven-team field, posting a final round 298 that was the second best in the field. Travis Dix led after the opening round, ultimately placing third in the 50-player field. Erik Stevens shot 72 in the second round, a 10-shot improvement from his opening round, to post the best score of the weekend by any individual and rank fifth in the field.
 
Freshman Ethan Lee took eight shots off his opening round to rank T23, while Colt Ingram was T26 with a final round 74. Alex Dalmau was 12 shots better in Round Two, placing T38.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Very happy to see us bounce back so well from our previous tournament, and proud of our guys continuing to make their best effort despite extremely difficult conditions in the first round. Travis Dix and Erik Stevens played very well and it was exciting to have Travis lead the tournament after the first round and be in the mix for the individual title. Looking forward to getting healthy and continuing to improve." – Head Coach Bill Britton

-Travis Dix ranked third in the field, his highest finish of the season.
-Monmouth's team score of 298 marked its best of the spring.
-Erik Stevens posted the only even par score in the event in the second round, shooting 72.
-Every Hawk posted a better second round than first with the exception of Dix, who was only one shot off.
 
UP NEXT
-MU competes in the Battle at Rum Pointe in Berlin, MD on March 25-26.
 
RANKINGS
1 – LaSalle – 616
2 - Fairfield – 621
3 – Iona – 632
T4 – Monmouth – 629
T4 – Hofstra – 629
6 – Fordham – 649
7 – Manhattan - 663