Patz, Crutchfield lead XU golf

The men's golf team finished 13th out of 15 teams at the Cobra-PUMA Invitational in Ft. Meyers, Fla. yesterday. The women's team placed third at the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich. two weekends ago. Both teams have three more
tournaments before the fall semester concludes. At the Wolverine Invitational on Sept. 23, the Musketeers shot an 81-over-par as a team at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The women shot a tournament best 306 on the final day of competition to finish third in the field of 15. Leading the Musketeers were senior Breanna Patz and freshman Shane Crutchfield, who both tied for sixth place in the 85-competitor field.
This is the seventh time that Patz has finished in the top 10,
and it marks the first time that Crutchfield has achieved this mark. Sophomore Abby Smith rounded out the top three for Xavier with her 13th place score of 234. The men's team shot a threeround total of 891 to close the tournament and finish in the bottom half of the invitational. Sophomore Korey Ward was the Musketeer's top finisher, placing 11th in the field with a 2-underpar total of 214. Jesse Heinly shot 4-over-par for the tournament, good for 28th place. The Musketeers stood in eighth place following the first round of the tournament, which Xavier hosts each year in Florida. The women's team will play host at the LPGA Xavier Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Oct. 12. The men's team will travel to South Bend, Ind. this weekend for the Notre Dame Invitational. The three-day tournament begins on Sunday and runs through next Tuesday. Both teams will finish their fall semester tournaments by the first week of November.