ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Drury Panthers finished atop of 12 teams in their first tournament of the season at the Arch Cup hosted by Missouri – St. Louis at the 7,092-yard, par-71 Gateway National Golf Links in St. Louis, Missouri. A one-day 36-hole competition featured teams exclusively from the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).

Drury (-1) won the whole tournament by six strokes in front of Missouri S&T (+5). Rockhurst and William Jewell rounded out the top three tied at seven over par.

Hunter Jowers led the way for the Panthers to finish four under par and in second place only behind, William Jewell's Bryson Oots (-7). Drury had two more finishes in the top ten with Gaige Lewis shooting two under, good for sixth place, and Ellton Bostrom who finished the day at -1, which placed him tied for seventh. Pedro Betoret finished tied for 33rd with a +8 and Meyer Lively rounded the Panther's lineup with a +12 at tied for 53rd.

The Drury B squad came in sixth in tournament. Andrew Bristow, a freshman from Branson, finished 14th in his collegiate debut posting a two-over-par 144. Wil Claywell and Kal Kolar both tied for 25th at five-over-par and Kolar shot a 68 in the second round.  

The Panthers compete again on September 9-10 in The Mule in Warrensburg, Mo.

Complete Tournament Results 

DRURY RESULTS 
1 Drury 277 - 290, 567, -1

T2 Hunter Jowers 66-72, 138 (-4)

6 Gaige Lewis 69-71, 140 (-2)

T7 Ellton Bostrom 69-72, 141 (-1)

T33 Pedro Betoret 73-77, 150 (+8)

T53 Meyer Lively 79-75, 154 (+12)

6 Drury 'B' 298 - 292, 590 (+22) 

14 Andrew Bristow 71-73, 144 (+2)

T25 Wil Claywell 75-72, 147 (+5)

T25 Kal Kolar 78-69, 147 (+5)

43 Francis Gavars 74-78, 152 (+10)

74 Ben Presley 83-80, 163 (+21) 
 

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