{"id":604467,"date":"2026-04-14T23:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/604467\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T23:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:45:09","slug":"eku-mens-golf-finishes-fourth-at-bluegrass-collegiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/604467\/","title":{"rendered":"EKU Men\u2019s Golf Finishes Fourth at Bluegrass Collegiate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2013 Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/anders-larson\/11760\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11760\" target=\"_blank\">Anders Larson<\/a> recorded a top-10 finish to lead the Eastern Kentucky University men&#8217;s golf team to a fourth-place showing at the Bluegrass Collegiate on Tuesday at the University Club of Kentucky \u2013 Big Blue Course.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nLarson posted his third consecutive top-10 finish, carding a 54-hole score of 218 (+5) with 11 birdies across the tournament. The Pine Island, Minnesota, native opened play with a 1-under 70 on Monday, highlighted by three birdies over a four-hole stretch on the back nine.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAs a team, EKU turned in rounds of 290, 296 and 307 to finish at 893 (+41), placing fourth overall. The Colonels finished four strokes behind third-place Northern Kentucky and six shots ahead of fifth-place Murray State.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nHost Kentucky claimed the team title at 858 (+6). Kentucky&#8217;s Cole Stockard and Marquette&#8217;s Vinny Cervantes shared medalist honors at even-par 213.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nJunior <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/zach-watterson\/11763\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11763\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Watterson<\/a> tied for 23rd at 223 (+10), sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/jameson-corbin\/11758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11758\" target=\"_blank\">Jameson Corbin<\/a> tied for 28th at 225 (+12), and redshirt freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/hristo-yanakiev\/11765\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11765\" target=\"_blank\">Hristo Yanakiev<\/a> finished tied for 48th at 230 (+17) to round out EKU&#8217;s scoring lineup.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Colonels return to action April 21-23 at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in Valdosta, Georgia, at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n4. EKU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 290-296-307\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 893 (+41)<br \/>\nT9. <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/anders-larson\/11760\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11760\" target=\"_blank\">Anders Larson<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70-75-73\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 218 (+5)<br \/>\nT23. <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/zach-watterson\/11763\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11763\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Watterson<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 71-72-80\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 223 (+10)<br \/>\nT28. <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/jameson-corbin\/11758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11758\" target=\"_blank\">Jameson Corbin<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a075-75-75\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 225 (+12)<br \/>\nT48. <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/hristo-yanakiev\/11765\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11765\" target=\"_blank\">Hristo Yanakiev<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 75-76-79\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 230 (+17)<br \/>\nT51. <a href=\"https:\/\/ekusports.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/justin-begley\/11757\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11757\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Begley<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 74-74-83\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 231 (+18)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2013 Senior Anders Larson recorded a top-10 finish to lead the Eastern&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604468,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-604467","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}