McKee 3rd, Army 4th at Hartford Invite

Tuesday, September 19

West Hartford, CT

All Day

Army West Point

Hartford Hawk Invitational

McKee 3rd, Army 4th at Hartford Invite

September 19, 2017 | Men's Golf

Final Results
Final Team Leaderboard
Final Individual Leaderboard
Final Course Statistics

SOUTH KENT, Conn. – The Army West Point men's golf team finished fourth at the Hartford Hawks Invitational here Tuesday with James McKee leading the way for the Black Knights.

The rookie finished the tournament with a career-best six-under par, after notching a low score of 68 in the second round.

The Black Knights tallied 289-288-291 – 868 (+4) and finished tied for fourth place in their first tournament of the year. Central Florida controlled much of the invitational leading the field the entire two days. As a team, the Knights carded a three-round score of 836 to finish the tournament at 28-under par. The next closest competition was Seton Hall, which took second place 25 strokes back at -3.

Nick Turner was Army's next best finisher shooting 72-70-71 – 213 (-3) to tie for eighth place. Tied for 31st was Dean Sakata, who scratched a 73 in all three rounds to finish three-over par.

Matt Plunkett fell two spots on the final day to being tied for 67th after shooting 227 (+11), and Joseph Gerardi finished tied for 104th with a final score of 239 (+23).

Straight From The Source
• Army Head Coach Chad Bagley: "It is always great to move up the leaderboard during the final round. We had opportunities to move even further up over the last two days and that's where we'll focus our work for the rest of the fall season. We beat a lot of strong golf teams this weekend, but we want to win tournaments and we'll keep working to achieve those goals.

"I can't say enough about James McKee. To finish third individually at his first collegiate stroke play event and have three consecutive rounds under par is a great accomplishment. His poise and maturity on and off the course are really impressive and it was in full display at Bull's Bridge Golf Course.

"I'm also really proud of Nick Turner. He's been a rock for our team since his arrival at West Point and I can't wait to watch him over the next few years. After three rounds of par or better, Nick is ready for a special year.

"Dean Sakata played very well this weekend as well. He finished at three-over par for the tournament; and while Dean didn't have his "A" game this week, all he does is produce positive results. And as valuable as he is on the course, I can't say enough about his leadership of our team and his desire to make everyone around him better.

"It was a solid week for Army golf; and we're going to need to use it as a springboard as we continue to work hard, improve our games, and prepare to travel to Annapolis and compete against a very good Navy golf team in nine days."

Team Scores
1. UCF                    273-281-282—836 (-28)
2. Seton Hall             286-284-291—861 (-3)
3. Connecticut            285-286-291—862 (-2)
T4. Rhode Island           288-290-290—868 (+4)
T4. Army West Point        289-288-291—868 (+4)
T6. Towson                 283-293-293—869 (+5)
T6. Boston College         289-284-296—869 (+5)
8. Fordham                291-290-292—873 (+9)
9. Weber State            292-293-290—875 (+11)
10. Rider                  294-288-294—876 (+12)
11. Bryant                 298-287-299—884 (+20)
12. Fairleigh Dickinson    295-296-297—888 (+24)
13. Hofstra                299-294-300—893 (+29)
14. Hartford             302-305-297—904 (+40)
15. Sacred Heart         302-303-304—909 (+45)
16. Long Island          303-299-310—912 (+48)
17. Fairfield              314-297-304—915 (+51)
18. St. John's             310-306-306—922 (+58)
19. St. Francis (Pa.)    315-297-311—923 (+59)
20. Holy Cross           320-303-303—926 (+62)

Individual Leaders
1.   Juuso Kahlos, UCF     66-72-69—207 (-9)
2.   Kyler Tate, UCF       69-67-73—209 (-7)
3.   James McKee, Army     71-68-71—210 (-6)
T-4. Joseph Trim, Fordham 68-73-70—211 (-5)
T-4. Donnie Trosper, UCF   69-73-69—211 (-5)

Army Scores
3.    James McKee          71-68-71—210 (-6)
T-8   Nick Turner          72-70-71—213 (-3)
T-31 Dean Sakata          73-73-73—219 (+3)
T-67 Matt Plunkett        73-78-76—227 (+11)
T-104 Joseph Gerardi       82-77-80—239 (+23)

UP NEXT: Army has a little time off before it next competes against arch-rival Navy on Sept. 30 - Oct.1 in the teams' much anticipated "star" match. This year's two-day event is set for Annapolis, Md., and will last all-day.