The Monmouth College men's and women's golf teams started their season at the Highland Championships in the Quad Cities.
Newcomer
Connor Watson (Macomb, Illinois) led the Scots with a 34th place finish. The junior shot 3-over-par 75 on Sunday and was a stroke better on Monday with a 74 for a total of 149 (+5).
Luke Foster (Galesburg, Illinois) shot an 80 on Sunday and a 78 on Monday to finish 93rd with a 160 (+16).
Thomas Henson (Geneseo, Illinois) matched Foster with an 80 on Sunday and shot another 80 on Monday to finish in 100th with a total of 162 (+18). The rest of the Scots were bunched together between 105th and 111th, led by
Cole Reavis (Buena Vista, Colorado) with a 91-80-171 (+27).
CJ Push (Abingdon, Illinois) shot 88-84-172 (+28) one shot better than a trio of teammates. Newcomers
Davis Rogers (Atlanta, Illinois) and
Jase Whiteman (Andalusia, Illinois) both shot 173 (+29) while Collin Heslin (Nashville, Tennessee) matched them.
Jacob Miller (West Point, New York) scored a 188 (+44) while
Zackery Manley (Lincoln, Illinois) finished with a 192 (+48). As a team the Scots A team finished in 19th place while the B team was in 20th.
On the women's side,
Lexie Campbell (Earlville, Illinois) led the Scots with a 62nd place finish. The junior shot a 96 on Sunday and a 107 on Monday for a two-round total of 203 (+59). Senior
Annalyn Lovell (Oneida, Illinois) shot 108–106 for a 214 (+70) total. New to the golf team, Liz Waymore (Havana, Illinois) shot 120-113 for a 233 total (+89) in her first golf meet. Freshman
Lucy Raymond (Galesburg, Illinois) shot 170-142 for a 312 (+168) total. The Scots finished 13th overall.
Monmouth is next in action when they host the Fighting Scots Invitational at Gibson Woods Golf Course on September 13-14.
