(LEBANON, Ill – Oct. 10) – The McKendree University men's golf team will look to defend their title at this season's Midwest Regional, hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The competition will be held Oct. 12-13 at the Fox Run Country Club in Eureka, MO.

The Bearcats are coming off their season-opener at the Dan Salisbury Memorial, where they took third of 10 competing teams.

Between Round1 and Round 2 of the tournament McKendree made a three-spot jump to finished third with a score of 615. The Bearcats had two individuals finish in the top-10 and earn medal honors. Team captain Will Postlethwaite (Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom/William Howard School) finished fifth overall with a score of 147, and Nikola Uskokovic (Johannesburg, South Africa/Lycee Francais Jules Verne) finished ninth overall with a score of 152.

"I think all of us were happy to be back competing last week and getting some rust off after not competing for 11 months," said Postlethwaite. "It wasn't quite the result we were looking for, but there were still positives to take from the week!"

The remainder of the tournament's roster includes Matt Hatley (Belleville, IL/Mascoutah), Spencer Patterson (Edwardsville, IL/Edwardsville), and Rasmus Nilsson (Djursholm, Stockholm, Sweden/Danderyds Gymnasium).

Hatley finished the Dan Salisbury Memorial tied-28^th overall with a score of 160.

Patterson finished the Dan Salisbury Memorial tied-24^th overall with a score of 159.

Nilsson will make his first appearance on the green of the fall 2020 season for the Bearcats.

"I think we go into this week with a lot of confidence considering we have won this event two of the last three years," said Postlethwaite. "The returners all know the course well, and I think that experience helps build some extra confidence. We've had another good week of practice and reflected on last week, and now we're ready to get back competing again!"

There will be 27 holes of play each day, meaning Round 2 will start on Monday and finish up on Tuesday. 

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