Men’s Golf finishes fourth at Eagle Spring Classic

MARION, Iowa -- Fernando Arzate placed in a tie for 10^th place after a pair of 2-over rounds to lead the Bellevue University men's golf team to a fourth place finish at the Eagle Spring Classic, hosted by Kirkwood Community College at Hunters Ridge Golf Course.

Mount Mercy University was the top finisher in the seven-team field with a two day total of 578, three strokes ahead of Indian Hills Community College and six ahead of Kirkwood Community College. Bellevue posted a team total of 624.

Carson Whittington (Kirkwood CC) won the individual title with a 5-under 139 for the tournament, edging teammate Jordan Even who shot a 2-under 142.

Diego Gudino carded the second-best total for the Bruins with a two-round score of 150, good for a tie for 14^th place. His second round 74 matched Arzate for the best single round score by a Bruin.

Juan Gomez, Marc Juggins, and Nicolas Handal each totaled scores of 154 to place in a tie for 21^st place while Tomas Ovejero shot 162 to place in a tie for 27^th.

The Bruins are back on the links on Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3 when they compete at Otter Creek in Des Moines, Iowa in a tournament hosted by Iowa Central Community College.

Bellevue Results:

t-10. Fernando Arzate – 74-74—148
t-14. Diego Gudino – 76-74—150
t-21. Juan Gomez – 78-76—154
t-21. Marc Juggins – 76-78-154
t-21. Nicolas Handal – 77-77—154
t-27. Tomas Ovejero – 86-76—162

Team Standings:

1. Mount Mercy
2. Indian Hills CC
3. Kirkwood CC
4. Bellevue
5. North Iowa Area CC
6. Grinnell
7. Ellsworth CC