Mbetse Posts Top-25 Finish at Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate
FINAL SCORES
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
STATESBORO, Ga., FEB. 4, 2019 – Freshman
Massimo Mbetse put together his first top-25 performance as a Bull while
Anthony Muttillo and
Erik Souchak also got a head start on the spring season at the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate.
Mbetse (Bradenton, Fla.) finished the 54-hole event in a tie for 22nd place at 6-over (71-74-77) on Monday afternoon. Only 10 of the 75 players in the field carded an under-par final score at Georgia Southern University Golf Course (par 72, 6,871 yards).
Souchak followed up his second-round 73 with a 74 and moved up three spots to a tie for 28
th place at 8-over. It marked the best finish yet as a Bull for the sophomore from Sarasota, Fla.
Competing in his first collegiate event, Muttillo matched USF's low score of the final round with a 74. The freshman from Boca Raton, Fla., also carded a 74 in the second round and tied for 37
th place at 10-over.
USF Scores
T22.
Massimo Mbetse, 71-74-77 – 222 (+6)
T28.
Erik Souchak, 77-73-74—224 (+8)
T37.
Anthony Muttillo, 78-74-74—226 (+10)
Quotable
Assistant coach Brad Caldwell on the benefits of the Bulls competing at the event:
"It's valuable experience. It's three rounds of competition on an unfamiliar golf course against somebody other than your teammates. It allows them to go through the highs and lows of putting together a 54-hole score at this level. The more times you get an opportunity to do that, the better."
Caldwell on Monday's final round:
"Conditions today were really good. It wasn't really windy at all and it warmed up to the mid-60s. Pins were a little bit tougher today, which caused a little trickiness around the greens for the guys. It was playing significantly easier than yesterday and the guys are a little bit bummed out they didn't take it any lower. But there were stretches of really good stuff, and stretches of things they understand they need to get better at and work on."
Notable
- Freshman Massimo Mbetse carded a career best 1-under 71 in the opening round of his third event as a Bull. Mbetse played as an individual at the Windon Memorial Classic and Intercollegiate at The Grove in the fall.
- Sophomore Erik Souchak competed in his fourth event with the program. Souchak played as an individual at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge in the fall.
- Freshman Anthony Muttillo made his USF debut at the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate.
Up Next
The Bulls tee off in their first team event of the spring season at the Gator Invitational Feb. 16-17 in Gainesville, Fla.
About USF Men's Golf
USF men's golf has captured the past four American Athletic Conference Championship titles in wire-to-wire fashion and made six straight trips to NCAA Regionals. The program is led by Steve Bradley, who has earned American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors the past four seasons. Follow @USFMGolf on Twitter for the latest information concerning the program.
