MADISON, Ill. – Missouri S&T golf kicked off the 2024-25 season with a second-place finish at the Arch Cup.

In a field of 79 total players and 12 teams, each player shot 36 holes throughout the day. 

Cole Komyati (Elberta, AL/Bayside Academy) headlined for the Miners with a seventh place finish. Komyati finished the first round with a 69 and five total birdies. In the second round, he kept pace with a 72. 

Connor Benjamin (Nelson Bay, Australia/St. Philip's Christian College) and Isaac To (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia/Real International School) were both close behind as they each placed 11^th. Both were above 70 in the first round, but Benjamin shot a 69 in the second, while To recorded a 68.

Nicolas Estrada (Zaragoza, Spain/IES Valdespartera) ended his day in 23^rd after he shot a 146 and Joey Friedel (St. Peters, MO/Fort Zumwalt South) finished 43^rd with a 152.

Jack Coleman (Milton Keynes, England/Walton) shot 144 to finish at the top of the individuals. Thomas Heisner (Crestwood, MO/Lindbergh) shot 156 and William Charlesworth (Benissa, Spain/Interhigh) recorded a 168.

Drury recorded the victory with a total of 567, while the Miners were six behind at 573. This was the third straight year S&T has placed second at the Arch Cup. Komyati improved from 19th place to seventh from 2023 to 2024.

Missouri S&T is back in action on Sept. 23-24 when they travel to Indianapolis at the UIndy Fall Invitational.

2024 Arch Cup Final Scoreboard
1.   Drury, 567 strokes
2.   Missouri S&T, 573 strokes
3.   William Jewell, 575 strokes
3.   Rockhurst, 575 strokes
5.   Missouri-St. Louis, 576 strokes
6.   Drury (B), 590 strokes
7.   Maryville, 591 strokes
7.   Quincy, 591 strokes
9.   Illinois-Springfield, 592 strokes
10. Lewis, 594 strokes
11. Missouri-St. Louis (B), 605 strokes
12. Illinois-Springfield (B), 607 strokes

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