LAKE WORTH, Fla. –
Sean Shen shot a career-low round of 71/even-par Tuesday to finish tied for 10th at the Southern Invitational at The Falls Club. It is the second time in his career that Shen has finished in the top 10.
The sophomore was one of three Bearcats to finish in the top 20 at the competition. That is the most golfers Binghamton has had finish that high at an event this season.
Evan Sitts finished tied for 12th at 71-71-74 = 216/3-over par, while
Harrison Blech placed in a tie for 18th at 71-72-75 = 218/5-over par.
Ryan Millevoi just missed out on his second top 20 finish of his career as he ended up 22
nd at 74-73-73 = 220/7-over par.
"It was good to see our guys play more consistent for our first 54-hole event for this spring," said Binghamton Head Coach
Bernie Herceg. "Sean [Shen] played real solid and I am happy to see him get a top 10. We had some tough holes earlier in the round today, but the guys stayed focused and kept grinding for the team."
This marks the third top 20 finish of the season for Sitts and eighth of his career. Blech's top 20 finish is the second of his season and career. He finished one spot back of his career best finish of tied for 17th, which happened at the Lehigh Invitational in October.
Shen put himself near the top of the leaderboard at the start of the event by shooting a 72/1-over par in each of the first two rounds on Monday. Both rounds tied his career-low score that he set during his freshman season in 2022-23. For the finale on Tuesday, Shen finished the day with four birdies to set his career-best score.
The other time Shen has finished in the top 10 came during the 2022 Matthews Auto Intercollegiate. At the Links at Hiawatha Landing in Apalachin, N.Y., Shen finished in a tie for eighth place at 72-73=145/1-over par. For his performance, Shen was named the Performer of the Week by the Big Sky Conference.
Overall, Binghamton finished fourth out of eight teams at 288-288-293=869/17-over par. Florida Atlantic won the invitational at 274-280-269=823/29-under par. FAU's Max Sturdza won medalist honors at 64-70-63=197/16-under par.
The Bearcats will next compete at the Rutherford Intercollegiate in State College, Pa., from April 13-14. That will be one of two events Binghamton will compete at over the course of four days. The Bearcats will also compete at the Villanova Invitational in Glenside, Pa., from April 15-16.
