(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 8)—The McKendree University men's golf team won its first tournament of the 2019 fall season, winning a tightly-contested Midwest Regional Tuesday at Fox Run Golf Club in Eureka, Mo.
 
Playing in a field of 17 teams, the Bearcats led after each of the two rounds played on Monday, then held off a charge from Maryville University, the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the University of Indianapolis to win the title. McKendree carded rounds of 292 and 298 on Monday before finishing with a 299 over Tuesday's final 18 holes to finish at 889 for 54 holes. The Bearcats closed the event two strokes ahead of Maryville, five strokes in front of UMSL and seven shots ahead of Indianapolis in the final team standings. In fact, the top nine teams were separated by just 15 strokes when play was completed on Tuesday.
 
Junior Will Postlethwaite (Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom/William Howard School) led the way individually for McKendree. Postlethwaite tied for seventh in the 90-golfer field with a 54-hole score of 217, which was one-over par. He saved his best for last, shooting a 71 on Tuesday. Freshman Phasin Vichitcharoenpaisarn (Bangkok, Thailand/The American School of Bangkok) was next in 14^th place at 221, while senior Ian Simon (Owings Mills, MD/The Park School of Baltimore) closed in a tie for 18^th overall at 224.
 
Up next for McKendree is the National Preview to be held Oct. 14-15 at the Country Club of St. Albans in Missouri.