Barton golf struggles in final round of Crossroads of America Invitational, women finish runner-up with men seventh #GoBarton

The Barton Community College golf teams had "one of those days" on the course as both the men and women slipped from its opening round placings to finish second and seventh respectively at the Crossroads of America Invitational held at The Golf Club of Wentzville in Wentzville, Missouri.

Fresh off last week's tournament victory, the women's team led the eight team tournament field by five with an opening team score of 315, but slipped back to the runner-up spot after carding a 323 in final round action for a team total of 70-over 638. Iowa Western Community College chased down the Cougars in surging to the top with a Tuesday score of 312 to take the title by six strokes.

The Cougar men found themselves just five strokes out of second following Monday's 306 score but like their women counterparts, Barton struggled on Tuesday. Adding some illness to the course challenges, the Cougars limped into the clubhouse in seventh place of the ten team field with a 326 to accumulate a two-day total of 64-over 632.

Barton's next action comes October 7 as the Cougars compete in the two-day Blue Devil Fall Classic held at Dub's Dread Golf Course in Kansas City, Kansas.

Women's Recap
In addition to the team at the top of the board after Monday's score posting, Mathanee Pandee's opening 74 had the freshman tied for the lead but like the team, struggled in the final round with an 83 to fall back into a sixth place tie at 15-over 157 for the tournament.

Pandee was joined in the top ten of the forty-four entrant field by Getsemani Carlos Lopez in climbing one spot on Tuesday with a 78 to compile a two-day 16-over 158.

Tying for the 12th spot with a 19-over 161 were two Cougars as Mai Intanant knocked a stroke off of her opening day total firing an 80 on Tuesday while individualist Paige Barnes dipped outside of the top ten following a 77 with a second day 84.

Ady Crough began the day tied with Lopez for ninth following their 80 cardings to slide down to 14th with a closing 82 in finishing at 20-over 162.

Mia Trousdale's rounds of 81 and 83 placed tied for 15th at 22-over 164 with Barton's other individualist Madison Peters dropped six spots to 21st at 29-over 171 with 82 and 89 rounds.

Barton Individual Results: Par 71
T6: Mathanee Pandee +15 157 (74-83)
8: Getsemani Carlos Lopez +16 158 (80-78)
T12: Mai Intanant +19 161 (81-80) and Paige Barnes +19 161 (77-84)
14: Ady Crough +20 162 (80-82)
T15: Mia Trousdale +22 164 (81-83)
21: Madison Peters +29 171 (82-89)

Team Standings:
1: Iowa Western CC +64 632 (320-312)
2: Barton CC +70 638 (315-323)
3: College of the Ozarks +83 651 (326-325)
4: Missouri Baptist +85 653 (336-317)
5: John A. Logan CC +99 667 (335-332)
6: McKendree Uni. +149 717 (374-343)
7: Rend Lake CC +172 740 (366-374)
8: Iowa Wesleyan College +215 783 (414-369)

Complete Crossroads of America Women's Results:  Team  Individuals

Men's Recap 
William Barnak paved the way landing as the lone Cougar inside the top five of the fifty-four man field, posting an opening 1-under 70 before carding a final round 73 finishing the tournament at 1-over 143.

Panupong Chuaychoo dipped outside the top-fifteen following a 75 with a final day 86 to place 33rd at 19-over 161. Antoine Martinot moved up two spots in the standings into a tie for 35th by shaving three strokes off Monday's score with an 80 to compile a 21-over 163.

Takerngsak Chuaychoo also joined the team 'theme-of-the-day', carding an 87 to drop thirteen spots from an opening 78 placing 40th at 23-over 165.

Joining Martinot as the lone pair of Cougars to improve in round two, individualist Brett Thompson recovered from an opening 98 to fire an 85 for a 41-over 183 in placing 51st.

Austin Hoberman's opening 88 score was all the freshman could post in the two days as the illness bug struck in forcing a tournament withdraw leaving the Cougars little room for error with the four-man team in the final round.

Barton's next action comes October 7 as the Cougars compete in the two-day Blue Devil Fall Classic held at Dub's Dread Golf Course in Kansas City, Kansas.

Barton Individual Results: Par 71
4: William Barnak +1 143 (70, 73)
33: Panupong Chuaychoo +19 161 (75, 86)
T35: Antoine Matinot +9 163 (83, 80)
40: Takerngsak Chuaychoo +23 165 (78, 87)
51: Brett Thompson +41 183 (98, 85)
54: Austin Hoberman (88, Withdrew)

Team Standings:
1: McKendree University +2 570 (285, 285)
2: William Penn University +18 586 (294, 292)
3: Missouri Baptist +27 595 (307, 288)
4: North Central Missouri College +42 610 (316, 294)
5: College of the Ozarks +50 618 (301, 317)
6: Fontbonne University +54 622 (315, 307)
7: Barton Community College +64 632 (306, 326)
8: Missouri Baptist +73 641 (313, 328)
9: Fontbonne University +76 644 (330, 314)
10: William Penn University +147 715 (361, 354)

Complete Crossroads of America Men's Results:  Team  Individuals