COLUMBIA, Mo. - Beginning a crucial week as the regular season wraps up, the University of San Francisco men's golf team continued their momentum after a strong showing at The Goodwin by tying for third overall as a team at the Tiger Collegiate Invitational (hosted by Missouri) on Monday and Tuesday.

Notably, the Dons shot 8-under-844 as a group as four student-athletes - Jakob Melin, Harry Brown, Jackson Rothwell and Svante Palmgren all placed in the top 20 individually.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

• San Francisco finished in a tie for third place overall, placing behind only Iowa State and host No. 37 Missouri. On Day 1, after finishing 3-over-287 in round one, the green and gold bounced back to record the field's lowest round two score at 13-under-271, led by Jakob Melin, who shot a season-low 64 in round two.
• Both Harry Brown and Jackson Rothwell helped boost USF's rise in round two as each shot a 67 across the round, which marked season-bests for both seniors.
• Closing out the tournament, four Dons shot par or better in round three, including Melin (71), Brown (71), Ben Partridge (70), and Svante Palmgren, who tied a season-best in his first year on the Hilltop by shooting a 67.
• Continuing to lead the team, Melin claimed his fourth top five finish of the season as the sophomore finished in a tie for fourth overall, shooting 5-under-208 (73, 64, 71). Rounding out the top 20 finishers for USF, Brown finished in a tie for 12^th shooting 2-under-211 (73, 67, 61) while Rothwell (71, 67, 74) and Palmgren (70, 75, 67) finished in a tie for 16^th at 1-under-212. Impressively, Brown's finish marked his highest as a Don as it also marked his second top 20 finish of the year.
• Rounding out the lineup for San Francisco, Partridge tied for 42^nd at 4-over-217 (70, 77, 70) while Renato Naula tied for 73^rd at 10-over-223 (74, 73, 76).
• Additionally, Rothwell recorded two eagles in the tournament, which lead the field, while Melin recorded 13 birdies, which tied for the ninth most among all participants.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will close out its regular season this weekend as the team will head to Phoenix to participate in the Thunderbird Collegiate at Papago Golf Club from Thursday, Apr. 11 through Saturday, Apr. 13. Live results for the tournament are available via Golfstat and the team's schedule page.
 
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