ESTERO, Fla. – Jack Wieler shot his second straight 6-under-par 66 in the third round to power the Elon men's golf team to a runner-up finish at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday.
Wieler was one of four Phoenix who shot under-par final rounds at West Bay Golf Club to help Elon vault three spots up the leaderboard into second place. Tournament host FGCU (-36) won the tournament while Elon outpaced Eastern Michigan (-27), Stetson (-24) and George Mason (-24) among the top five finishers.
Wieler was bogey free in his final round in the Sunshine State and carded six total birdies, including four on the back nine, on the way to a collegiate-low 54-hole score of 206 (-10) and a tie for ninth place individually. It marked the fifth time the Bluffton, South Carolina, native has shot 66 in his collegiate career.
Wieler was joined by freshmen
William Carr (T9, 206) and
Drew Yeagley (T15, 210) among the top 15 individually. Carr, who started the third round in a tie for fifth after a 36-hole 135 on Monday, shot 71 Tuesday to notch his first collegiate top-10 finish. Yeagley used two eagles on holes 2 and 13 to shoot a third-round 68; the Waxhaw native has three straight top-18 finishes to start his collegiate career.
Landon Durham capped his first fall tournament in usual fashion, shooting 3-under 69 to climb 11 spots into a tie for 31st at 1-under 215. The Elon senior has made a name for himself with clutch final-round performances and continued that trend Tuesday with his second under-par round of the event.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
| Place |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
FGCU |
-36 |
276 |
270 |
282 |
828 |
| 2 |
Elon |
-29 |
283 |
278 |
274 |
835 |
| 3 |
Eastern Michigan |
-27 |
281 |
279 |
277 |
837 |
| T4 |
Stetson |
-24 |
280 |
278 |
282 |
840 |
| T4 |
George Mason |
-24 |
276 |
280 |
284 |
840 |
ELON ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
* Playing as an individual
UP NEXT
Elon will conclude its 2025 fall season by hosting the Elon Phoenix Invitational next week. The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins Monday at Alamance Country Club in Burlington.
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