WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men's Golf closed out its season with an eighth-place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Screaming Eagles posted a three-round total of 899 (284, 304, 311) over the three-day event. Graduate student Wade Worthington led USI, tying for 10th overall with a three-round score of 219 (69, 72, 78).

Round 1
USI opened the tournament with an impressive even-par team score of 284 in the first round, placing second after 18 holes of play. Worthington delivered the standout performance of the tournament for the Eagles, carding the team's lone sub-70 round with a 69 (-2). His strong showing put him alone in second place after the opening round.
 
Sophomore Alex Peck also turned in a solid performance, shooting a 70 (-1) over the first 18 holes, while senior Carter Goebel finished even par with a 71. Graduate student Sam Gargis rounded out the team scoring with a 74 (+3).

Round 2
The second round began Monday and was completed Tuesday due to weather delays. Worthington continued his strong play, posting the team's low round with a 72 (+1). Goebel and Gargis each recorded rounds of 77 (+6), while Peck rounded out the scoring with a 78 (+8).

Round 3
The Eagles closed out the event with a final-round team score of 311. Peck capped his impressive OVC performance with a team-best 74 (+3) in the third round. Worthington finished his strong tournament with a final-round 78 (+7), one stroke ahead of Goebel's 79 (+8). Rounding out the lineup, junior Hunter Reynolds carded an 80 (+9) in his first round of the tournament after being substituted into the lineup for the final day.

Goebel spent four years with the Eagles and led the team this season with a 73.97 scoring average. The senior posted a season-low round of 66 (-5) in the opening round of the Wright State Invitational and competed in a team-high 33 rounds this year. 

Gargis transferred to USI before the season after spending three years at the University of North Georgia and two at Stephen F. Austin State University. The graduate student finished second on the team with a 74.47 scoring average over 24 rounds. Gargis also posted a season-low round of 69 (-3) at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational.